Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie

(Worcester, Massachusetts-Alive). Reform Jewish Rabbi and President, Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Ordained Rabbi, Reform Judaism. Rabbi, Lynbrook, New York. Rabbi, Durham, North Carolina. Director, Midwest Council, Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Executive Director, Association of Reform Zionists of America. President, Union of American Hebrew Congregations, June, 1996-Current.

Rishon LeTzion Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

(1920, Basra, Iraq-Alive). Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel, 1973-1983. Born Abdullah Youssef. Talmudic scholar and recognized authority on Halakha. Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel, 1973-1983. A major figure in Haredi Judaism. Made Aliyeh to Israel, 1924. Received rabbinical ordination, 1940. Rabbi, Yeshiva A'hava Ve'Ahva, Cairo, Egypt, 1942-1945. Member, Rabbinical Court in Petah Tikva and Jerusalem. Member, Supreme Rabbinical Court of Appeals. Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Tel Aviv, 1968-1973. Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel, 1973-1983. Spiritual leader of the Shas political party. Noted for his controversial and outspoken views on political and social subjects. Father of Rav Yaacov Yosef.

Rav Yacov Yosef

Jewish Rabbi. Son of Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. Leader of the Religious National Party of Israel.

David Levy Yulee

(June 12, 1810-October 10, 1886). U.S. Delegate (Whig/Democrat-Florida), 1841-1845. U.S. Senator (D-FL), 1845-1851, 1855-1861. Born David Levy, changed name to David Levy Yulee, 1846. Known as the "Father of Florida's Railroads." Converted to Christianity, c. 1846.

Israel Zangwill

(February 14, 1864-August 1, 1926). English Zionist, Humorist, Playwright and Writer. Author of Children of the Ghetto (1892); The Melting Pot (1908); The Big Bow Mystery; The King of Schnorrers. Coined the phrase "A land without a people for a people without a land." Founder, Jewish Territorialist Organization, 1905.

Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.

(March 21, 1869-July 22, 1932). American Broadway Impresario. Best known for his theatrical revues, the Ziegfeld Follies.

Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.

(November 30, 1918-Alive). American actor. Known for his roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. Son of Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. and Alma Gluck. Father of Stephanie Zimbalist.

Efrem Zimbalist, Sr.

(April 21, 1889-February 2, 1985). Russian-American Violinist, Composer, and Conductor. Director, Curtis Institute of Music, 1941-1968. Husband of Alma Gluck. Father of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.

Howard Zinn

(August 24, 1922-Alive). American Historian and Political Scientist. Noted for his civil rights and anti-war advocacy. Author of A People's History of the United States.

Aharon Zisling

(1901-1964). Commander, Haganah. A founder of Palmach. One of the drafters of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. Signer of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, 1948. Israeli Minister of Agriculture, 1948-1949. Member, Zionist Executive Council, 1961-1963