Dutch people in Israel (Dutch: Nederlanders in Israël) include Israeli citizens or residents who were born in the Netherlands or are of Dutch descent.
| Languages | |
|---|---|
| Dutch | |
| Religion | |
| Mostly Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Judaism |
List of Dutch Israelis
editArts
edit- Helen Berman - painter (Dutch-born)
- Hannah Yakin - painter (Dutch-born)
Business
edit- Dov Frohman - director-general of Intel Israel, inventor of the EPROM (Dutch-born)
Civil service
edit- Ya'akov Arnon - director-general of the Israeli ministry of Finance (Dutch-born)
Music
edit- Keren Ann - recording artist, singer-songwriter and producer
- Carmit Bachar - singer (American-born, of mixed Dutch-Israeli descent, with some Indonesian, Jewish, and Chinese roots)
- Bart Berman - pianist and composer (Dutch-born)
Politics
edit- Ophir Pines-Paz - Knesset member and former cabinet minister (was a citizen of the Netherlands; Dutch-born father)
Science
edit- Martin van Creveld - military historian
- Chaim Elata - professor emeritus of mechanical engineering and President of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and Chairman of the Israel Public Utility Authority for Electricity
- Manfred Gerstenfeld - political scientist
Sports
edit- Daniël de Ridder - soccer player
- Levie Van Ouwerkerk - soccer player
Theatre
edit- Nissan Nativ - Israeli actor and theater educator (fled Germany to Amsterdam, then made aliyah)
