List of South-East European Jews
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| List of Jews by country |
| Europe |
| Eastern Europe | North Europe |
| South-East Europe |
| West Europe |
| Americas |
| Latin America | Caribbean |
| Canada | United States |
| Rest of World |
| Oceania | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Arab World | Asia | Israel* |
| (*most are Jewish) |
Many of the Jews expelled from the Iberian Peninsula during the Spanish Inquisition settled in the Ottoman Empire, leaving large Sephardic communities in South-East Europe: mainly in Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia (though the latter in particular also had a large Ashkenazi population).
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[edit] Albania
[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Judah Alkalai, rabbi, early member of the Zionist movement[1]
- Sven Alkalaj, minister of foreign affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina[2]
- Ivica Ceresnjes, architect-researcher, former president of the Jewish community in Sarajevo[3]
- Kalmi Baruh, writer and philosopher[4]
- Emerik Blum, businessman, founder of Energoinvest, former Mayor of Sarajevo[5]
- Oskar Danon, composer and conductor[6]
- David Elazar, Israeli general and Chief of Staff of Israel Defense Forces[7]
- Robert Rothbart, basketball player (Jewish mother)[8]
- Isak Samokovlija, writer[9]
[edit] Bulgaria
- Albert Aftalion, Bulgarian-born French economist [10]
- Maxim Behar, president of M3 Communications Group
- Alexander Bozhkov, vice-premier (Jewish mother)[11]
- Elias Canetti, an author an a Nobel Prize Winner
- Marcus Ehrenpreis, Chief Rabbi of Bulgaria
- Itzhak & Samuel Fintzi, dramatists[12]
- Milcho Leviev, jazz composer (Jewish father)[13]
- Jules Pascin, artist (Jewish father)[14]
- Isaac Passy, philosopher[15]
- Solomon Passy, foreign minister[16]
- Angel Wagenstein, author & screenwriter[17]
- Alexis Weissenberg, pianist[18]
- Etien Levi, singer
- Aron Aronov, tenor
[edit] Croatia
- David Frankfurter, student[19]
- Branko Lustig, film producer[20]
- Branko Grunbaum, mathematician
- William Feller, mathematician, among the foremost probabilist outside Russia at the time
- David Schwarz, inventor of the Zeppelin[21]
- Slavko Goldstein
[edit] Cyprus
- Mike Brant, French-based singer (Cyprus-born)
[edit] Greece
- Maurice Abravanel, conductor[22]
- Allatini Brothers, entrepreneurs[23]
- Saul Amarel, Artificial Intelligence pioneer[24]
- Gina Bachauer, pianist[25]
- Avraam Benaroya, leader of the workers' movement[26]
- Isaak Benrubi, philosopher[27]
- Isaac & Daniel Carasso, founders of Danone[28]
- Aaron Castro, founder of the Castro fashion company[6]
- Albert Cohen, novelist[29]
- Roza Eskenazi, Rebetika singer[30]
- Mordechai Frizis, World War II colonel, first Greek senior officer killed in action[31]
- Karolos Koun, famous theatrical director, revived Ancient Greek Comedy
- Mordechai Mano, ship-owner[32]
- Yehuda Poliker, son of Holocaust survivors from Thessaloniki, he has been called the "father of Greek music in Israel" and is quite popular in both Israel and Greece.[33]
- Philo, classical philosopher[34]
- Maria Rezan, journalist[35]
- Raphaël Salem, mathematician[36]
- David Saltiel, musician[37]
- Sabbatai Zevi, claimed Messiah, came from a Romaniotes family[38]
[edit] Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia
- Esma Redzepova, Romany singer (half Jewish)[39]
[edit] Serbia
- David Albahari, writer[40]
- Danilo Kis, writer (Jewish father)[41]
- Moše Pijade, communist politician[42]
- Seka Sablic
- Predrag Ejdus
- Mira Adanja Polak
- Rahela Ferari
- Eva Ras ( father Jewish
- Jasna Ciric
- Sonja Biserko
- Sonja Licht
- Jelena Tinska
- Srdjan Saper
- Filip David
- Neda Arnerić
- Leon Koen
- Zoran Šami
- Tatjana Lenard
- Mirjana Marković
- Klara Mandić
- Đorđe David
- David Albahari
- Enriko Josif
- Oskar Davičo
- Žarko Korać
- Jovan Bajford
- Robert Čoban
- Vladan Alempijević
- Aleksandar Timofejev
[edit] Montenegro
[edit] Turkey
- Music industry executive Morris Levy
- Cantor Rabbi Isaac Algazi
- Seyla Benhabib, political theorist[43]
- Victoria Kamhi, pianist[44]
- Elijah Mizrachi, Hakham Bashi[45]
- Dario Moreno, singer[46]
- Chaim Nahum, Hakham Bashi[47]
[edit] References
- ^ Alkalai, Judah (1798-1878)
- ^ Family Security Matters
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.benevolencija.eu.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=70
- ^ [www.ceeol.com]
- ^ Voices of Yugoslav Jewry By Paul Benjamin Gordiejew, Pg 62
- ^ David Elazar - Britannica Online Encyclopedia
- ^ ספסל- הבית של הכדורסל הישראלי - אינפורמציה, סטטיסטיקה וחדשות יומיות על כל השחקנים, הקבוצות והליגות
- ^ http://www.serbianstudies.org/home_files/pdf/14_1/Vol14_1_Palavestra.pdf
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2nd ed., art. "Aftalion, Albert"
- ^ Jews in Bulgaria
- ^ Renowned Bulgarian Jews
- ^ Plovdiv, tourism, property, real estates, Bulgaria, travel agency, hotels, Pictures, maps, tour, restaurant, vacation, holiday, visit, wine, roses, architecture,sea, relaxing, art, artist, craftsmen, souvenirs, comfort, affordable
- ^ Renowned Bulgarian Jews
- ^ Renowned Bulgarian Jews
- ^ The Israeli Government's Official Website, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- ^ "Abraham le Poivrot" de Angel Wagenstein
- ^ Alexis Weissenberg (Piano) - Short Biography
- ^ Genocide: Ch 4 Overview: 1933-1945, Part 2 - Simon Wiesenthal Center Multimedia Learning Center
- ^ Branko Lustig
- ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica
- ^ Isaack Abrabanel more
- ^ Preserving Jewish Heritage in Greece
- ^ Tributes
- ^ Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia, 1978, p. 227
- ^ Jewish Community of Thessaloniki (Salonika)
- ^ Isaac Benrubi, Juif fidele, patriot genevois, cosmopolite fervent", manuscript deposited at the Bibliotheque Public et Universitaire de Geneve, 1981.
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ Roza Eskenazi
- ^ Mordechai Frizis
- ^ http://mano.gns.co.il/swf/en_history.swf
- ^ Israel: National Geographic World Music
- ^ [4]
- ^ http://www.kis.gr/chronika_jul_aug_2002.pdf
- ^ Salem (print-only)
- ^ http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/bhr/english/organizations/ghm/ghm_21_03_03.rtf
- ^ Sabbatai Zevi
- ^ AllMusic biography
- ^ Blesok07, essays - David Albahari: The Burden of Mimicry
- ^ Balkan Blues: Writing Out of Yugoslavia - Page 178, by Joanna Labon - 1995
- ^ Jewish book annual - Page 150 by Jewish Book Council of America
- ^ Continental Philosophy » Book Reviews
- ^ [5]
- ^ Jewish Intellectual Timeline
- ^ Actors - Dario Moreno
- ^ Jewish Intellectual Timeline
