The Zionist youth movement Betar took its name from Bar Kokhba's traditional last stronghold, and David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, took his Hebrew last name from one of Bar Kokhba's generals.
Kelompok pemuda Betar mengambil namanya dari kubu pertahanan terakhir Bar Kokhba, dan David Ben-Gurion, perdana menteri pertama Israel, mengambil nama Ibraninya dari salah seorang jenderal Bar Kokhba.