Els Salomon-Prins Bendheim (7 July 1923 – 12 January 2023, 23 Tammuz 5683 – 20 Tevet 5783) was a Dutch-born Orthodox Jewish philanthropist, theologian, author and photographer.

Inheriting a love for Jewish literature, she initiated the publication of her grandfather's correspondences, the notes he left in the margins of his books and an anthology of his work in Dutch.

[7] Bendheim stressed the importance of community and inclusiveness in Jewish rulings, arguing that Orthodox Jews who were wheelchair bound and young mothers with infants could not attend synagogue on the Sabbath without an eruv.

Her son, Philip Bendheim, serves on the board and coordinates the activities of the Friends of Yad Sarah Associations in the United States and Europe.

[11][failed verification] Bendheim was involved in establishing and upkeeping the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, and was among the founding members of Manhattan Day School, Stern College for Women and Yeshiva University.