Author engrossed readers worldwide with saucy tales of the rich and beautiful, a lifestyle reflected in her memoir 'Sex and Shopping: The Confessions of a Nice Jewish Girl'

Cavalry officer Tom Derek Bowden was one of 5,000 foreigners who volunteered to help establish the Jewish state as part of a group know as the 'Machal,’ UK Jewish News reports

During his time at Random House, Jewish chairman made it one of the largest book firms while defending political dissent; rejected HRW in 2009 for becoming biased against Israel

British writer, best known for 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea,' fled Nazi Germany with her family at age 10, was awarded OBE for services to children’s literature, Holocaust education

One of the first major writers to bring Jewish stories to a general audience, the Pulitzer Prize winner's steady faith inspired his stories of religious values and secular success

After fleeing Germany aged 12, he joined US forces in WWII where he fought at Remagen and played a key role in Counter Intelligence Corps, helping root out hardline Nazis

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Taub, an Auschwitz survivor, eulogized by prime minister, president for championing the spiritual resistance of WWII victims

The provocative playwright, who was Jewish, won Tony and Olivier awards, and the screen adaptation of his play earned an Oscar nomination

Bloch was a major donor to Kansas City Jewish community and was once famously denied membership in a local country club because he was Jewish

Lt. Gen. Jack Jacob's name to be added to plaque at Ammunition Hill memorial site for Jews who served admirably in foreign militaries