This is a list of famous Peruvian Jews. See also: Inca Jews The Inca Jews are a small community of several hundred converts to Judaism, originating in Peru. ...

Activists

• Herman Blanc, President of the Asociación Judía del Perú.
• Jack Maurice Falkon Benbassat, Co-President of the Asociación Judía del Perú.
• Jorge Gruenberg, President of the Asociación Judía del Perú.
• Elias Szczytnicki, in charge of the Inter-religious Relations within the Asociación Judía del Perú.

Jack Maurice Falkon Benbassat is an influential Peruvian businessman. ...

Academics

Social and political scientists

• Dania Franco Vaisman, Databases Analyst of the Information Systems department of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
• Diego León Pinelo, Rector of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) 1656-1658.
• Michelle Szejer Aragones, member of Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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Economists

• Jaysuño Abramovich Schartzberg, Economist
• Catalina Rabinovich Woloshin, Economist. Investment Consultant of Grupo Negocios, Contactos y Finanzas (Grupo NC&F). Authoress of the following books: "El Mercado de Capitales como Instrumento de la Política Económica"; "Las Acciones Laborales: Fuente de Financiamiento, Alternativa de Inversión y Efectos de Distribución"; and "Las Posibilidades Teóricas y Reales en el Perú".
• Daniel Shydlowsky Rosemberg, Economist & Politician. Former member of the Consulting Committee of Indecopi

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Physicists

• Manuel Buchwald, famous physicist, expert on Genetics.
• Barton Zwiebach, Physics Professor at the MIT. Expert in String Theory. Author of the book "A First Course in String Theory".

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Biologists and physicians

• Dora Blitchtein Winicki, famous physician.
• Zuño Burstein Alva, famous physician. Expert on Dermatology and Tropical Medicine. He is a former professor and a current researcher of the Institute of Tropical Medicine "Daniel A. Carrión" at the UNMSM; and an advisor of the National Health Institute and of the National Program of Leprosy Control of the Ministry of Health. He was born in Chiclayo.
• Vivian Geller Jabiles, Nutritionist. Manager of Nutrition and Development of New Products Department of Industria de Alimentos Conservados S.A.C. (IDAC).
• Maxime Kuczynski Godard, a pioneer on Public Health. He contributed to the study on leprosy in the Amazon region of Peru. He is the father of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard, former Minister of Economy.
• Talia Schvartzman Levy, Nutritionist. Professor at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH); and owner of QUESTO S.A.C.

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Educators

• Rajmil Fischman, Professor of Music and Musical Technology, and Composition at Keely University (Great Britain), where he established the Digital Music Technology Master Program, and built a Computerized Music laboratory. Former Artistic Director, Main Conductor, and Musical Director of the Keely Philarmonic Society. Since 1988, he is the Director of the Composers' Desktop Project (CDP).

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Astronomers

• Abraham Levy, astronomer.

Artists

Performance artists

• Meredith Monk, performance artist.

Meredith Monk (born November 20, 1942, in Lima, Peru[1]) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, film-maker, and choreographer. ...

Poets

Isaac Goldemberg, poet

Playwrights

• Maritza Kirchhausen, playwriter

Journalists

• Augusto Alvarez Rodrich, Director of the Peru 21 newspaper
• Jimmy Arteaga, TV Producer
• Uri Ben Schmuel, Director of the La Razón newspaper
• Isaac Bigio, Journalist
• Eddie Fleichman, sports TV narrator
• Gustavo Gorriti Ellenbogen, Journalist and politician. Director of La República newspaper
• Heidi Grossman, TV Reporter
• Mirko Lauer Holoubeck, TV producer, journalist, politician. Member of the Board of Directors of La República newspaper; member of the Editing Board of Plural TV; Vice President of Instituto de Prensa y Sociedad; and member of the Consulting Committee of the Open Society Institute
• Sammy Sadovnik, soccer narrator and comentator of Gol TV & radio show Fútbol de Primera
• Peggy Sztuden, columnist of Correo newspaper.
• León Trahtemberg Sieder, Journalist. Dean of León Pinelo school.
• Tomás Unger, columnist of El Comercio newspaper.
• Mendel Winter Zuzunaga, co-owner of La Razón newspaper. Former shareholder and member of the Board of Directors of Frecuencia Latina.
• Samuel Winter Zuzunaga, co-owner of La Razón newspaper. Former shareholder and member of the Board of Directors of Frecuencia Latina.
• Azi Wolfenson, owner of several communication media in Peru.
• Moisés Wolfenson, former member of the congress. Owner of El Chino, and El Men newspapers.

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Businesspeople

• José Ackerman Rodríguez, General Manager of Agroindustrial Lima S.A.C. (SADALSA)
• Allan Azizollahof Gate, Businessman.
• David Yves Barsimantov Diez, co-owner of Corporación Refrigerados Iny S.A.
• Elie Oscar Barsimantov Diez, co-owner of Corporación Refrigerados Iny S.A.
• Jacques Barsimantov Gabbai, General Manager of Corporación Refrigerados Iny S.A.
• Jack Batievsky Spack, Director of Agroindustrial Lima S.A.C. (SADALSA)
• Marcos Blitchtein Winicki, member of the Board of Directors of CIPSA; legal representative of Megamar S.A..
• David Chlimper Ackerman, owner of Farmindustria.
• José Chlimper Ackerman, President of the Board of Directors of COMEX Perú; CEO of Sociedad Agrícola Drokasa S.A.
• Kenneth Zeev Davidovich Gleiser, General Manager of Financiera Cordillera.
• Marcos Enrique Falcon Alfandari, General Manager of Good Foods S.A. / Winter's Perú; President of the Board of Directors of Inmobiliaria Dos Gaviotas S.A.; President of the Board of Directors of Grupo Coril - Sociedad Titulizadora S.A.; Director of CIPSA.
• León Martín Falcon Goryn, co-owner of Good Foods S.A. / Winter's Perú; owner of QUESTO S.A.C.
• Raquel Donna Falcon Goryn, General Manager of Inmobiliaria Dos Gaviotas S.A.; Director of Grupo Coril - Sociedad Agente de Bolsa S.A.; co-owner of Good Foods S.A. / Winter's Perú.
• Salvador Berty Falcon Goryn, General Manager of QUESTO S.A.C.; Director of CIPSA
• Isaac Falkon, representative of Megamar S.A.
• Jack Maurice Falkon Benbassat, General Manager of Corporación de Industrias Plásticas S.A. (CIPSA); President of the Board of Directors of Quality Products S.A.; Co-President of the Asociación Judía del Perú; and President of the Sociedad de Beneficencia Sefardí of Lima.
• Enrique Falkon Franco, member of the Board of Directors of CIPSA.
• Jacques Franco Sarfaty, member of the Board of Directors of GREMCO.
• Vitaly Franco Varón, member of the Board of Directors of GREMCO.
• Abraham Galsky, founder of Grupo Sindicato Pesquero del Perú S.A. (SIPESA).
• Aby Galsky Sandelman, Vice President of Agroindustrial Lima S.A.C. (SADALSA); President of the Image Committee of the magazine Pesca Responsable (Revista Internacional de la Sociedad Nacional de Pesquería); Vice President of the Canned Food Enterprises Committee of the Sociedad Nacional de Pesquería; member of the Fishing and Aquaindustry Section of the Board of Directors of the Confederación Nacional de Instituciones Empresariales Privadas (CONFIEP)
• Jessica Galsky Sandelman
• Alberto Galsky Yacher
• Isaac Galsky Yacher, President of Sindicato Pesquero del Perú S.A. (SIPESA); former owner of the no-longer existent Banco del Progreso; Director of Agroindustrial Lima S.A.C. (SADALSA)
• Samuel Galsky Yacher
• Samuel Gleyser Katz, President of Lima Chamber of Commerce; Former President of ALCA.
• Liliana Gliksman Bergman
• Faustina Gliksman Bergman
• Mónica Gliksman Bergman
• Alex Gliksman Goldstein, member of the Board of Directors of Industrias Electroquímicas S.A. (IEQSA).
• Carlos Gliksman Latowicka, member of the Foreign Trade Department of the Board of Directors of the Conferedación Nacional de Instituciones Empresariales Privadas (CONFIEP); and President of the Board of Directors of Industrias Electroquímicas S.A. (IEQSA).
• José Carlos Grimberg Blum, President of Foodcorp S.A.
• Carlos Alberto Goldin Buraschi, owner of Acuacultura y Pesca S.A.C.
• Daniel Gun Fischman, Exports Manager of San Miguel Industrial S.A. (SMI).
• Baruch Ivcher Bronstein, former owner of Frecuencia Latina TV station. Owner of Colchones Paraiso.
• Andrés Jochamowitz Stafford, legal representative of Proagro S.A.
• Sena Koiffman Sandelman, shareholder of SIPESA.
• Isy Levy Calvo, President of GREMCO.
• Jacques Levy Calvo, member of the Board of Directors of GREMCO.
• Félix Rosemberg Guttman, owner of a great number of casinos in Lima.
• Helga Scheuch Rabinovich, commercial manager of the COMEX Perú magazine.
• Pedro Szejer Aragones, General Manager of MSM Trading S.A.C.
• Kogan Thau Simon, shareholder of Industrias Electroquímicas S.A. (IEQSA).
• Bernardo Verjovsky, Director of Analistas y Consultores (A&C).
• Abraham Vurnbrand Spack, General Manager of Ace Home Center.
• Paul Zaidman Ackerman, General Manager of Quality Products S.A.; and General Manager of Mazaly S.A.C.

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Entertainment

Actors

• Sofía Franco, actress.
• Tania Helfgott, actress.
• Gloria Klein, actress.
• Laslo Kovacs, actor.
• Ofelia Woloshin, actress.

Musicians

• Jeffry Fischman Feldman, former drummer of Líbido.
• Cynthia Karina Moreno Elias, singer.

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Jurists

• Yaquir Dannon Levy, famous lawyer.
• Oscar Vaserman Huss, famous lawyer.
• Debora Yarin Eskenazi, famous lawyer.

Politicians

• Avi Dan On, security officer of the governmental palace.
• Antonio de León Pinelo
• Efraín Goldenberg Schreiber, (also Efraim) Prime Minister in the 1990s
• Eliane Chantal Karp Fernenbug, former First Lady of Peru
• Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard, Former Minister of Economy under President Alejandro Toledo.
• David Lemor Bezdín, Minister of Tourism.
• Salomón Lerner Githis, Politician; founder of Foro Democrático; Former Director of Cofide; President of Asociación Civil Transparencia; and Former member of Frecuencia Latina TV station Board of Directors
• Josep Maiman Rappaportt, former politician
• Isaac Mekler Neiman, member of congress for Unión por el Perú party.
• Jacques Salomón Rodrich Ackerman Senator
• David Waisman Rjavinsthi, Former Second Vice President of Peru. Member of the congress for Alianza Parlamentaria party.

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Athletes

• Moisés Barack former soccer player and soccer coach of the Peruvian national football team

Others

• Janice Fischman Feldman
• Roni Lerner
• Nissim Levy
• James Stone
• Lian Weil
• Peter Salamon