Ben-Ami Explained

Ben-Ami (Hebrew: בֶּן עַמִּי; means "Son of my People") is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name:

• Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, founder of The African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem
• Ben-Ami Kadish (1923–2012), U.S. Army mechanical engineer

Surname:

• Daniel Ben-Ami, British journalist
• Doron Ben-Ami, Israeli archaeologist
• Didi Benami (born 1986), American singer/songwriter
• Jacob Ben-Ami (1890–1977), Russian-born stage actor
• Jeremy Ben-Ami, chairman of U.S. Israel advocacy group J Street
• Joseph Ben-Ami, head of the Canadian Centre for Policy Studies
• Moshe Ben-Ami (1898–1960), an Israeli politician and lawyer
• Naomi Ben-Ami (born 1960), Israeli diplomat and head of Nativ
• Shlomo Ben-Ami (born 1943), Israeli diplomat, politician and historian

See also

• Ammon