50 Influential Jews 2017

He left Kazakhstan for a brighter future in Israel

“My dream is to be an engineer, work in my field in an exciting company that is bringing positive change to this world, and start a family. Israel is where my present and future come together.”

|ByLISA SAMIN
Vladimir Goldfeld, 24 From Shymkent, Kazakhstan, to the Jezreel Valley, 2014
Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire businessman and owner of the soccer team Chelsea FC.

22. Roman Abramovich

Abramovich is a far more generous philanthropist than is generally known, mainly because he likes to keep a low profile on his philanthropy.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit

1. Avichai Mandelblit

The attorney general who holds Israel's future in his hands

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

2. Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel’s modern-day king

|ByHERB KEINON

The world's 50 most influential Jews

Jpost's editorial board compiled the annual ranking of the movers and shakers of the Jewish world.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Collage of 50 Most Influential Jews ranking 2017

Liberman attorneys to meet A-G over indictment

Media reports suggest that FM's attorneys requested meeting to examine possibility of reaching plea bargain with the state.

DECEMBER 17, 2012ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Avigdor Liberman 521 ok