Bela Schick

(July 16, 1877, Balatonbolgar, Hungary-December 6, 1967, New York, New York). Hungarian-American pediatrician. Noted for inventing the Schick test for susceptibility to diphtheria, 1913.

Adam B. Schiff

(June 20, 1960, Framingham, Massachusetts-Alive). U.S. Represenative D-CA), 2001-Current.

Joseph Schildkraut

(March 22, 1896, Vienna, Austria-January 21, 1964, New York, New York). Austrian-American actor. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, 1937 (The Life of Emile Zola).

Laura Catherine Schlessinger

(January 16, 1947, Brooklyn, New York-Alive). American conservative cultural commentator. Host, Dr. Laura radio advice call-in show. Once an Orthodox Jew, has since renounced her faith.

Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Schneerson

(Nissan 18, 1878-1944, Kazakhstan). Hassidic Chief Rabbi of the Ukraine and Yekaterinoslav, 1938-1944. Father of Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Noted Kabbalist. Arrested by the Soviet KGB in 1939 and exiled to Kazakhstan, where he died.

Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn

(April 18, 1902, Nikolaev, Russia-June 12, 1994, New York, New York). Chasidic Jewish Rabbi and 7th Lubavitcher Rebbe, 1950-1994. Recognized as a child genius (ilui) and his reputation for scholarship grew with the years. First Chasidic Rebbe to receive a college degree. Fluent in 10 languages. Married the daughter of the then Lubavitch Rebbe and moved to the U.S., 1941. Upon the death of the 6th Lubavitch Rebbe, he succeeded to the title, 1950. As leader of the Chabad Jews, he led an unprecedented revival of faith among non-observant Jews, utilizing high-tech methods of outreach to young people. A political, as well as religious, power in New York. When he died in 1994, a portion of his followers proclaimed him the Messiah, causing a split among the Lubavitch community. A descendant of the Baal Hatanya Rabbi Shneur Zalman Schneursohn of Liadi. Son of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Schneerson.

Otniel Schneller

(January 28, 1952, Jerusalem, Israel-Alive). Kadima Member, Knesset of Israel, 2006-Current.

The Baal Hatanya Rabbi Shneur Zalman Schneursohn of Liadi

(1745, Laznia, Byelorussia-1813, Kursk, Russia). Hassidic Jewish Rabbi. A disciple of the Miggid of Mezritch, 1765-1777. Leader of the Hassidim in Lithuania. Adversary of the Vilna Gaon. Twice incarcerated in St. Petersburg, Russia. Moved to Liadi. Orginator of the CHaBaD Chasidut. Formulated his thoughts in Likutei Amarim (Tanya). A kabbalist, his works form the cornerstone of the Lubavitch Hassidic movement. Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson is his descendant.

Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg

(September 13, 1874, Leopoldstadt, Austria-July 13, 1951, Los Angeles, California). Austrian-American composer. Noted for his atonal motivic development, especially the twelve-tone technique. Converted to Lutheranism, 1898, but re-converted to Judaism, 1933. Emigrated to the United States, 1933.

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Myron S. Scholes

(July 1, 1941, Timmins, Ontario, Canada-Alive). Canadian economist. Nobel Prize in Economics, 1997.

Daniel Schorr

(August 31, 1916, New York, New York-Alive). American broadcast journalist. Noted for being on Nixon's "enemy list" and for his courageous reporting over more than 60 years.

Budd Schulberg

(March 27, 1914, New York, New York-Alive). American screenwriter and novelist. Known for his novel, What Makes Sammy Run (1941), and his screenplay for On the Waterfront (1954). Identified as a former Communist, he volunteered to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee, where he named a number of his colleagues as former Communists, 1951.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

(September 27, 1966, New York, New York-Alive). U.S. Representative (D-FL), 2005-Current.

Charles Ellis Schumer

(November 23, 1950, New York, New York-Alive). U.S. Representative (D-NY), 1981-1999. U.S. Senator (D-NY), 1999-Current.