Most Influential People

Meet The Jerusalem Post's 50 Most Influential Jews of 2026

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump take the No. 1 spot. Discover who else made The Jerusalem Post's 50 Most Influential Jews of 2026.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
50 Most Influential Jews 2026
Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu

TIME names Netanyahu among 2026 Most Influential, calls his post-Oct. 7 comeback bigger than Trump

TIME editor-at-large Ian Bremmer wrote that the PM "once faced the political wasteland" after Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre, but has now engineered a "political comeback" that "may have exceeded Trump's."

|ByJAMES GENN
Illustrative image of a sad child.

All for the best? Sometimes positive thinking does more harm than good

Recent years have led everyone to attempt positivity at all times. However the reality is that things won't "be ok" if we do nothing - and not everything is for the better.

|ByWALLA!
Taika Waititi arrives for the Time 100 Gala celebrating Time magazine's 100 most influential people people in the world in New York, US, June 8, 2022.

2023 ‘TIME100 Gala and Impact Awards’ to be held in Israel

Previous installments of the TIME100 Impact Awards have recognized architect David Adjaye, musicians Ellie Goulding and other prominent global leaders.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Jewish billionaire, Mets owner Steven Cohen: Major league philanthropist

No. 34 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: US billionaire, philanthropist and New York Mets owner Steven Cohen.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Jewish billionaire, philanthropist and Mets owner Steven Cohen.

Award-winning author Dara Horn sheds light on prevalence of antisemitism

No. 33 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Dara Horn, award-winning author.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022BySARAH BEN-NUN
Dara Horn, award-winning author.

Gidi Mark: Birthright Israel aims for 1 million participants by 2028

No. 32 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Gidi Mark, CEO of Birthright Israel.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Gidi Marks, CEO of Birthright Israel.

Safra Catz: Leading Oracle to new heights in cloud-based computing

No. 31 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByHALEY COHEN
Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle.

This surgeon has helped children get heart surgery in Israel for decades

No. 30 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Save a Child's Heart president Prof. Arie Schachner.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Prof. Arie Schachner, president of Save a Child's Heart.

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt has modernized fighting antisemitism

No. 29 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO and national director Jonathan Greenblatt.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

Jay and Shira Ruderman: Jews combining philanthropy and advocacy

No. 27 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Jay and Shira Ruderman.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022BySTEVE LINDE
Jay and Shira Ruderman.

JFNA works to ensure the safety of Jews, in North America and Ukraine

No. 26 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Jewish Federations of North America's (JFNA) Eric Fingerhut and Julie Platt.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
JFNA's Eric Fingerhut and Julie Platt.

Jewish Agency chair Doron Almog hopes to win the hearts of all Jews

No. 25 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Doron Almog.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Jewish Agency chairman Doron Almog.

Itamar Ben-Gvir: How is Israel's far-right agitator gaining strength?

No. 24 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Israel's far-right agitator, Otzma Yehudit head MK Itamar Ben-Gvir.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByELIAV BREUER
Otzma Yehudit leader MK Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's far-right agitator.