survivor Musicians Art Garfunkel, composer, singer-songwriter Dana International, Israeli singer and musician Shlomo Artzi, musician now living in Israel Dan Bittman, singer Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer Dumitru Bughici composer, pianist Sergiu Comissiona, conductor, violinist Alma Gluck, soprano Sarah Gorby singer Clara Haskil, pianist Philip Herschkowitz, music theorist and composer Gabriel Iranyi, composer Mindru Katz, pianist Max Leibowitz violinist and bandleader Sammy Lerner, composer Yoel Levi, conductor Sergiu Luca, violinist Radu Lupu, pianist Silvia Marcovici, violinist Ion Marin, conductor Abraham Moskowitz, singer and theatre actor Joseph Moskowitz, klezmer musician Moishe Oysher, cantor and singer Simon Paskal singer, cantor and theatre actor Mendi Rodan. conductor, composer and violinist. Beverly Sills, opera singer Political figures Martin Abern, Trotskyist activist Colette Avital, Israeli politician Davicion Bally, public servant Olga Bancic, communist activist Silviu Brucan, communist politician and dissident Simion Bughici, communist politician Avram Bunaciu, communist politician Iosif Chișinevschi, communist politician Alexandru Dobrogeanu-Gherea, communist activist Mișu Dulgheru, communist activist, spy Miriam Eshkol, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol Max Goldstein, communist activist Michael Howard, British politician Serge Klarsfeld, anti-Nazi activist David Korner, Trotskyist activist Alex Kozinski, judge Leon Lichtblau, communist activist Samuel Leibowitz, attorney Vasile Luca, communist politician Gheorghe Gaston Marin, communist politician Nati Meir, politician Ghiță Moscu, communist activist and politician Alexandru Nicolschi, communist politician Ana Pauker, communist politician Marcel Pauker, communist politician Mircea Răceanu, diplomat and dissident (Jewish father) Leonte Răutu, communist politician Valter Roman, communist politician Petre Roman, politician (Jewish father) Leonte Tismăneanu, communist politician Ghizela Vass, communist activist Religious figures Moses Gaster, rabbi, philologist, community leader, early Zionist David L. Genuth, rabbi Ernest Klein, rabbi Moses Rosen, rabbi Moses Josef Rubin, rabbi Alexandru Șafran, rabbi Meir Shapiro, rabbi Nicolae Steinhardt, Christian Orthodox monk (Jewish father) Richard Wurmbrand, minister of religion Sportspeople Baseball Harry Feldman Hank Greenberg Bud Selig Kevin Youkilis Basketball Ernie Grunfeld, Romania-born US, NBA 6' 6" guard/forward & GM, Olympic champion Boxing Victor Zilberman, boxer Canoeing Leon Rotman, sprint canoer, 2x Olympic champion (C-1 10,000 meter, C-1 1,000-meter) and bronze (C-1 1,000-meter), 14 national titles Chess Abraham Baratz, chess player Alexandru Tyroler, chess player Bernardo Wexler, chess player Fencing Andre Spitzer, fencing master and coach Soccer (association football) Itay Shechter, soccer player Avi Strool, soccer player Samuel Zauber, late soccer player Rudolf Wetzer, late soccer player Jack Moisescu, late soccer player Elemer Hirsch, late soccer player Norberto Höfling, late soccer player Table tennis Angelica Rozeanu (Adelstin), Romania/Israel, 17x