Ben-Zion, also spelled Ben Zion, and Benzion (Hebrew: בן ציון, "Son of Zion") is a Hebrew given name. It may refer to the following people:
Given name[edit]
- Ben Zion Abba Shaul (1924–1998), rosh yeshiva, Porat Yosef Yeshiva
- Ben-Zion Ben-Yehuda, birth name of Itamar Ben-Avi (1882–1943), first native speaker of Modern Hebrew as the son of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda; journalist and Zionist activist
- Ben-Zion Bokser (1907–1984), major Conservative rabbi of the United States
- Ben-Zion Dinur (1884–1973), Israeli politician
- Benzion Freshwater (born 1948), British billionaire property investor
- Ben-Zion Gold (1923–2016), American rabbi
- Ben-Zion Gopstein (born 1969), Israeli radical right-wing activist
- Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam (born 1955), fifth Bobover Rebbe
- Ben Zion Halberstam (1874–1941), second Bobover Rebbe
- Ben-Zion Halfon (1930–1977), Israeli politician
- Benzion Halper (1884–1924), Lithuanian-American Hebraist and Arabist
- Ben-Zion Harel (1892–1972), Israeli doctor and politician
- Ben Zion Hyman (1891–1984), Canadian Jewish bookseller
- Ben-Zion Keshet (1914–1984), Israeli politician
- Benzion Klatzko (born 1968), American rabbi, university professor, founder of the largest Jewish social network
- Ben-Zion Leitner (c. 1927–2012), Israeli soldier, received highest military decoration during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
- Benzion Miller (born 1947), Jewish cantor of world renown
- Benzion Netanyahu (1910–2012), Israeli historian, father of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
- Ben-Zion Rubin (born 1939), Israeli politician
- Ben Zion Solomon, American-born Israeli musician
- Ben-Zion Sternberg (1894–1962), Zionist leader
- Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel (1880–1953), Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Mandatory Palestine and of Israel
- Ben-Zion Witler (1907–1961), Jewish singer, actor, coupletist, comedian and composer
Surname[edit]
- Aaron Ben-Zion ibn Alamani, 12th century Egyptian judge
- Yehoshua Ben-Zion (1924–2004), Israeli banker
Pseudonym[edit]
- Ben-Zion (artist) (1897–1987), also known as Ben-Zion Weinman, Ukrainian-American painter, sculptor, poet and a dramatist. Member of "The Ten" group of expressionist artists.[1][2][3]
- S. Ben Zion (1870–1932), pen name of Simha Alter Guttman, Hebrew writer, educator, newspaper editor (Ha-Omer, Haaretz literary supplement), publisher, co-founder of Tel Aviv
See also[edit]
- Ben (Hebrew)
- Zion (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles beginning with Ben-Zion
- All pages with titles beginning with Ben Zion
- All pages with titles beginning with Benzion
References[edit]
- ^ Matthew Baigell, American Artists, Jewish Images, p. 45-62, Syracuse University Press, 2006
- ^ Archives of American Art, Oral history interview with Ben-Zion, 1982
- ^ POBA file on Ben-Zion