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SSMOST
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Post'Top50 Jews of2014 list
The Jerusalem
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.12Yosef
.11ElieWiesel
Jack Lew
Moshe
.13
Abramowitz
.2
.3
.21Ronald
Janet Yellen
BinyaminNetanyahu
Shimon
13
Steven
Lauder
Matthew
.32
Spielberg
Karnit
.42
ShariArison
.51
.5 Sheldon Adelson
Rabbi Yechiel Z. Eckstein
.61
Malcolm Hoenlein
.24Daniel Gordis
.23
HersheyFriedman
Bronfman
.43
EphraimMirvis
.52
JosephGitler
Interview with JosephGitler
Isaac
.91
.02Ed
.01NaftaliBennett
Chaim Chesler
.74
.73Idan Raichel
Firstperson with Idan Raichel
Herzog
David Gohnkin
.84
Marcie Natan
-94
Lena Dunham
.83
.92Irwin Cotler
Miliband
Ofra Strauss
.64
Abe Foxman
.63
.82Nitsana Darshan-Leitner
.9 Yair Lapid
Dalia Dorner
.54
Jonathan Sacks
.53
.72Natalie Portman
.81
ScarlettJohansson
.8 Adina Bar-Shalom
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RaphaelMechoulam
Flug
Livni
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Tzipi
Liberman
Avigdor
Ester Rada
.34
.33
EphratLevy-Lahad
.62Nir Barkat
.7
Kantor
.22LynnSchusterman
Fischer
.41
Stanley
Peres
.14
Benny Gantz
Kantor
Interview with Moshe
.05Mark Leibler
George Soros
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.03
Jeremy Ben-Ami
Vladimir Sloutsker
.04
Editor:Marion Fischel
Contributors: Noa
Menashe
Amouyal,David
Koren,
Brinn, Greer
JerryLewis,
Fay Cashman,
Assistant Editor:Menashe
Koren
Hadas
Graphic
Designer:
Avisar
Dan
Steve Linde, Erica Schachne,
Eisenbud, Niv Elis,Marion
GilHoffman, Gil Karpas,Herb Keinon,
Fischel,Seth J. Frantzman,
Sam Sokol, Michael Wilner and Jerusalem
Jeremy Sharon, JudySiegel,
Post staff
Editor'snote
It features
is
that diversity.
both
listexemplifies
exercise by nature, and requires
This year's
subjective
and diplomacy.
There are good reasons
to put
of course, but also rabbis and researchers, juggling
politicians,
human
activistsand philanthropists,
entrepre- certain peopleon and leave others off, but any decirights
and entertainers.
two years,when
Unlike the previous
sion is bound
neurs
Prime Minister
offer some
new
to cause
names
some
waves.
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that have not
our
intent to
appearedon our
those previously
BinyaminNetanyahuand Finance Minister Yair Lapid listsbefore and to honor several of
peoplewho in one way or another have worked
the
and,
in
held the No.
for
of
tirelessly
improvement
humanity
respectively
spot,our listthis year is named who have continued to exert influence within
of Treasury
their realm.
headed by US Secretary
Jack Lew, who in
doing so, have made their mark on history.
in the Top 20 and another worthy
in the cabinet is vital to shapingPresident
Talent and the ability
to use itfor the greatergood are
his position
Why is someone
behind
inclusion only in the 40s? It'soften less an indicanot necessarily
And following
Jewish traits,but Jews have certainlyBarack Obama's policy.
closely
tion of their merit than of an attempt to vary the list
of fieldsaround
is Janet Yellen, another American
contributed enormously in
Lew at No.
Jew
variety
the first between
the globe not only in Israel.
who made history
this year when she became
young and veteran, male and female, posiever
tions of supreme importanceand pop-culture
icons.
Before the creation of the Jewish state, in the throes
woman
appointedchair of the Federal Reserve.
on the list.
This isthe same figHave we leftimportantpeopleoff the list?Of course.
of rampant anti-Semitism
and horrors of the HoloYellen isone of IS women
of Shari Aricaust, it would
have been unthinkable to put togeth- ure as lastyear,although,
with the exception
They include several prominent writers for this newslist.But today,thanks in great part to the
we
because we don't want
to
er such
son and Ephrat
Levy-Lahad,
theyare 15 differentwomen.
paper, whom
disqualified
Israel'simportancein the world comes
into playwith
be accused of promoting ourselves. Have we included
strengthand stature of Israel and the unprecedented
freedom that Jews enjoy in the United States and elsethe third and fourth spots,occupiedby Netanyahu some
whose presence might be considered controverand outgoing President Shimon
where, there has been
Peres respectively,
as
sial?Yes, again.And the fact that they've
been indudJewish renaissance.
well as the seventh, ninth and 10th placesfilledby
ed does not mean
we
Risinganti-Semitism in Europe is worryingtrend,
support their views. Rather, we
have endeavored to present balanced listof Jews from
and it is especially
importantthat prominent Jews AvigdorLiberman, Lapidand Naftali Bennett.
In fifthplace
in their strugisthe powerful
American billionaire,
Shel- across the world and the political
with influence in Europeare supported
spectrum.
don Adelson, followed by American Jewishleader MaiIt is our fervent hope that we have givenour readers
gleagainstthis phenomenon.
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fact that Jews have brought colm Hoenlein.
new
addition to the Top 10 is Adina
somethingto talk about, ponderand debate over the
immense
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right.
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DEFINITION OF
INFLUENTIAL'
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in-flu en-tial
Vin-Oflii-en^-shalX:
(adjective)
the power to cause changeshaving
influence
having
Full definitionof INFLUENTIAL:
or
exerting
influence
possessing
(adverb)
in-flu-en-tial-ly
ExamplesofINFLUENTIAL
"His theorieshave become
years."
"My parentshave
in recent
influential
more
been the most
in
influential
people
of INFLUENTIAL
1570
(adjective):
my life."
Firstknown
use
Related to INFLUENTIAL:
authoritative,
forceful,
Synonyms:
weighty
little,
Antonyms-.
helpless,
impotent,
insignificant,
weak
powerless,
unimportant,
Related words:
mascogent,controlling,
dominating,
predominant,
regnant,sovereign
eminent,
momen(also
sovran),
supreme;
important,
dominant,
terful;
tous
Near
,„,
weak;
antonyms:helpless,
impotent,
powerless,
unable
incapable,
.2
influential
(noun)
Definitionof INFLUENTIAL:
one
who has great
influence
First known
use
of INFLUENTIAL
Merriam
(noun):1831
-Webster dictionary