SettingsAmerican people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent
Abba Hillel Silver
Abba Hillel Silver (1893–1963) was a U.S. Rabbi and Zionist leader.
Abba Hillel Silver (1893–1963) was a U.S. Rabbi and Zionist leader.
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz (August 10, 1905 – March 17, 2001) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz (August 10, 1905 – March 17, 2001) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Alexander Sachs
Alexander Sachs (August 1, 1893 – June 23, 1973) was an Jewish American economist and banker.
Alexander Sachs (August 1, 1893 – June 23, 1973) was an Jewish American economist and banker.
Alexander Schneider
Alexander Schneider (21 October 1908 – 2 February 1993) was a violinist, conductor, and educator.
Alexander Schneider (21 October 1908 – 2 February 1993) was a violinist, conductor, and educator.
Arthur Freeman
Arthur Freeman (born Aaron Liebermann) was a Russian Jewish writer; born at Vilnius about 1840.
Arthur Freeman (born Aaron Liebermann) was a Russian Jewish writer; born at Vilnius about 1840.
Baruch Zuckerman
Baruch Zuckerman (26 June 1887 – 13 December 1970) was a leading American-Israeli zionist, one of the leading proponents of Yad Vashem, editor of Yiddishe Kempfer, and a leading figure in the Fa...
Baruch Zuckerman (26 June 1887 – 13 December 1970) was a leading American-Israeli zionist, one of the leading proponents of Yad Vashem, editor of Yiddishe Kempfer, and a leading figure in the Fa...
Berel Wein
Berel Wein is an American-born Orthodox rabbi, scholar, lecturer, and writer.
Berel Wein is an American-born Orthodox rabbi, scholar, lecturer, and writer.
Bernard Berenson
Bernard Berenson (June 26, 1865 – October 6, 1959) was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance.
Bernard Berenson (June 26, 1865 – October 6, 1959) was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance.
Berry Berenson
Berinthia "Berry" Berenson Perkins was an American photographer, actress, and model.
Berinthia "Berry" Berenson Perkins was an American photographer, actress, and model.
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist.
Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist.
Chris Penn
Christopher Shannon "Chris" Penn was an American film and television actor known for his roles in such films as The Wild Life, Reservoir Dogs, Footloose, Rush Hour, True Roman...
Christopher Shannon "Chris" Penn was an American film and television actor known for his roles in such films as The Wild Life, Reservoir Dogs, Footloose, Rush Hour, True Roman...
Curly Howard
Jerome Lester "Jerry" Horwitz (October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952), better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and vaudevillian.
Jerome Lester "Jerry" Horwitz (October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952), better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and vaudevillian.
Dahlov Ipcar
Dahlov Ipcar (née Zorach) (1917-) is an American painter, illustrator and author.
Dahlov Ipcar (née Zorach) (1917-) is an American painter, illustrator and author.
Daniel Lapin
Daniel Lapin (born January 1, 1947) is a political commentator and American Orthodox rabbi living on Mercer Island, Washington.
Daniel Lapin (born January 1, 1947) is a political commentator and American Orthodox rabbi living on Mercer Island, Washington.
David Aronson
David Aronson (b. 1928 in Šilova, Lithuania) is a painter and Emeritus Professor of Art at Boston University.
David Aronson (b. 1928 in Šilova, Lithuania) is a painter and Emeritus Professor of Art at Boston University.
David Bohm
David Joseph Bohm FRS was an American quantum physicist who contributed to theoretical physics, philosophy of mind, and neuropsychology.
David Joseph Bohm FRS was an American quantum physicist who contributed to theoretical physics, philosophy of mind, and neuropsychology.
David Weber (clarinetist)
David Weber (December 18, 1913-January 23, 2006) was an American classical clarinetist known for the beauty of his tone, his inspired playing, and his influential teaching of the clarinet.
David Weber (December 18, 1913-January 23, 2006) was an American classical clarinetist known for the beauty of his tone, his inspired playing, and his influential teaching of the clarinet.
Deborah Hautzig
Deborah Hautzig (born 1956, New York) is the author of several children's books, including the Little Witch series.
Deborah Hautzig (born 1956, New York) is the author of several children's books, including the Little Witch series.
Dovid Katz
Dovid Katz is an American-born, Vilnius-based Yiddish studies scholar and human rights activist, currently living in Lithuania.
Dovid Katz is an American-born, Vilnius-based Yiddish studies scholar and human rights activist, currently living in Lithuania.
Edward Sapir
Edward Sapir (; 1884–1939) was an American anthropologist-linguist, widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the early development of the disciplines of linguistics.
Edward Sapir (; 1884–1939) was an American anthropologist-linguist, widely considered to be one of the most important figures in the early development of the disciplines of linguistics.
Eli Broad
Eli Broad is an American businessman from Detroit, Michigan who resides in Los Angeles, California.
Eli Broad is an American businessman from Detroit, Michigan who resides in Los Angeles, California.
Eliakum Zunser
Eliakum Zunser (Eliakim Badchen) (October 28, 1836 - September 22, 1913), was a Lithuanian Jewish Yiddish-language poet, songwriter, and badchen who lived out the last part of his life...
Eliakum Zunser (Eliakim Badchen) (October 28, 1836 - September 22, 1913), was a Lithuanian Jewish Yiddish-language poet, songwriter, and badchen who lived out the last part of his life...
Elmer Gertz
Elmer Gertz was an American lawyer, writer and civil rights activist.
Elmer Gertz was an American lawyer, writer and civil rights activist.
Emanuel Rackman
Rabbi Emanuel Rackman was an American Modern Orthodox Rabbi, who held pulpits in major congregations and helped draw attention to the plight of Refuseniks in the then-Soviet Union and attem...
Rabbi Emanuel Rackman was an American Modern Orthodox Rabbi, who held pulpits in major congregations and helped draw attention to the plight of Refuseniks in the then-Soviet Union and attem...
Ephraim Oshry
Ephraim Oshry (1914–2003), author of The Annihilation of Lithuanian Jewry, was one of the few European rabbis and poseks to survive the Holocaust.
Ephraim Oshry (1914–2003), author of The Annihilation of Lithuanian Jewry, was one of the few European rabbis and poseks to survive the Holocaust.
Esther Hautzig
Esther Hautzig was an American writer, best known for her award-winning book The Endless Steppe.
Esther Hautzig was an American writer, best known for her award-winning book The Endless Steppe.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Gabriela Lena Frank is an American pianist and composer of contemporary classical music.
Gabriela Lena Frank is an American pianist and composer of contemporary classical music.
Harry Austryn Wolfson
Harry Austryn Wolfson (November 2, 1887–September 20, 1974) was a scholar, philosopher, and historian at Harvard University, the first chairman of a Judaic Studies Center in the United States.
Harry Austryn Wolfson (November 2, 1887–September 20, 1974) was a scholar, philosopher, and historian at Harvard University, the first chairman of a Judaic Studies Center in the United States.
Harvey Milk
Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician who became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician who became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Irving Bernstein
Irving Bernstein was an American professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles and a noted labor historian.
Irving Bernstein was an American professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles and a noted labor historian.
Israel Davidson
Israel Davidson (1870, Jonava, Lithuania - 1939, Great Neck, New York) was an American Jewish writer and publisher and has been recognized as one of the leading American Hebrew writers in his era.
Israel Davidson (1870, Jonava, Lithuania - 1939, Great Neck, New York) was an American Jewish writer and publisher and has been recognized as one of the leading American Hebrew writers in his era.
Israel Matz
Israel Matz (Hebrew:ישראל מץ) was born in Kalvarija, Lithuania in 1869, and died in New York in 1950.
Israel Matz (Hebrew:ישראל מץ) was born in Kalvarija, Lithuania in 1869, and died in New York in 1950.
J. D. Salinger
Jerome David "J. D." Salinger was an American author, best known for his only novel, The Catcher in the Rye, and his reclusive nature.
Jerome David "J. D." Salinger was an American author, best known for his only novel, The Catcher in the Rye, and his reclusive nature.
Jack Benny
Jack Benny was an American comedian, vaudevillian, radio, television, and film actor, and also a notable violinist.
Jack Benny was an American comedian, vaudevillian, radio, television, and film actor, and also a notable violinist.
Jacob Joseph
Jacob Joseph served as chief rabbi of New York City's Association of American Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, a federation of Eastern European Jewish synagogues.
Jacob Joseph served as chief rabbi of New York City's Association of American Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, a federation of Eastern European Jewish synagogues.
Jay Lovestone
Jay Lovestone (December 15, 1897 – March 7, 1990) was at various times a member of the Socialist Party of America, a leader of the Communist Party USA, leader of a small oppositionist party, an ...
Jay Lovestone (December 15, 1897 – March 7, 1990) was at various times a member of the Socialist Party of America, a leader of the Communist Party USA, leader of a small oppositionist party, an ...
Jerry Siegel
Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996), who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, and Herbert S. Fine, was the American co-creator of Super...
Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996), who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, and Herbert S. Fine, was the American co-creator of Super...
John Milius
John Frederick Milius is an American screenwriter, director, and producer of motion pictures.
John Frederick Milius is an American screenwriter, director, and producer of motion pictures.
Joseph Gurwin
Joseph Gurwin (June 13, 1920 – September 24, 2009) was a Lithuanian-born American textile executive who became a philanthropist who contributed to Jewish causes in the United States and Israel.
Joseph Gurwin (June 13, 1920 – September 24, 2009) was a Lithuanian-born American textile executive who became a philanthropist who contributed to Jewish causes in the United States and Israel.
Joseph Schereschewsky
Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky was an Anglican Bishop of Shanghai, China from 1877-1884.
Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky was an Anglican Bishop of Shanghai, China from 1877-1884.
Lena Himmelstein
Lena Himmelstein Bryant Malsin was an American clothing designer and retailer who founded the plus-size clothing chain Lane Bryant.
Lena Himmelstein Bryant Malsin was an American clothing designer and retailer who founded the plus-size clothing chain Lane Bryant.
Leo Jaffe
Leo Jaffe (23 April 1909 in New York City, New York – 20 August 1997 in New York City, New York) was an American film executive.
Leo Jaffe (23 April 1909 in New York City, New York – 20 August 1997 in New York City, New York) was an American film executive.
Louis Ginzberg
Rabbi Louis Ginzberg was a Talmudist of the twentieth century.
Rabbi Louis Ginzberg was a Talmudist of the twentieth century.
Louis Wolfson
Louis Elwood Wolfson (January 28, 1912 - December 30, 2007) was a Wall Street financier and one of the first modern corporate raiders, labeled by Time Magazine as such in a 1956 article.
Louis Elwood Wolfson (January 28, 1912 - December 30, 2007) was a Wall Street financier and one of the first modern corporate raiders, labeled by Time Magazine as such in a 1956 article.
Louis Zukofsky
Louis Zukofsky was an American poet.
Louis Zukofsky was an American poet.
Lydia Rabinowitsch-Kempner
Lydia Rabinowitsch-Kempner (August 22, 1871 – August 3, 1935) was an American physician.
Lydia Rabinowitsch-Kempner (August 22, 1871 – August 3, 1935) was an American physician.
Mark E. Kalmansohn
Mark E. Kalmansohn is the former prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice who hunted down and brought to justice Lucian Ludwig Kozminski, a Jewish oberkapo convicted in 1982 of swi...
Mark E. Kalmansohn is the former prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice who hunted down and brought to justice Lucian Ludwig Kozminski, a Jewish oberkapo convicted in 1982 of swi...
Maury Povich
Maurice Richard "Maury" Povich is an American television talk show host of the tabloid talk show Maury.
Maurice Richard "Maury" Povich is an American television talk show host of the tabloid talk show Maury.
Max Margolis
Max Leopold Margolis was a Lithuanian-born American philologist.
Max Leopold Margolis was a Lithuanian-born American philologist.
Meyer London
Meyer London (December 29, 1871 — June 6, 1926) was an American politician from New York City.
Meyer London (December 29, 1871 — June 6, 1926) was an American politician from New York City.
Meyer Schapiro
Meyer Schapiro (23 September 1904, Šiauliai – 3 March 1996, New York) was a Lithuanian-born American art historian known for forging new art historical methodologies that incorporated an i...
Meyer Schapiro (23 September 1904, Šiauliai – 3 March 1996, New York) was a Lithuanian-born American art historian known for forging new art historical methodologies that incorporated an i...
Mitchell Parish
Mitchell Parish was an American lyricist.
Mitchell Parish was an American lyricist.
Moe Howard
Moses Harry Horwitz, known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictu...
Moses Harry Horwitz, known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictu...
Monica Lewinsky
Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom United States President Bill Clinton admitted to having had an "improper relationship" while she worked at the White H...
Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom United States President Bill Clinton admitted to having had an "improper relationship" while she worked at the White H...
Morris Cohen (Soviet spy)
Morris Cohen also known in London as Peter Kroger (2 July 1910 – 23 June 1995) was an American convicted of espionage for the Soviet Union.
Morris Cohen also known in London as Peter Kroger (2 July 1910 – 23 June 1995) was an American convicted of espionage for the Soviet Union.
Morris Cohen (spy)
Morris Cohen also known in London as Peter Kroger was an American convicted of espionage for the Soviet Union.
Morris Cohen also known in London as Peter Kroger was an American convicted of espionage for the Soviet Union.
Morris Lichtenstein
Morris Lichtenstein was the founder of the Society of Jewish Science.
Morris Lichtenstein was the founder of the Society of Jewish Science.
Moshe Shatzkes
Moshe Shatzkes was a renowned rabbi, Talmudic scholar and noted genius, commonly known as the "Lomzshe/Łomża Rov".
Moshe Shatzkes was a renowned rabbi, Talmudic scholar and noted genius, commonly known as the "Lomzshe/Łomża Rov".
Nathanael West
Nathanael West was a US author, screenwriter and satirist.
Nathanael West was a US author, screenwriter and satirist.
Nesse Godin
Nesse Godin is a Holocaust survivor.
Nesse Godin is a Holocaust survivor.
Paul Zukofsky
Paul Zukofsky (b. Brooklyn, New York, October 22, 1943) is an American violinist and conductor known for his work in the field of contemporary classical music.
Paul Zukofsky (b. Brooklyn, New York, October 22, 1943) is an American violinist and conductor known for his work in the field of contemporary classical music.
Phoebus Levene
Phoebus Aaron Theodore Levene, M.D. was a Russian-American biochemist who studied the structure and function of nucleic acids.
Phoebus Aaron Theodore Levene, M.D. was a Russian-American biochemist who studied the structure and function of nucleic acids.
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979), better known by her stage name Pink (often stylized as P!nk), is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress.
Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979), better known by her stage name Pink (often stylized as P!nk), is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress.
Poppy Cannon
Poppy Cannon (August 2, 1905 - April 1975) was at various times the food editor of the Ladies Home Journal and House Beautiful, and the author of several 1950s cookbooks.
Poppy Cannon (August 2, 1905 - April 1975) was at various times the food editor of the Ladies Home Journal and House Beautiful, and the author of several 1950s cookbooks.
Ralph Moses Paiewonsky
Ralph Moses Paiewonsky (November 9, 1907, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – November 9, 1991, St. Thomas) was a businessman and politician who served as the ninth civilian governor of the Unit...
Ralph Moses Paiewonsky (November 9, 1907, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – November 9, 1991, St. Thomas) was a businessman and politician who served as the ninth civilian governor of the Unit...
Reuben Leon Kahn
Reuben Leon Kahn was an American immunologist.
Reuben Leon Kahn was an American immunologist.
Robert Novak
Robert David Sanders "Bob" Novak was an American syndicated columnist, journalist, television personality, author, and conservative political commentator.
Robert David Sanders "Bob" Novak was an American syndicated columnist, journalist, television personality, author, and conservative political commentator.
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Cherrie Barr is an American actress, comedian, writer, television producer and director.
Roseanne Cherrie Barr is an American actress, comedian, writer, television producer and director.
Roy M. Goodman
Roy M. Goodman (born 1930) is an American politician.
Roy M. Goodman (born 1930) is an American politician.
S. B. Komaiko
S.B. Komaiko was an American author, journalist, and Zionist.
S.B. Komaiko was an American author, journalist, and Zionist.
Samuel Dickstein (congressman)
Samuel Dickstein (February 5, 1885 – April 22, 1954) was a Democratic Congressional Representative from New York and a New York State Supreme Court Justice.
Samuel Dickstein (February 5, 1885 – April 22, 1954) was a Democratic Congressional Representative from New York and a New York State Supreme Court Justice.
Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky
Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky (known as Joseph; 6 May 1831-15 October 1906, known in Chinese as, Joseph Shi) was an Anglican Bishop of Shanghai, China from 1877-1884.
Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky (known as Joseph; 6 May 1831-15 October 1906, known in Chinese as, Joseph Shi) was an Anglican Bishop of Shanghai, China from 1877-1884.
Samuel Mendelsohn
Samuel Mendelsohn (1850–1922) was a rabbi and scholar born near Kaunas, Lithuania.
Samuel Mendelsohn (1850–1922) was a rabbi and scholar born near Kaunas, Lithuania.
Scott Storch
Scott Storch is an American record producer.
Scott Storch is an American record producer.
Senda Berenson Abbott
Senda Berenson Abbott was a pioneer of women's basketball, authoring the first Basketball Guide for Women.
Senda Berenson Abbott was a pioneer of women's basketball, authoring the first Basketball Guide for Women.
Shemp Howard
Shemp Howard was an American actor and comedian best known as a part of the Three Stooges comedy team.
Shemp Howard was an American actor and comedian best known as a part of the Three Stooges comedy team.
Shirley Povich
Shirley Lewis Povich (July 15, 1905 – June 4, 1998) was an American sports columnist and reporter for the Washington Post.
Shirley Lewis Povich (July 15, 1905 – June 4, 1998) was an American sports columnist and reporter for the Washington Post.
Shlomo Kleit
Shlomo Kleit (1880–1962) was a leader of the Yiddishist/Socialist movement in Lithuania.
Shlomo Kleit (1880–1962) was a leader of the Yiddishist/Socialist movement in Lithuania.
Sidney Buchman
Sidney Robert Buchman was a screenwriter and producer who worked on 38 films from the late 1920s to the early 1970s.
Sidney Robert Buchman was a screenwriter and producer who worked on 38 films from the late 1920s to the early 1970s.
Simon Kovar
Simon Kovar (May 22, 1890 – January 17, 1970) was a 20th century bassoonist and one of the most renowned teachers of the instrument.
Simon Kovar (May 22, 1890 – January 17, 1970) was a 20th century bassoonist and one of the most renowned teachers of the instrument.
William Weinstone
William Wolf "Will" Weinstone (1897–1985) was an American Communist politician and labor leader.
William Wolf "Will" Weinstone (1897–1985) was an American Communist politician and labor leader.
Zalman Grinberg
Zalman Grinberg (September 4, 1912 - August 8, 1983) was a medical doctor who served as the chairman for the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the American sector of Germany and Austria aft...
Zalman Grinberg (September 4, 1912 - August 8, 1983) was a medical doctor who served as the chairman for the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the American sector of Germany and Austria aft...
Zvi Griliches
Hirsh Zvi Griliches (12 September 1930 – 4 November 1999) was an economist at Harvard University.
Hirsh Zvi Griliches (12 September 1930 – 4 November 1999) was an economist at Harvard University.
Zvi Kolitz
Zvi Kolitz, a film and theatrical producer and a writer whose short story Yosl Rakover Talks to God became a classic of Holocaust literature, died Sept.
Zvi Kolitz, a film and theatrical producer and a writer whose short story Yosl Rakover Talks to God became a classic of Holocaust literature, died Sept.