Esther Benbassa

| birth_place = Istanbul, Turkey | party = Independent (2021–present) | alma_mater = Tel Aviv University (B.A)
University Paris-VIII (PhD)
University Paris-III (PhD)
INALCO | occupation = Historian • Politician | citizenship = Turkey • Israel • France | spouse = Jean-Christophe Attias | otherparty = Europe Ecology - The Greens (until 2021) | birth_name = Esther Benbassa | constituency = Paris | constituency1 = Val-de-Marne | term_end = 1 October 2023 }}

Esther Benbassa-Dudonney (born 27 March 1950) is a Turkish-Israeli-French historian and politician. She specializes in the history of Jews and other minorities. Between 2011 and 2023, Benbassa served as a French senator, representing Paris (2017–2023) and Val-de-Marne (2011–2017).

Benbassa is an independent. She was previously a member of Europe Ecology – The Greens, but was expelled from its parliamentary group in September 2021 following allegations of psychological workplace bullying by her former parliamentary assistants. This prompted her to leave the party altogether shortly after. Provided by Wikipedia