Shlomo

Shlomo is the English form of שְׁלֹמֹה, the Hebrew name of the Israelite King Solomon. It is a popular name among Jews, especially in the State of Israel.

The following individuals are often referred to only by the name Shlomo:

Solomon, king of ancient Israel, according to various religious texts
Shlomo (beatboxing artist) or Simon Shlomo Kahn (born 1983)
Shlohmo or Henry Laufer, an American electronic musician

The following individuals have the given name Shlomo:

Shlomo Amar (born 1948), former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel and current Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem
Shlomo Argov (1929–2003), Israeli diplomat whose attempted assassination led to the 1982 Lebanon War
Shlomo Aronson (disambiguation), multiple people
Shlomo Artzi (born 1949), Israeli singer and composer
Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (1910–1995), Rosh Yeshiva of the Kol Torah yeshiva in Israel
Shlomo Aviner (born 1943), Israeli Rosh Yeshiva of the Ateret Cohanim
Shlomo Avineri (born 1933), Professor of Political Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Shlomo Bar (born 1943), Israeli musician and composer
Shlomo Baum (1929–1999), Israeli military commando fighter
Shlomo Ben-Ami (born 1943), Israeli diplomat, politician and historian
Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir (1910–1971), Israeli politician and member of the Knesset
Shlomo Ben-Yosef (1913–1938), member of the Revisionist Zionist underground Irgun
Shlomo Benizri (born 1961), former Israeli Labour and Welfare Minister
Shlomo Bentin (1946–2012), professor of Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Shlomo Bohbot (born 1942), Israeli politician and member of the Knesset
Shlomo Breznitz (born 1936), Israeli author, psychologist, and president of the University of Haifa
Shlomo Carlebach or Reb Shlomo (1925–1994), American Jewish rabbi, religious teacher, composer, and singe
Shlomo Cohen (born 1941), Israeli diplomat
Shlomo Cohen-Tzidon (1923–2012), Israeli politician and member of the Knesset
Shlomo Cunin, American Hasidic rabbi
Shlomo Dayan (born 1952), Israeli rabbi and former member of the Knesset
Shlomo Dovrat, Israeli high-tech entrepreneur
Shlomo Dykman (1917–1965), Polish-born Israeli translator and classical scholar
Shlomo Eckstein (1929–2020), Israeli economist and President of Bar-Ilan University
Shlomo Eitan, Hebrew language linguist
Shlomo Eliahu (born 1936), Israeli businessman and former member of the Knesset
Shlomo Elyashiv (1841–1926), Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi
Shlomo Erell (born 1920), former Commander of the Israeli Navy
Shlomo Freifeld (1925–1990), American Orthodox rabbi
Shlomo Ganzfried (1804–1886), Hungarian Orthodox rabbi and author
Shlomo Gazit (born 1926), Israeli former head of IDF military intelligence, President of Ben-Gurion University
Shlomo Glickstein (born 1958), former Israeli tennis player
Shlomo Goldman or Zvhil-Sanzer rebbe, American Hasidic rabbi
Shlomo Goren (1917–1994), former Orthodox Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
Shlomo Grofman, Israeli real estate developer
Shlomo Gronich (born 1949), Israeli composer, singer-songwriter, and choir conductor
Shlomo-Ya'akov Gross (1908–2003), Israeli politician and member of the Knesset
Shlomo HaKohen (Vilna) (1828–1905), Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi
Shlomo HaKohen of Greece, 18th century mekubal and posek
Shlomo HaKohen of Lissa, 18th century rabbi and biblical commentator
Shlomo Halberstam (first Bobover rebbe) (1847–1905), first Bobover Rebbe
Shlomo Halberstam (third Bobover rebbe) (1907–2000), third Bobover Rebbe
Shlomo Hillel (born 1923), former Israeli Police and Interior Minister and Speaker of the Knesset
Shlomo Jin, one of the first of the Kaifeng Jews to make aliyah;^[1] see Chinese in Israel
Shlomo Kaplansky (1884–1950), Israeli politician and President of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Shlomo Lahat (1927–2014), eighth mayor of Tel Aviv
Shlomo Lipetz (born 1979), Israeli baseball player
Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz (1550–1619), rabbi, poet and Torah commentator
Shlomo Mintz (born 1957), highly regarded Israeli violin virtuoso
Shlomo Moussaieff (rabbi) (1852–1922), one of the founders of the Bukharian Quarter in Jerusalem
Shlomo Moussaieff (businessman) (born circa 1925), Israeli born millionaire businessman
Shlomo Chanoch Rabinowicz (1882–1942), fourth Radomsker Rebbe in Poland
Shlomo Riskin (born 1940), founder of the Lincoln Square Synagogue in New York City
Shlomo Sand (born 1946), Israeli historian
Shlomo Sawilowsky (born 1954), professor of educational statistics, Wayne State University
Shlomo Scharf (born 1943), Israeli football manager
Shlomo Sternberg (born 1936), leading American mathematician known for his work in geometry
Shlomo Sztencl (1884–1919), Rav of Tzelodz and Sosnowiec, Poland
Shlomo Veingrad, formerly Alan Veingrad (born 1963), American NFL football player
Shlomo Wiesel, the father of Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor
Shlomo Elisha Wiesel (born 1972), chief information officer of Goldman Sachs; hedge fund manager of the Niche Plus; son of Elie Wiesel
Shlomo Zev Zweigenhaft (1915–2005), Rosh Hashochtim of Poland, Chief Rabbi of Hannover & Lower Saxony

The following individuals have the given name Szlomo:

Szlomo Benjamin Fisz (1922–1989), Polish film producer and writer
Szlomo Szmajzner (1927–1989), survivors of the Sobibór extermination camp
Szlomo Zalman Lipszyc (1765–1839), Orthodox rabbi, and first Chief Rabbi of Warsaw

The following company is named Shlomo:

Shlomo Group (founded 1974), an international holding group based in Israel

References[edit]

^ Haas, Benjamin (October 16, 2011). "Chinese Jews feel more at home in Israel". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 17, 2022.

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[1] Haas, Benjamin (October 16, 2011). "Chinese Jews feel more at home in Israel". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 17, 2022.

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