Soviet Union
Jews from Soviet Union
84 entries
A Abram Anikst Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician Economics A Abram Yampolsky Soviet violinist (1890–1956) Music C Chaim Zanvil Abramowitz 20th-century Hasidic Rebbe born in Romania Judaism C Clara Young (Yiddish theater) Yiddish theatrical actor Film & Stage D Daniil Shafran Soviet cellist Music D David Ashkenazi Russian composer Music D David Bergelson Yiddish-language playwright and writer (1884–1952) Literature D David Markish Israeli writer Literature D David Samoylov Russian poet Literature D Der Nister Soviet writer and translator Philosophy D Djumshud Ashurov Soviet-Juhuri composer Music D Dmitri Klebanov Soviet Ukrainian composer and teacher (1907–1987) Music D Dmitry Pokrass Soviet composer (1899–1978) Music D Dovid Hofshteyn Yiddish poet Literature E Eddie Rosner German, Polish and Soviet jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1910–1976) Music E Eduard Akuvaev Russian painter (1945–2015) Visual Arts E Eduard Bagritsky Russian and Soviet poet Literature E Eduard Puterbrot Russian painter (1940–1993) Visual Arts E Efim Alexandrov Russian singer Film & Stage E Efim Minin Belarusian artist and graphic artist (1886–1937) Visual Arts E Efraim Sevela Russian writer (1928–2010) Literature E El Lissitzky Soviet Avantgarde artist (1890–1941) Visual Arts E Elena Gnesina Russian composer and teacher (1874–1967) Music E Elena Shirman Russian Jewish poet (1908–1942) Literature E Eliezer Zusia Portugal Bessarabian-born American rabbi (1898–1982) Judaism E Elina Bystritskaya Soviet and Ukrainian-born Russian stage and film actress and theater pedagogue Music E Elizaveta Dorfman Russian painter (1899–1942) Visual Arts E Emma Treyvas советская актриса театра и кино Film & Stage E Emmanuil Kazakevich русский писатель Literature E Esther Frumkin Belarusian Bundist revolutionary and publicist, Soviet politician Literature E Esther Shalev-Gerz Lithuanian-born French artist (born 1948) Visual Arts I Igor Krutoy Russian music composer, performer, producer Music I Igor Mel'čuk Soviet and Canadian linguist (born 1932) Linguistics I Ilya Bolotowsky Russian-American painter (1907–1981) Visual Arts I Ilya Dvorkin Russian-Israeli historian History I Ilya Ehrenburg Soviet writer (1891–1967) Literature I Ilya Gabay Russian writer (1935–1973) Literature I Ilya Kaminsky Ukrainian and American poet, critic, translator, and professor (born 1977) Literature I Ilya Selvinsky Soviet writer (1899–1968) Literature I Iosif Amusin Soviet historian, orientalist, and papyrologist (1910–1984) History I Iosif Rebelsky Soviet psychiatrist, psychologist, and educator Psychology I Iosif Shklovsky Soviet astronomer (1916–1985) Astronomy I Isaac B. Bersuker Moldovan-American theoretical physicist Astronomy I Isaac Mikhnovsky Musical artist Music I Isaak Brodsky Soviet painter Visual Arts I Isaak Dunayevsky Soviet composer and conductor (1900–1955) Music I Isaak Illich Rubin Soviet lawyer and economist History I Isaak Mints Soviet historian (1896–1991) History I Israel Tsvaygenbaum Russian and American painter Visual Arts I Israel Zinberg Russian-Jewish chemist and historian Chemistry I Issay Dobrowen Russian and Norwegian composer (1891–1953) Music I Isser Yehuda Unterman Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel (1964-1972) Judaism I Ivan Elagin (poet) Soviet poet Literature I Izrail Metter escritor ruso Literature J Jasmin (singer) Russian singer (born 1977) Music 
Josef Ringo Russian scientist, inventor, and writer Literature J Joseph Schillinger American classical composer (1895–1943) Linguistics J Joshua Zak Israeli theoretical physicist (1929–2024) Physics 
Roman Jakobson Russian linguist (1896–1982) Linguistics R Ruth Zernova Soviet-born Israeli author and translator Literature 
Sabina Spielrein Russian physician and psychoanalyst (1885–1942) Medicine S Samuel Maykapar Russian composer (1867–1938) Music S Samuel Pokrass Russian-born Soviet and American composer (1894–1939) Music S Samuil Agurskii Belarusian Bundist and historian (1884–1947) History S Samuil Feinberg Russian pianist and composer (1890–1962) Music S Samuil Lurie Russian writer and literary historian Literature S Samuil Marshak Russian writer and poet (1887–1965) Linguistics S Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger Romanian poet Literature S Selman Waksman American biochemist and microbiologist (1888–1973) Chemistry S Semyon Bychkov (conductor) Soviet conductor and pianist (born 1952) Music S Semyon Chernetsky Soviet military composer (1881–1950) Linguistics S Semyon Snitkovsky Soviet violinist and professor Music S Sergei Efron Russian and Soviet soldier, poet, emigre, and NKVD agent Philosophy 
Sergey Brin American computer scientist (born 1973) Technology S Sergey Zagraevsky Russian-Israeli painter (1964–2020) Philosophy S Shlomo Shleifer Russian-born American Orthodox rabbi and scholar (1889–1957) Judaism 
Shmarya Yehuda Leib Medalia רב רוסי Judaism S Shmerke Kaczerginski Yiddish poet, musician, writer and cultural activist Literature S Sidi Tal Singer and actress (1912–1983) Music S Sidor Belarsky זמר אוקראיני Music S Solomon Mikhoels Soviet actor and activist (1890–1948) Film & Stage S Solomon Shulman Soviet film director Literature S Sophia Parnok Russian writer (1885–1933) Literature T Tamara Katsenelenbogen Latvian architect Visual Arts
Josef Ringo Russian scientist, inventor, and writer Literature J Joseph Schillinger American classical composer (1895–1943) Linguistics J Joshua Zak Israeli theoretical physicist (1929–2024) Physics Roman Jakobson Russian linguist (1896–1982) Linguistics R Ruth Zernova Soviet-born Israeli author and translator Literature Sabina Spielrein Russian physician and psychoanalyst (1885–1942) Medicine S Samuel Maykapar Russian composer (1867–1938) Music S Samuel Pokrass Russian-born Soviet and American composer (1894–1939) Music S Samuil Agurskii Belarusian Bundist and historian (1884–1947) History S Samuil Feinberg Russian pianist and composer (1890–1962) Music S Samuil Lurie Russian writer and literary historian Literature S Samuil Marshak Russian writer and poet (1887–1965) Linguistics S Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger Romanian poet Literature S Selman Waksman American biochemist and microbiologist (1888–1973) Chemistry S Semyon Bychkov (conductor) Soviet conductor and pianist (born 1952) Music S Semyon Chernetsky Soviet military composer (1881–1950) Linguistics S Semyon Snitkovsky Soviet violinist and professor Music S Sergei Efron Russian and Soviet soldier, poet, emigre, and NKVD agent Philosophy Sergey Brin American computer scientist (born 1973) Technology S Sergey Zagraevsky Russian-Israeli painter (1964–2020) Philosophy S Shlomo Shleifer Russian-born American Orthodox rabbi and scholar (1889–1957) Judaism Shmarya Yehuda Leib Medalia רב רוסי Judaism S Shmerke Kaczerginski Yiddish poet, musician, writer and cultural activist Literature S Sidi Tal Singer and actress (1912–1983) Music S Sidor Belarsky זמר אוקראיני Music S Solomon Mikhoels Soviet actor and activist (1890–1948) Film & Stage S Solomon Shulman Soviet film director Literature S Sophia Parnok Russian writer (1885–1933) Literature T Tamara Katsenelenbogen Latvian architect Visual Arts