Alon Tal, 1960-
One of Israel’s leading environmentalists, Tal is a member of the Knesset for Blue and White. A North Carolina native who made aliyah after college, he founded the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies in 1996…
Pnina Tamano-Shata, 1981-
A lawyer and TV journalist, Tamano-Shata in 2013 became the first Ethiopian-born woman in the Knesset. She also is the first Ethiopian-born Cabinet member, serving as immigrant absorption minister since May 2020 under three prime…
Shaul Tchernichovsky, 1875-1943
Ukraine-born Tchernichovsky was a physician and one of the great poets working in modern Hebrew. Drawn to Zionism and modern Hebrew in the 1890s, he didn’t settle in Mandate Palestine until 1931, when a contract…
Jacob Thon, 1880-1950
A founder of the Jewish National Council in pre-state Palestine, Thon with Arthur Ruppin founded the kibbutz in the Beit Shean Valley. Born in Poland, he immigrated to Palestine in 1907 and worked as the…
Chaim Topol, 1935-2023
Born in Tel Aviv, Topol was an actor, singer and comedian best known for playing Tevye on the stage and screen in “Fiddler on the Roof.” He received Oscar and Tony nominations and won two…
Harry Truman, 1884-1972
The 33rd U.S. president, Truman had the United States vote for the U.N. partition plan for Palestine in November 1947 and made the United States the first country to recognize the State of Israel in…
Donald Trump, 1946-
The 45th and 47th U.S. president, Trump took steps in both terms to strengthen ties with Israel. He withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. He fulfilled a deferred 1995 law and moved the U.S….
Joseph Trumpeldor, 1880-1920
Trumpeldor lost an arm in the Russo-Japanese War and was the most decorated Jewish soldier in the Russian army. He led immigrants to Palestine to be farmers in 1911. During World War I, he helped…
Yechiel Tschlenow, 1863-1918
Ukraine-born Tschlenow was a physician and speaker for the Zionist cause who vocalized support for major land purchases in Palestine. He led the walkout from the Sixth Zionist Congress after it voted to support the…
