List of Irish Jews
Jews have lived in Ireland for centuries. Notable individuals from the community include: Lenny Abrahamson, Irish film director Leonard Abrahamson (1896–1961), Gaelic scholar, who switched to medicine and became a professor, was born in Russia, grew up in Newry where he attended the local Christian Brothers school and lodged with the Nurock family in Dublin while studying at Trinity College Dublin Max Abrahamson, lawyer; author of "Engineering Law and the ICE(Institute of Civil Engineers) Contract" which became known worldwide as "the engineers' bible" William Annyas (Ãnes), Mayor of Youghal (1555) Marrano merchant Francis Annyas (Ãnes), Mayor of Youghal in 1569, 1576 and 1581, Youghal garrison commander and a spy for Francis Drake Philip Baker (1880–1932), Irish chess champion in 1924, 1927, 1928, and 1929 Justice Henry Barron, Irish Supreme Court judge 1997-2003 Leopold Bloom, fictional protagonist of Ulysses Louis Bookman (1890–1943), Irish international soccer and cricket player Michael Noyk, Irish Republican and solicitor during the Irish War of Independence Robert Briscoe, member of the Irish Republican Army during the Anglo-Irish War and twice Lord Mayor of Dublin (1956 and 1961) Ben Briscoe (son of Robert Briscoe), former Fianna Fáil T.D. and Lord Mayor of Dublin (1988) Joe Briscoe (son of Robert Briscoe), member of the Jewish Representative Council (predating Israeli Embassy) and Commandant in the Irish Army Michelle Citron, feminist film, video and multimedia producer, scholar and author Max Eager (son of George Eager), first Chief Rabbi of Ireland Elaine Feldman (1916–2006), co-founder of the first secondary school for the Jewish community in Dublin Maurice Freeman (1875–1951), Mayor of Johannesburg 1934/35 Bob Geldof, singer-songwriter, actor and activist had a Jewish grandmother Gerald Goldberg, Lord Mayor of Cork in 1977 Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, Chief Rabbi of Ireland from 1919 to 1937, later of the British Mandate of Palestine and Israel Chaim Herzog, sixth President of Israel and British World War II veteran, born in Belfast, raised in Dublin.