List of Dutch Jews

This page is a list of notable Dutch Jews, arranged by field of activity.

Contents 1 Academics 1.1 Economists 1.2 Historians 1.3 Jurists 1.4 Mathematicians 2 Actors and comedians 2.1 Actors 2.2 Comedians 3 Artists 3.1 Painters 3.2 Other artists 4 Politicians 5 Businesspeople and entrepreneurs 6 Sports people 6.1 Field hockey 6.2 Gymnastics 6.3 Soccer (association football) 6.4 Tennis 6.5 Volleyball 7 Writers 8 Notable Amsterdam Jews (to be combined with the others) 9 References 10 See also

Academics

Economists

• Hendrik S. Houthakker^[2]

Historians

• Evelien Gans (Jewish father)^[3]

Jurists

• Tobias Asser (1838-1913), Nobel Prize for Peace winner in 1911^[4]
• Eduard Meijers (1880-1954), founding father of the Dutch new civil code^[5]

Mathematicians

• Wim Cohen (1923-2000), mathematician^[6]

Actors and comedians

Actors

• Edwin de Vries (born 1950), actor and director (Jewish father)^[7]

Comedians

• Raoul Heertje (born 1963), stand-up comedian ^[8]

Artists

Painters

• Helen Berman (born 1936)^[9]
• Paul Citroen (1896–1983)^[10]
• Jozef Israëls (1824–1911)^[11]
• Isaac Israëls (1865–1934)^[12]
• Marianne Franken (1884–1945)^[13]
• Eduard Frankfort (1864–1920)^[14]
• Martin Monnickendam (1874–1943)^[15]
• Max Bueno de Mesquita (1913–2001)^[16]
• Benjamin Prins (1860–1934)^[17]

Other artists

• Joseph Jessurun de Mesquita (1865–1890), photographer^[18]
• Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita (1868–1944), graphic artist^[19]
• Joseph Mendes da Costa (1863–1939), sculptor^[20]

Politicians

• Uri Rosenthal^[21]

Businesspeople and entrepreneurs

• Samuel van den Bergh (1864–1941), co-founder of Unilever, politician^[22]
• Israel Kiek (1811–1899), photographer^[23]
• Abraham Icek Tuschinski (1886–1942), cinema entrepreneur and Holocaust victim^[24]

Sports people

Field hockey

• Carina Benninga, Olympic champion, bronze

Gymnastics

• Estella Agsteribbe, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz
• Elka de Levie, Olympic champion (team combined exercises)
• Helena Nordheim, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), killed by the Nazis in Sobibór
• Anna Polak, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), killed by the Nazis in Sobibór
• Judijke Simons, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), killed by the Nazis in Sobibór

Soccer (association football)

• Daniël de Ridder (born 1984) Celta de Vigo forward winger/attacking midfielder (Wigan Athletic & U21 national team; Jewish-Israeli mother)^[25][26][27]
• Sjaak Swart, Ajax and Dutch international footballer (Jewish father)^[28]

Tennis

• Tom Okker, won 1973 French Open Men's Doubles (w/John Newcombe), 1976 US Open Men's Doubles (w/Marty Riessen), highest world ranking # 3 in singles, and # 1 in doubles

Volleyball

• Aryeh "Arie" Selinger, US & Dutch, player & coach ^[29]
• Avital Selinger, Olympic silver

Writers

• Anne Frank
• Manja Croiset, author and poet
• Xaviera Hollander, author (Jewish father)^[28]

Notable Amsterdam Jews (to be combined with the others)

• Lodewijk Asscher - PvdA politician, born in Amsterdam (Jewish father) ^[30]

References

See also

• History of the Jews in the Netherlands
• List of West European Jews
• List of Dutch Israelis