Inventeurs juifs de jouets et de jeux

L'ours en peluche, Barbie, Monsieur Patate, Hot Wheels, les Transformers, le Rummikub, Qui est-ce ?, la ferme à fourmis, Docteur Maboul, le Jeu de la vie, la console de jeux domestique, les trains Lionel, les poupées Madame Alexander, Hasbro et Toys « R » Us. La plupart se fabriquent et se jouent toujours, et ceux qui les ont conçus étaient souvent des réfugiés : Henry Orenstein a survécu à cinq camps de concentration avant d'apporter les Transformers en Occident, Theo Coster était un condisciple d'Anne Frank, et Ruth Handler a demandé à son mari de cesser d'utiliser le prénom Isadore. Chaque fiche est sourcée.

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Alan G. HassenfeldAlan G. HassenfeldCEO of Hasbro 1989–2003; founding benefactor of Hasbro Children's Hospital and founder of the Hassenfeld Family Initiative for children's rights · 1989Alex BouazizAlex BouazizCo-founder and chief executive of Deel, the global payroll and hiring platform valued at 17.3 billion dollars in 2025.Assaf RappaportAssaf RappaportIsraeli co-founder and chief executive of Wiz, the cloud security company Google bought for about 32 billion dollars. · 1983Beatrice AlexanderBeatrice AlexanderA fondé the Alexander Doll Company; Madame Alexander dolls, still produced as collectibles · 1923Dan HouserDan HouserA cofondé Rockstar Games and was head writer of the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption series · 2001David Gottlieb (pinball)David Gottlieb (pinball)A fondé D. Gottlieb & Co. and made pinball an industry; Baffle Ball (1931) was the first successful coin-operated pinball machine · 1927Doug BernsteinDoug BernsteinA cofondé Melissa & Doug, whose wooden puzzles and pretend-play toys are among the best-selling children's toys today · 1988Elie AzoulayElie AzoulayEntrepreneur français, fondateur de the Lansay toy company.Ephraim HertzanoEphraim HertzanoA inventé Rummikub, which won the Spiel des Jahres in 1980 and is sold in dozens of countries · 1950Henry HassenfeldHenry HassenfeldA cofondé Hassenfeld Brothers in 1923, the company that became Hasbro, and led it as its head from 1926 and CEO from 1943 · 1923Herman HassenfeldHerman HassenfeldA cofondé Hassenfeld Brothers in 1923, the company that became Hasbro · 1923Hillel HassenfeldHillel HassenfeldA cofondé Hassenfeld Brothers in 1923, the company that became Hasbro · 1923John MonashJohn MonashIngénieur civil pionnier du béton armé en Australie, commandant du Corps australien en 1918 (Hamel, Amiens, ligne Hindenburg), fondateur de la Commission d'électricité du Victoria ; figure sur le… · 1918Jordan MechnerJordan MechnerA créé Karateka and Prince of Persia, pionnier cinematic animation in video games · 1989Joshua Lionel CowenJoshua Lionel CowenFondateur de Lionel Corporation (electric toy trains); early flashlight/battery work · 1877Mark LevineMark LevineA cofondé Dollar Shave Club with Michael Dubin in January 2011, after the two met at a party and found they shared the same complaint about the price of razor blades. · 2011Marvin GlassMarvin GlassCréateur de jouets whose studio created Operation, Mouse Trap, Lite-Brite, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots and Ants in the Pants. · 1960sMaxine ClarkMaxine ClarkA fondé Build-A-Bear Workshop, which turned buying a stuffed animal into making one · 1997Merav BahatMerav BahatCo-founder and chief executive of the Israeli cloud-security company Dazz (2021), sold to Wiz in 2024 for about 450 million dollars; earlier head of Microsoft's global cloud security business · 2021Morris MichtomMorris MichtomA créé the first Teddy bear (1902) with his wife Rose, naming it after Theodore Roosevelt — with the president's permission; their Brooklyn candy shop became the Ideal Toy Company · 1902Neil DruckmannNeil DruckmannIsraeli-American writer and director of The Last of Us video games.Ralph H. BaerRalph H. BaerA inventé the home video game console (the 'Brown Box'/Magnavox Odyssey, 1972) and the electronic memory game Simon (1978). · 1972Rose MichtomRose MichtomA co-créé the teddy bear and made the first ones by hand; a cofondé the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company · 1902Ruth HandlerRuth HandlerBarbie Doll and Mattel Co-founder · 1959Ryan CohenRyan CohenFondateur de Chewy en 2011, premier commerce en ligne d'articles pour animaux aux États-Unis, vendu 3,35 milliards de dollars · 2011Sam HouserSam HouserA cofondé Rockstar Games and produced the Grand Theft Auto series from Grand Theft Auto III onward · 2001Ynon KreizYnon KreizChairman and CEO of Mattel (2018-2026) who brought its brands to the screen with 'Barbie' (2023); co-CEO of the combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery (2026) · 2023Abe BookmanEngineered and marketed the Magic 8 Ball, in production continuously since 1950 · 1946Charles LazarusA fondé Toys "R" Us and invented the toy supermarket, which reshaped how toys are sold · 1948David MarxA cofondé Louis Marx and Company with his brother Louis in 1919, the firm that became the world's largest toy maker · 1919Don LevineHead of research and development at Hasbro qui a créé G.I. Joe, the first action figure · 1964Eddy GoldfarbA inventé 800+ toys including the wind-up chattering 'Yakity-Yak Talking Teeth,' KerPlunk, Battling Tops and Stompers. · 1949Edwin S. LoweNamed and popularised Bingo, and named and sold Yahtzee — both still among the most played games in the world · 1956Elliot HandlerA cofondé Mattel and designed its toys; Hot Wheels, Chatty Cathy and, with Ruth Handler, Barbie · 1945George LernerA inventé Mr. Potato Head (developed 1949, launched by Hasbro 1952). · 1952Henry OrensteinBrought Transformers to the West and held over 100 toy patents; also invented the hole-card camera that made televised poker watchable · 1984Isaac LarianA fondé MGA Entertainment, the world's largest privately owned toy company; Bratz and L.O.L. Surprise! · 1979Louis MarxA construit Louis Marx and Company into the largest toy manufacturer in the world in the 1950s · 1919Max TemkinA co-créé Cards Against Humanity, one of the best-selling party games of the past fifteen years · 2011Melissa BernsteinA cofondé Melissa & Doug, whose wooden puzzles and pretend-play toys are among the best-selling children's toys today · 1988Merrill HassenfeldPresident of Hasbro from 1943 and its head from 1960; oversaw Mr. Potato Head, the Disney licence and G.I. Joe · 1943Michael DubinA cofondé Dollar Shave Club in 2011 and wrote and performed the launch video that built it; sold to Unilever for a reported $1 billion in 2016. · 2011Milton LevineA créé the Ant Farm and co-founded Uncle Milton Toys; more than 20 million sold and still in production · 1956Ora and Theo CosterIsraeli couple qui a inventé about 200 games and toys, among them Guess Who?, Zingo! and Go Pop · 1979Ralph AnspachEconomics professor qui a créé Anti-Monopoly and won the ten-year lawsuit that put Monopoly's true origins on the record · 1973Reuben KlamerA créé the modern version of The Game of Life (1960) and held 200+ toy patents. · 1960Ronnen HararyA cofondé Spin Master and co-created PAW Patrol, which airs in 160 countries · 1994Stephen D. HassenfeldChairman and CEO of Hasbro 1980–1989; took it past Mattel to become the world's largest toy manufacturer · 1980