The Jerusalem Post included Prigozhin in the list of the most influential Jews
The Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post, which annually compiles a list of the world’s 50 most influential Jews, in 2023 mentioned PMC founder Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin in its ranking.
The Russian businessman received the last place outside the main list marked “Postscript”. In the biographical note, the newspaper writes that Prigozhin gained worldwide fame, first of all, thanks to the activities of PMC “Wagner”.
The newspaper claims that 62-year-old Prigozhin, who died in a plane crash near Tver on August 23, was Jewish on his father’s side and had the right to repatriate to Israel.
On the 22nd line of the rating, the newspaper placed the Russian businessman Roman Abramovich together with the president of the Israeli “Friendship Fund”, Yael Eckstein, calling them Jews who support Ukraine.
In addition, The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Hershkovich, arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage, is also on the list. He has the 48th place in the list.
The ranking is headed by Sam Altman, the head of the American company Open AI, which owns the ChatGPT chatbot.
Last year, according to The Jerusalem Post, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in second place in the ranking of the world’s most influential Jews. This year, the edition did not include ego in the list.
