the World Congress of Bukharian Jews Nitzan Kaikov – Israeli songwriter and music producer Yosef Maimon – religious leader Rinat Matatov – Israeli actress Moshe Mishaelof – professional football player Shlomo Moussaieff – co-founder of the Bukharan Quarter in Jerusalem Shlomo Moussaieff – Israeli millionaire businessman Dorrit Moussaieff – former First Lady of Iceland Rafael Pinhasi – Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Shas Esther Roth-Shahamorov – Israeli former track and field athlete Eson Kandov – Singer and Honored People's Artist of the USSR Gideon Sa'ar – Israeli politician who served as a member of Knesset for New Hope Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich – Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima from 2009-2013 Idan Yaniv – Israeli singer, "2007 Israeli Artist of the Year" Benjamin Yusupov – Israeli classical composer, conductor and pianist United States Jacob Arabov – proprietor of Jacob & Co. Michael Aronov – American actor and playwright, Tony Award winner Boris Kandov – President of the Bukharian Jewish Congress of the US and Canada Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson – author Jacob Nasirov – Bukharan-American rabbi from Afghanistan (member of the Bukharian Rabbinical Counsel) Rus Yusupov – Bukharan-American Internet entrepreneur; co-founder of Vine Iosef Yusupov – designer Other Ari Babakhanov – musician from Uzbekistan Rena Galibova – Soviet actress, "People's Artist of Tajikistan" (an awarded title, alluding to national prominence) Meirkhaim Gavrielov – journalist murdered in Tajikistan in 1998 Barno Itzhakova – vocalist, famous for her rendition of traditional Shashmaqom songs in Tajik and Uzbek Malika Kalontarova – dancer, "People's Artist of Soviet Union" (Queen of Eastern Dance) Fatima Kuinova – Soviet singer, "Merited Artist of the Soviet Union" Ilyas Malayev – musician and poet from Uzbekistan, "Honoured Artist of Uzbekistan" Shoista Mullodzhanova – Shashmakon singer, "People's Artist of Tajikistan" (Queen of Shashmakom music) Gavriel Mullokandov – popular Shashmakom artist, "People's Artist of Uzbekistan" Suleiman Yudakov – Soviet composer and musician, "People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR" See also Bukharan Jews in Israel Bukhori dialect Africa Israel Investments Bais Yaakov Machon Academy Dushanbe Synagogue Emirate of Bukhara History of the Jews in Russia and the Soviet Union History of the Jews under Muslim Rule Ohr Avner Foundation References Notes Bibliography Ricardo Garcia-Carcel: La Inquisición, Biblioteca El Sol. Biblioteca Básica de Historia. Grupo Anaya, Madrid, Spain 1990. . External links Bukharian Isralites The Great Aminoff Escape Saga Joseph Mammon. My Story Official World Wide Bukharian