Top 50 Most Influential Jews 2026
Meet The Jerusalem Post's 50 Most Influential Jews of 2026
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump take the No. 1 spot. Discover who else made The Jerusalem Post's 50 Most Influential Jews of 2026.
No. 1: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump: Remembering who brought the hostages home
No. 2: Benjamin Netanyahu: Shaping Israel’s politics and global image for a generation
No. 3: Gadi Eisenkot: Israel’s next prime minister?
No. 14: President Isaac Herzog: A steady presidential voice through years of war and upheaval
Isaac Herzog serves as a unifying national figure providing steady leadership during unprecedented security and societal crises.
No. 15: Netanyahu's key partners and challengers shaping Israel's future
Following the October elections, the influence of these figures could change dramatically, depending on the balance of power between Netanyahu’s camp and the opposition bloc.
No. 16: Bill Ackman: The billionaire investor putting his influence behind Israel
Since October 7, Bill Ackman has become one of the most prominent American business figures speaking out in support of Israel and against antisemitism, particularly on US university campuses.
No. 17: Larry Ellison: The philanthropist of the Jewish world
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison briefly became the world’s richest man as his AI bet sent his fortune soaring, while his influence expanded across technology, media and philanthropy.
No. 18: Sergey Brin: Visionary, philanthropist, and pivotal digital-era architect
From fleeing Soviet antisemitism to shaping Google and the AI revolution, Sergey Brin built a fortune while driving some of the world’s most transformative technological advances.
No. 19: Jerry Seinfeld, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Steven Spielberg: Hollywood heavyweights
While a worldwide wave of antisemitism has been growing, some high-profile Hollywood Jews have continued to speak up in support of Israel, and at other times, have let their actions do the talking.
No. 20: Alex Karp and Josh Kushner: From AI battlefields to billion-dollar deals
They both fight in a field most people don’t have access to: inside directors’ boards, where getting the facts straight can mean the difference between an investment and a boycott.
No. 21: Volodymyr Zelensky: The Jewish president who became the face of Ukraine’s resistance
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 2022 invasion, an estimated 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died, at least 16,874 Ukrainian civilians have been killed.
No. 22: David Zini and Eyal Zamir: Commanding Israel’s security through war and turmoil
Israel’s top security chiefs wield enormous influence as they navigate war, terror, political pressure, and a rapidly changing security landscape.
No. 23: Josh Shapiro: A rising Democratic heavyweight putting his Jewish identity front and center
Rather than retreat from public expressions of his Judaism, Josh Shapiro has moved in the opposite direction.
