List of Azerbaijani Jews

The first mention of the Jews in the territory of Azerbaijan is dated to the 7th century AD, but the mass settlement dates back to 1810, when the Ashkenazi started to settle in Baku. In 1835, according to official data, there were 2,718 Jews living in Kuba, and 2,774 in the county. For the present period 16,000 Jews live in Azerbaijan. Many of them made a huge contribution to the development of Azerbaijan. The following list shows the names of some of them.

Historical figures

  • Albert Agarunov - Starshina of the Azerbaijani Army who died during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, National Hero of Azerbaijan.[1]
  • Boris Vannikov - Soviet government and military official, a three-star General.[2]
  • Dov Gazit - chief -commander of the IAF (Israeli Air Force) Technical School in Haifa, while serving in Africa, he acquired a lion cub, which became the first lion in Dr. [3]
  • Yevsey Gindes - statesman and pediatrician who served as the Minister of Healthcare of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, and was member of Azerbaijani National Council and later Parliament of Azerbaijan.[4]

Politicians

Jews from Azerbaijan who are engaged in politics:

  • Yevda Abramov - Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan and Deputy chairman of Azerbaijani National Assembly's Committee on Human Rights, representing a part of Azerbaijani Jewish community.[5][6]
  • Yosef Shagal - politician and former journalist, since 2012 he is the ambassador of Israel to Belarus.[7]
  • Yakov Mikhaylovich Agarunov - political and public figure of Azerbaijan, a mountain-Jewish poet and playwright, the author of the new mountain-Jewish alphabet.[8]
  • Hasan Mirzoyev - President of the Russian Lawyers' Guild, a member of the Russian Duma.[9]

Scientists

Jews from Azerbaijan who contributed to the development of science:

  • Gavriil Ilizarov - Soviet physician, known for inventing the Ilizarov apparatus for lengthening limb bones and for his eponymous surgery.[10]
  • Max Black - British - American philosopher, who was a leading influential figure in analytic philosophy in the first half of the twentieth century.[11]
  • Mirra Komarovsky - American pioneer in the sociology of gender.
  • Solomon Grobshtein - One of the founders and organizers of the Azerbaijani oil industry.
  • Semen (Zalman) Ikhiilovich Divilov (1914-1988), - scientist economist, member of the board of the State Planning Committee of Azerbaijan 1952-1982.[12]
  • Lev Davidovich Landau- a theoretical physicist, the founder of a scientific school, an academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences (elected in 1946). Nobel laureate in physics in 1962.[13]

Mathematicians

  • Lotfi A. Zadeh- mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, creator of "fuzzy logic" artificial intelligence researcher and professor emeritus of computer science.
  • Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin - mathematician

Artists

Jews from Azerbaijan who contributed to the development of culture:

  • Mstislav Leopoldovich "Slava" Rostropovich- one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century.[14]
  • Mirza Khazar - a prominent radio journalist, publicist, translator, the legendary voice of Radio “Azadliq”.
  • Lala Hasanova, science fiction writer.
  • Larisa Dolina, Russian (former Soviet) jazz and pop singer and an actress.[15]
  • Misha Black, British architect and designer.[16]
  • Ayan Babakishiyeva - Azerbaijani singer.
  • Khayyam Nisanov - Azerbaijani singer.[17]
  • Bella Davidovich – pianist.[18]
  • Yuli Gusman - film director and actor, the founder and CEO of the prestigious Nika Award.[19]
  • Yagutil Mishiev- writer.[20]

Business figures

Jews from Azerbaijan who are engaged in business:

  • God Nisanov - billionaire property developer, Vice-President of World Jewish Congress.[21]
  • Zarakh Iliev - billionaire property developer[22]
  • Telman Ismayilov - businessmen, owner of AST group of companies.[23]
  • Zaur Gilalov - President of the World Congress of Mountain Jews, a well-known businessman.[24]
  • Igor Babayev - Russian millionaire, owner of the Czechoslovak Group.[25]
  • Yan Abramov - Russian millionaire.[26]
  • Matvey Elizarov - a businessman and philanthropist of Azerbaijan, vice-president of the Congress of World Mountain Jews.[27]
  • Azad Kerimov - one of the young millionaires of Azerbaijan, president of “ATLAS” group of companies.
  • German Zakharyayev - businessman, Vice-President of Russian Jewish Congress.[28]

Sportmen

Jews from Azerbaijan who contributed to the sport:

  • Emil Sutovsky - chess Grandmaster and the president of the Association of Chess Professionals.[29]
  • Garry Kasparov - Russian (formerly Soviet) chess Grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist, considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time.[30][31]
  • Tatiana Zatulovskaya - chess player, Woman Grandmaster, and the 1993 Senior Women's World Chess Champion.[32]
  • Valery Belenky - artistic gymnast, he won the team gold and all around bronze with the Unified Team in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.[33]

References

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  2. ↑ "Ванников Борис Львович". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  3. ↑ "Dov Gazit".
  4. ↑ ""ДЕТСКИЙ БОГ" СТАРОГО БАКУ". 1996-05-13. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  5. ↑ "Биография Евда Абрамов". www.peoples.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  6. ↑ "SHALOM 47 - Азербайджан - Евда Абрамов - еврей в меджелисе". www.shalom-magazine.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
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  10. ↑ "Илизаров Гавриил Абрамович". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  11. ↑ "Max Black | American philosopher". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  12. ↑ "Semen (Zalman) Ikhiilovich Divilov".
  13. ↑ "Ландау Лев Давидович - История развития коллоидной химии". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  14. ↑ "Biography - Mstislav Rostropovich (Bio 1130)". www.mymusicbase.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  15. ↑ "Лариса Долина биография, фото, рост и вес Ларисы Долиной, слушать песни онлайн, последние новости 2018" (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  16. ↑ Наталья, Ковалевская. "Знаменитые дизайнеры - Миша Блэк (Misha Black)". www.designstory.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
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  18. ↑ "Белла Михайловна Давидович (Bella Davidovich) | Belcanto.ru". www.belcanto.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  19. ↑ "Юлий Гусман биография, фото, личная жизнь, последние новости 2018" (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  20. ↑ "Ягутил Израилович Мишиев". STMEGI. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  21. ↑ "Слобода миллиардеров: репортаж с малой родины Года Нисанова и Зараха Илиева". www.forbes.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  22. ↑ "Илиев Зарах Бенсионович". www.forbes.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  23. ↑ "Тельман Исмаилов биография, фото, его семья: жена и дети, последние новости 2018" (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  24. ↑ "Заур Талхумович Гилалов". STMEGI. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  25. ↑ "Игорь Бабаев". www.forbes.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  26. ↑ "Ян Абрамов: не только муж Алсу". www.luxemag.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  27. ↑ "Матвей Елизаров - признанный лидер еврейской общины Азербайджана, вице-президент компании «Импротекс»". Исроиль - Информационный центр (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
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  29. ↑ "ЭМИЛЬ СУТОВСКИЙ". Российская Шахматная Федерация (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  30. ↑ "Гарри Каспаров биография, фото, личная жизнь, его жены и дети, последние новости 2018" (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
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  32. ↑ "Затуловская, Татьяна Яковлевна - Биография — JewAge". www.jewage.org (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  33. ↑ "БЕЛЕНЬКИЙ Валерий Владимирович | Российские спортсмены и специалисты | Спортивная Россия". infosport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-17.
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