Sholem Asch

(1880-1957). Yiddish novelist.

Dan Ashbel

(April 24, 1949, Tel-Aviv, Israel-Alive). Israeli Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to OSCE, UNOV and UNIDO, 2005-Current. Israeli Ambassador to Slovenia, 2006-Current.

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Vladimir Ashkenazy

(1937-Alive). Russian conductor and pianist. Jewish father.

Isaac Asimov

(1920-1992). Science fiction author.

Ed Asner

(1929-Alive). Television actor.

Hahambashi David Asseo

(1914-2002). Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Turkey, 1961-2002. Senior Chief Rabbi of Europe.

Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach

(1917-Alive). Head Coach, Boston Celtics basketball team, 1950-1966, during which the Celtics won eight straight NBA championships.

David Auster

Signer, Israeli Declaration of Independence, 1948; Acting Mayor of Jerusalem, 1936-1938, 1944-1945; Signer, Israeli Declaration of Independence, 1948; Mayor of Jerusalem, 1948-1951.

Paul Benjamin Auster

(1947-Alive). Author; poet; screen writer.

Richard Avedon

(1923-2004). Photographer.

HaRav Shlomo Aviner

(1943, Lyon, France-Alive). Orthodox Rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva of Ateret Cohanim Institutions. National Director, Bneir Akiva of France. Electrical engineer. Made Aliya to Israel and studied under Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook. Ordained Rabbi. Spiritual leader of Kibbutz Lavi and Moshav Keshet. Rav of Beit El. Rosh Yeshiva of Ateret Cohanim Institutions. Prolific author, columnist, and radio show host. A leading ideologue of the settlers in Israel.

Julius Axelrod

(1912-2004). Biochemist. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1970.

Hank Azaria

(1964-Alive). Actor. Received Emmy Award for Best Voice-Over Performance, 1998, 2001, 2003; Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries, 2000.