Aryeh Levin was born to a Russian Jewish family in Tehran, Iran, and attended an Iranian Jewish primary and an American Community secondary school in capital. He made aliyah to Israel in October 1950 and later studied at the departments of Mideastern and Political Science studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Halutz was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and grew up on moshav Hagor. His parents are both Mizrahi Jewish, and they were born in Iran and in Iraq. Halutz holds a degree in economics from Tel Aviv University, and a Harvard Business School degree. He is chairman of the Etgarim special-needs charity.
