Leon Yehuda Recanati (1890–1945)[2] was a Greek-born businessman and Jewish community leader who became a prominent banker and philanthropist in Mandatory Palestine.

[3] Recanti's sons, Harry,[4] Daniel, Raphael, and Jacques established the IDB Holding Corporation, one of the largest investment companies in Israel.

[3] His sons donated the Leon Recanati Business School at Tel Aviv University in his honor in 1966.

[3] In addition, they named the Salonika and Greece Jewry Heritage Center in his memory.

In his later years, he became involved in philanthropic endeavors and served as a member of the executive committee of the Society of Friends of the Hebrew University and was the founder and chairman of Banim L'Gvulam, which encouraged the settlement of Sephardic Jews in Palestine.