Jewish refugees

mother of Jesus Christ

Moses ben Maimon (died 12 December 1204), commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the Hebrew acronym Rambam, was a Sephardic Jewish rabbi who is widely acknowledged as one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. Originally from Córdoba, where he was born on Passover Eve of 1135 or 1138, his family was exiled from Muslim-ruled Spain when they refused to convert to Islam shortly after the Almohad Caliphate conquered the Almoravid dynasty in 1148. Over the course of the next two decades, Maimonides resided in Fez, Acre, Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Cairo

Christian saint; husband of Mary and father of Jesus

Polish-born British-naturalised physicist

Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science (1922-1974)

Jewish rebellion against Roman rule (132–136 CE)

Soviet writer (1941–1990)

Hungarian-Israeli artistic gymnast (1921–2025)

Moses ben Nachman ( Mōše ben-Nāḥmān, "Moses son of Nachman"; 1194–1270), commonly known as Nachmanides (; Nakhmanídēs), and also referred to by the acronym Ramban (; ) and by the contemporary nickname Bonastruc ça Porta (; literally "Mazel Tov near the Gate", see ), was a leading medieval Jewish scholar, Catalan rabbi, philosopher, physician, kabbalist, and biblical commentator. He was raised, studied, and lived for most of his life in Girona, Catalonia. He is also considered to be an important figure in the re-establishment of the Jewish community in Jerusalem following its destruction by the

Italian film director (1919–2006)

Romanian-Israeli-American scientist and Holocaust survivor, killed in Virginia Tech massacre

French writer and poet (1912–1991)

Spanish Jewish astronomer and rabbi (1452 – c. 1515)

Hungarian writer and revolutionary (1896–1937)

Soviet Uzbekistan-born American actress

Brazilian journalist (1937–1975)

Hungarian-born Australian chess player

Dutch former politician

Spanish translator and rabbi

Russian anarchist (1897-1980)

1997 film by Francesco Rosi

Czech writer (1889–1942)

French rabbi

Holocaust survivors in displaced persons camps

16th century physician

Rabbinical authority

Czech author (1908-1973)

Jewish film and theatrical producer, author of short story Yosl Rakover Talks to God

German writer (1902-1993)

American businessman, poet, humanitarian

Czech writer (1911–1995)

14th century Jewish physician, topographer, and traveler

British historian (1899-1981)

Moldavian rabbi

area in the Judaean Desert in Israel

Turkish composer (1898–1975)

American writer

Israeli poet, writer, lecturer, sociologist and peace researcher (born 1933)

Russian-born British figurative artist, painter, draughtsman, and teacher (1891-1950)

Portuguese Jewish scholar

human settlement in United States of America

Russian-American writer

Dutch writer (1923–1943)

Polish artist (1877–1961)

Norwegian-Swedish mathematician and human rights activist

14th-century Provençal rabbi and scholar