Famous jews

How Jewish soccer legends forced to flee the Holocaust built modern football

Béla Guttmann changed the shape of modern Brazilian soccer - and changed the sport forever - when he imported the revolutionary 4-2-4 system from Hungary to São Paulo in 1957.

Benfica coach and manager Bela Guttmann (1900-1981), blowing a whistle, during a training session at White City Stadium in London, England, 5th April 1962.
HAYM SALOMON played a pivotal role in financing the revolution.  Pictured: Salomon statue in Pan-Pacific Park, Los Angeles.

Answering the call: The overlooked Jewish role in America’s revolution - opinion

18 notable Jews who died in 2025.

Actors, leaders, Holocaust survivors among 18 notable Jews who died in 2025

Odessa A'zion at A24's "Marty Supreme" New York Premiere on Dec. 16, 2025 in New York, New York.

Jewish actress Odessa A’zion pushes back after IDF T-shirt controversy: ‘Not a zio!’


Jewish Olympic gymnast hits back against haters

Gold medalist Aly Raisman takes to social media to post about body empowerment

Alexandra Raisman of the US competes in the women's gymnastics balance beam final in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games

Aly Raisman is the most famous Jewish athlete, according to ESPN

Raisman will be 26 when the 2020 Olympics kick off in Tokyo, but she’s planning to compete again.

Aly Raisman

New photos emerge of Jewish convert Jenna Jameson's baby

Batel Lu Bitton was born on April 8, her name means "daughter of god" in Hebrew.

Jenna Jameson poses at movie premier

Last words with God: Leonard Cohen’s paradox

A mourner sits by the steps of the home owned by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen in Montreal on November 11

Esther Herlitz, who broke the glass ceiling many times over, dies at 94

Israel’s first female ambassador also served as MK, adviser to Golda Meir, fighter in the Hagana and chairwoman of the International Harp Contest.

Esther Herlitz

'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Rachel Bloom talks Hollywood fame and Jewish humor

JTA spoke to Bloom about that memorable song, becoming a critical darling, Jewish identity and more.

'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' star Rachel Bloom

Shultz to Post: The lesson of the Soviet Jewry struggle is ‘never give up’

Limmud FSU founder presents former secretary of state with historic photograph

CHAIM CHESLER, the founder and chairman of Limmud FSU, and ‘Jerusalem Post’ editor-in-chief Steve Linde present George Shultz on Monday with a historic photograph of a 1987 meeting he had in Jerusalem as secretary of state with former Soviet refuseniks organized by Chesler, then the secretary-genera

Tu Bishvat 2016: Happy New Year... if you’re a tree!

No religion has closer ties to agriculture and ecology than Judaism.

Tu Bishvat in Tzova.

George Weidenfeld, publishing giant, dead at 96

Weidenfeld was actively engaged in many charitable activities in England, Israel and other parts of the world, and did not limit his goodwill and largesse to Jewish causes alone.

GEORGE WEIDENFELD

Facebook official Sheryl Sandberg donates $31 million of company stock

The majority of the money will go to women’s empowerment groups and Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg’s nonprofit supporting women in the workplace.

Sheryl Sandberg