50 Influential Jews 2017
He left Kazakhstan for a brighter future in Israel
“My dream is to be an engineer, work in my field in an exciting company that is bringing positive change to this world, and start a family. Israel is where my present and future come together.”
22. Roman Abramovich
1. Avichai Mandelblit
2. Benjamin Netanyahu
3. Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
The US president’s most trusted relatives
4. David Friedman
The envoy who moved the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem
5. Maggie Haberman
Top American journalist
6. Steven Mnuchin
Holding the purse strings
7. Audrey Azoulay
UNESCO’s first Jewish leader
18. Miri Regev
The voice of the people
19. Esther Hayut
Reigning in stormy times
21. Ron Dermer and Danny Danon
Israel’s envoys in the US and UN
22. Roman Abramovich
Chelsea owner is Israel’s richest person
23. Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg
The powerful faces behind Facebook
24. Avi Gabbay and Yair Lapid
Contenders to the throne
