List of Romanian Jews

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This is a list of Romanian Jews who are or were Jewish or of Jewish ancestry.

Academics

• Aaron Aaronsohn, botanist
• J. J. Benjamin, historian
• Nicolae Cajal, virologist and Jewish community leader
• Ştefan Cazimir, literary critic
• Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea, sociologist and Marxist theorist
• Lazăr Edeleanu, chemist
• David Emmanuel, mathematician
• Zicman Feider, biologist, acarologist^[1]
• Herman Finer, political scientist^[2]
• Moses Gaster, chakham, Hebrew linguist
• Alexandru Graur, linguist
• Lucien Goldmann [philosopher, critic, sociologist]
• Joseph M. Juran, industrial engineer
• Ernest Klein, linguist
• Peter George Oliver Freund, physicist
• Liviu Librescu, physicist ^[3]
• Mario Livio, astrophysicist
• George Lusztig, mathematician
• Edward Luttwak, economist and historian
• Solomon Marcus, mathematician
• Meinhard E. Mayer, physicist
• Serge Moscovici, social psychologist
• Victor Neumann, historian and political analyst
• Andrei Oişteanu, historian and anthropologist
• Zigu Ornea, literary critic
• Julius Popper, explorer
• Simion Sanielevici, mathematician
• Iosif Sava, musicologist and television host
• Alice Săvulescu, botanist
• Isaac Jacob Schoenberg, mathematician
• Itic Şvarţ-Kara, historian, literary and theater critic
• Heimann Hariton Tiktin, linguist
• Vladimir Tismăneanu, historian and political analyst
• David Wechsler, psychologist

Artists

• Avigdor Arikha, painter
• Victor Brauner, painter and photographer
• Sorel Etrog, sculptor
• André François, painter and graphic artist (Jewish father)
• Idel Ianchelevici, sculptor
• Marcel Iancu, architect and painter
• Iosif Iser, painter
• Isidore Isou, Letterist
• Barbu Iscovescu, painter
• M. H. Maxy, painter
• Jules Perahim, painter (surrealist) and graphic artist
• Constantin Daniel Rosenthal, painter
• Reuven Rubin, painter
• Herman Sachs, muralist
• Lola Schmierer-Roth, painter
• Arthur Segal, painter
• Daniel Spoerri, assemblage artist and author(Jewish father)
• Saul Steinberg, cartoonist
• Nicolae Vermont, painter and graphic artist
• Jean Weinberg, photographer

Business people

• Max Auschnitt, financier
• Mauriciu Blank, financier
  • Aristide Blank, financier and activist
• Emil Calmanovici, financier and communist activist
• Jacques Elias, banker, landowner, manufacturer
• Hillel Manoah, banker
• Iosif Samitca, publisher
  • Ralian Samitca, publisher
  • Ignat Samitca, publisher

Film and stage figures

• Israil Bercovici, playwright
• Christian Calson, director/writer
• I.A.L. Diamond, screenwriter
• Abraham Goldfaden,founder of Yiddish-language theater
• John Houseman, actor (Jewish father)
• Marin Karmitz, director, producer
• Elina Löwensohn, actress
• Sigmund Mogulesko
• Maia Morgenstern (1962 - ) film and stage actress^[2]
• Bernard Natan, film producer
• Ovitz family, circus actors and traveling musicians
• Edward G. Robinson, actor
• Abba Schoengold ^[4]
• Iulian Schwartz, actor and scholar
• Simcha Schwartz, theater director and critic
• Dumitru Solomon, playwright
• Jacob Sternberg, director
• cambos rozina actress israel

Musicians

• Bill Averbach, composer, klezmer musician
• Moshe Bazian, cantor
• Miriam Fried, violinist
• Alma Gluck, soprano
• Clara Haskil, pianist
• Philip Herschkowitz, music theorist and composer
• Mandru Katz, pianist
• Sammy Lerner, composer
• Yoel Levi, conductor
• György Ligeti, composer
• Radu Lupu, pianist
• Silvia Marcovici, violinist
• Joseph Moskowitz, klezmer musician
• Moishe Oysher, cantor and singer
• Arnold Rosé, violinist
• Lya Stern, violinist, teacher
• Richard Stein, light music composer (Sanie cu zurgalai)
• Beverly Sills, opera singer

Political figures

• Martin Abern, Trotskyist activist
• Radu F. Alexandru, politician
• Colette Avital, politician
• Olga Bancic, communist activist
• Silviu Brucan, communist politician and dissident
• Simion Bughici, communist politician
• Iosif Chişinevschi, communist politician
• Alexandru Dobrogeanu-Gherea, communist activist
• David Fabian, communist activist
• Max Goldstein, communist activist
• Remus Koffler, communist activist
• David Korner, Trotskyist activist
• Alex Kozinski, judge
• Serge Klarsfeld, anti-Nazi activist
• Samuel Leibowitz, attorney
• Karpel Lippe, Zionist activist
• Vasile Luca, communist politician
• Gheorghe Gaston Marin, communist politician
• Nati Meir, politician
• Alexandru Nicolschi, communist politician
• Saul Ozias, communist politician
• Ana Pauker, communist politician
• Marcel Pauker, communist politician
• Mircea Răceanu, diplomat and dissident (Jewish father)
• Leonte Răutu, communist politician
• Mihail Roller, communist politician
• Valter Roman, communist politician
  • Petre Roman, politician (Jewish father)
• Solomon Tinkelman, communist activist
• Leonte Tismăneanu, communist politician
• Sorin Toma, communist activist
• Ghizela Vass, communist activist
• Belu Zilber, communist activist

Religious figures

• Ernest Klein, rabbi
• Moses Rosen, rabbi
• Moses Josef Rubin, rabbi
• Alexandru Şafran, rabbi
• Meir Shapiro, rabbi
• Nicolae Steinhardt, Christian Orthodox priest (Jewish father)
• Richard Wurmbrand, minister of religion

Sportspeople

• Abraham Baratz, chess player
• Ernie Grunfeld, basketball player
• Leon Rotman, canoeist
• Angelica Rozeanu, table tennis player
• Andre Spitzer, fencing master and coach
• Alexandru Tyroler, chess player
• Bernardo Wexler, chess player
• Kevin Youkilis, first baseman for the Boston Red Sox
• Victor Zilberman, boxer

Writers

• Iuliu Barasch, physician and writer
• Max (Marcel) Blecher, writer
• Srul Bronshtein, poet
• Nina Cassian, poet
• Paul Celan, poet
• Andrei Codrescu, poet and essayist
• Vladimir Colin, short story writer and novelist
• Radu Cosaşu, short story writer and journalist
• Emil Dorian, poet and writer
• Virgil Duda, writer,and journalist
• Bluma Finkelstein, poet and essayist
• Benjamin Fondane, poet, playwright, and literary critic
• Abraham Goldfaden, poet and playwright
• Dinu Hervian, journalist, writer
• Isidore Isou, poet
• Irving Layton, poet
• Gherasim Luca, poet
• Isac Ludo, novelist
• Norman Manea, novelist
• Cilibi Moise, storyteller and humorist
• Saşa Pană, poet and short story writer
• Ion Pribeagu,poet and essayist
• Maurice Samuel, novelist
• Benjamin Schwarzfeld, writer and educator
  • Elias Schwarzfeld, historian and novelist
  • Moses Schwarzfeld, writer and journalist
  • Wilhelm Schwarzfeld, essayist and journalist
• Dora Sorell, writer
• Aurel Storin, essayist, journalist and poet
• Mihail Sebastian, playwright
• Nicolae Steinhardt, writer (Jewish father)
• Alexandru Toma, poet
• Tristan Tzara, poet and essayist
• Tudor Vianu, literary critic
  • Ion Vianu, essayist, novelist, and journalist
• Ilarie Voronca, poet and essayist
• Elie Wiesel, writer

References

1. ^ Contribution of the Romanian Jews to Culture and Civilisation, Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania, Hasefer Press, Bucharest, 2004, ISBN 973-630-067-6
2. ^ [1] "Mr. Herman Finer, an Englishman, Jewish"; born Jassy, Roumania (Who was Who)
3. ^ Jewish Chronicle, Apr 20 2007 p.3
4. ^ Jacob Adler, "A Life on the Stage: A Memoir", translated and with commentary by Lulla Rosenfeld, Knopf, New York, 1999, ISBN 0-679-41351-0. 68, 125, 203, 221

See also

• History of the Jews in Romania