List of Asian Jews
From Academic Kids
| List of Jews by country |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Arab World | Israel* |
| South-East Europe |
| Austria | Hungary |
| Poland | East Europe |
| Russia | North Europe |
| UK | Germany | Italy |
| France | West Europe |
| Iberia | Latin America |
| Caribbean | Canada |
| US | Asia | Oceania |
| (*most are Jewish) |
There have been a number of established Asian Jewish communities outside the Arab World: in Iran and Kurdistan; the Gruzim and Juhurim of the Caucasus; the Bene Israel and Cochin Jews of India; and the Bukharan Jews of Uzbekistan. Even China once had an established Jewish community in Kaifeng. Here is a list of some prominent Asian Jews, arranged by country of origin.
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Azerbaijan
- Max Black, philosopher
- Misha Black, designer (unconfirmed)
- Bella Davidovich, pianist
- Jacob Ghermezian, businessman
- Garry Kasparov, world chess champion (Jewish father)
- Lev Landau, physicist, Nobel Prize (1962)
- V. A. Rokhlin, mathematician
- Lotfi Zadeh, mathematician (Jewish mother)
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China
- Nina Brosh, model (Chinese mother)
- Morris Cohen, bodyguard of Sun Yat-Sen
- Misha Dichter, pianist (Chinese-born)
- Israel Epstein, journalist, author
- Edmond Fischer, biochemist, Nobel Prize (1992) (Chinese-born; Jewish father)
- Silas Aaron Hardoon, real estate tycoon
- Elly, Lawrence & Michael Kadoorie, businessmen
- Matthew Nathan, Hong Kong governor (1904)
- Ehud Olmert, Israeli politician (parents from Harbin)
- Jakob Rosenfeld, doctor and general in the Chinese Liberation Army
- Sidney Shapiro, member of the People's Political Consultative Council
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Georgia
- Josef Bardanashvili, composer
- Melvin Calvin, chemist (Georgian mother)
- Roman Dzindzichashvili, chess grandmaster
- Dover Kosashvili, film director
- Lev Vlassenko, pianist (Jewish mother)
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India
- Nissim Ezekiel, poet
- Jack F.R. Jacob, army general, Goa governor
- Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, writer (Indian-based 1951-75)
- Anish Kapoor, sculptor (Jewish mother)
- Pramila, Bollywood actress, first Miss India
- other Bollywood actors include: Helen, David, Nadira & Sulochawa
- David & Simon Reuben, businessmen
- David Sassoon, businessman
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Indonesia
- Xaviera Hollander, writer (Indonesian-born; Jewish father)
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Iran
- Jonathan Ahdout, actor (Iranian parents)
- Richard Danielpour, composer
- Jimmy Delshad, businessman, Beverly Hills councilmember
- Jacob Ghermezian & sons, businessmen
- Roya Hakakian, writer
- Moshe Katsav, Israeli president
- Shaul Mofaz, Israeli Minister of Defence
- Nasser David Khalili, businessman, art collector
- Isaac Larian, inventor of Bratz, founder of MGA Entertainment
- Jamie Masada, founder of the Laugh Factory comedy club
- Yasmina Reza, playwright (Iranian father)
- Elie Tahari, fashion designer
- Lotfi Zadeh, mathematician (Jewish mother)
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Japan
- Michael Kogan, founder of Taito
- David Rosen, founder of SEGA (unconfirmed)
- Joseph Rosenstock, conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra
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Kazakhstan
- Alexander Mashkevich, businessman
- Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian nationalist (Jewish father)
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Kyrgyzstan
- Alexander Mashkevich, businessman (Kyrgyz-born)
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Myanmar
- Ike Isaacs, jazz player
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Singapore
- David Saul Marshall, Chief Minister
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Sri Lanka
- Anne Ranasinghe, poet
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Tajikistan
- Moses Znaimer, TV producer
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Uzbekistan
- Liane Balaban, actress (Jewish Uzbek father)
- Yefim Bronfman, pianist
- Lev Leviev, diamond tycoon
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