Top 50 Most Influential Jews 2025
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No. 1: Benjamin Netanyahu: Flipping the Middle East on its head for better or worse
No. 2: Steve Witkoff: Donald Trump's envoy of peace
No. 3: David Barnea: Mossad chief revitalizing the Israeli intelligence network
No. 18: Mikhail Mishustin: Russia's PM, Putin's most trusted problem-solver
The son of a Jewish father from Polotsk, Mikhail Mishustin has risen to become Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most trusted administrator and problem-solver.
No. 19: Uri Poliavich: A game-changer for Jewish education and identity
Uri Poliavich understands that Jewish schools must be more than a safe haven; they must be centers of excellence that parents and children actively run toward.
No. 20: Eli Bin: At the forefront of Israeli emergency management systems
No matter the situation, whether war, terror, COVID-19, or October 7, Eli Bin is there keeping Israel safe.
No. 21: Russell Robinson: Shepherding Jewish National Fund-USA into the 21st century
Within the US, the organization is also known as the leading provider of Zionist engagement programs meant to build connections between Americans and the people of Israel.
No. 23: Will Scharf, Martin Marks, Morgan Ortagus, Lee Zeldin: Pushing the Trump agenda
Will Scharf, Marin Marks, Morgan Ortagus, and Lee Zeldin are some of the top Jewish Donald Trump appointees helping push the agenda forward.
No. 24: Norman Brownstein, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Josh Gottheimer: Lobbying for Israel in DC
Norman Brownstein, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Josh Gottheimer all provide extensive pro-Israel voices on Capitol Hill.
No. 25: Wendy Freedman: A stellar scientist and ‘constant’ force in studying space
As one of the most influential scholars of the cosmos, Wendy Freedman has made significant contributions to our understanding of the universe's growth and shape.
No. 27: David Ellison, Brandon Korff, Adam Neumann: Under-50 business successes
These three are behind many of the major moves in the media and technology industries over the last few years, from Hollywood to real estate.
No. 28: Levi Shemtov, Elliot Cosgrove, Nitzan Reuven, Dov Landau: Shaping the Jewish world
Four of the Jewish world's most prominent rabbis have shaped the Jewish trajectory in the past year, at home and abroad.
No. 29: Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart: Leaders of Nefesh B’Nefesh
Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart are spearheading aliyah from North America
