Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

(1809-1847). German composer of the Romantic period. Baptised Lutheran.

Pierre Mendes-France

(1907-1982). French Socialist politician. Radical Party member, National Assembly, 1947-1958. Free French Commissioner for Finance, 1943-1944. Minister of National Economy, 1944-1945. Prime Minister of France, 1954-1955. Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1954-1955. Minister of State, 1956. Unified Socialist Party member of the National Assembly, 1967. Noted for dismantling France's colonial empire in Vietnam, Tunisia, and Morocco.

Sir Yehudi Menuhin

(1916-1999). American violinist, violist and conductor. Baron Menuhin of Stoke D'Abernon.

Robert Merrill

(1919-2004). American operatic baritone. Born Morris Miller. One-time husband of Roberta Peters.

HaRav Shalom Messas, ZT"L

(1913, Morocco-April 13, 2003, Jerusalem, Israel). Chief Rabbi of Morocco and Jerusalem. A Torah prodigy. Ordained Sephardic Jewish Rabbi. Chief Rabbi of Casablanca, 1949. Chief Rabbi of Morocco. Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Jerusalem, 1978-April 13, 2003. Head of Rabbinical Courts of Jerusalem. Father of Rabbi David Messas, Chief Rabbi of Paris. Cousin of Rabbi Yosef Messas, Chief Rabbi of Haifa. Author of numerous books, including Mizrach Shemesh (1930) and V'Cham HaShemesh (2003).

Debra Lynn Messing

(1968-Alive). American actress. Received Emmy as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series ("Will & Grace"), 2003.

Ruth Wyler Messinger

(1940, New York, New York-Alive). Democratic Member, New York City Council, 1978-1990. Democratic President, Borough of Manhattan, 1989-1997. Democratic candidate for Mayor of New York, New Yor, 1997. President, American Jewish World Service, 1998-Current.

Howard Morton Metzenbaum

(June 4, 1917, Cleveland, Ohio-March 12, 2008, Fort Lauderdale, Florida). U.S. Senator (D-OH), 1974, 1976-1995. Chairman, Consumer Federation of America,

Havel's House of History

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Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger

(1953, Haifa, Israel-Alive). Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, 2003-Current. Ordained Rabbi. Captain and Chaplain, 7th Armored Brigade, Israel Defense Forces. Rabbi of Tiferet Zvi Synagogue, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Regional Rabbi of Northern Tel-Aviv. Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, April 14, 2003-Current. Accused of sexual misconduct with four men, c. 1998, April 25, 2003.

Deena Metzger

Shamanic Healer. Born Jewish. Author of Entering the Ghost River: Meditations on the Theory and Practice of Healing; The Other Hand; Tree: Essays and Pieces; and Writing for Your Life.. Storyteller. Therapist. Shamanic Healer. Poet. Playwright. Feminist philosopher. Introduced concept of Dare (meaning council in the Shona language of Zimbabwe) to North America. Conducts training programs on the spiritual, creative, political and ethical aspects of healing. Wife of Michael Ortiz Hill.