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. 35: Yoav Turgeman, Bezalel Machlis, and Inbal Kreiss: Powering Israel’s defense revolution
Machlis is the president and CEO of Elbit • Kreiss is one of the most prominent people in Israel’s defense and space industries • Turgeman spent over 40 years shaping Israel’s defense capabilities
No. 36: Eric Fingerhut, Gary Torgow, and Jeremy Leibler: Bending Israel-Diaspora ties
The three men bending Israel-Diaspora ties toward Jewish survival.
No. 37: Ron Dermer, Yechiel Leiter, Danny Danon: Diplomats, power broker making Israel’s case
The three Israeli politicians occupy important positions as the perception of Israel's wars is fought in the White House, at the UN, and across TV screens in the US.
No. 38: Doron Almog, Yaakov Hagoel, Mark Wilf: Uniting Israel, world Jewry in a year of challenge
The leaders of three Israeli organizations pave the way for shaping the future of the Jewish state.
No. 39: Eli Bin, Dubi Weissenstern, Eran Zimrin, Chantal and Marc Belzberg: Guardians of Israel
Guardians of Israel’s home front – protecting, healing, and honoring life.
No. 40: David Barnea: The Mossad chief who took Israel’s covert fight deep into enemy territory
Only time will ultimately tell what Barnea’s Mossad legacy and Iranian regime-change efforts will be.
No. 41: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Randy Fine, Dan Goldman: Jewish voices in a divided Congress
Three Jewish congress members advocating for the US-Israel relationship on Capitol Hill.
No. 42: Will Scharf and Lee Zeldin: Shaping law and policy from inside the Trump administration
Scharf, as the new White House counsel, and Zeldin's role as the first Jewish administrator in EPA history, hold influential law and policy roles in the Trump administration.
No. 43: William Daroff: Bringing American Jews to the table
Daroff has become one of the key figures trying to keep the American Jewish community at the same table because of his wide-ranging expertise and experience.
No. 49: Prof. Jennifer Mnookin: Columbia’s first Jewish pres., arriving at its most turbulent hour
Mnookin has headed Columbia University since July, becoming the Ivy League school's first Jewish leader in three decades amid a time of intense campus antisemitism.
