SettingsAmerican people of Polish-Jewish descent
Abe Coleman
Abe Kelmer / Abba Kelmer (September 20, 1905 – March 28, 2007) was a Polish professional wrestler, known by the ring names Abe Coleman, Hebrew Hercules, and Jewish Tarzan.
Abe Kelmer / Abba Kelmer (September 20, 1905 – March 28, 2007) was a Polish professional wrestler, known by the ring names Abe Coleman, Hebrew Hercules, and Jewish Tarzan.
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician.
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (April 9, 1910 – February 22, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician.
Abraham Brill
Abraham Arden Brill (October 12, 1874, Kańczuga, Austrian Galicia – March 2, 1948, New York City) was an Austrian psychiatrist.
Abraham Arden Brill (October 12, 1874, Kańczuga, Austrian Galicia – March 2, 1948, New York City) was an Austrian psychiatrist.
Abraham Hirschfeld
Abraham Jacob "Abe" Hirschfeld, was a Polish-born New York real estate developer known for his eccentric endeavors, love for publicity, $2 neckties, strong Yiddish accent, and murder-for-hire pl...
Abraham Jacob "Abe" Hirschfeld, was a Polish-born New York real estate developer known for his eccentric endeavors, love for publicity, $2 neckties, strong Yiddish accent, and murder-for-hire pl...
Abraham Osheroff
Abraham Osheroff (October 24, 1915 – April 6, 2008) was an American social activist, carpenter, war veteran, documentary filmmaker, and lecturer.
Abraham Osheroff (October 24, 1915 – April 6, 2008) was an American social activist, carpenter, war veteran, documentary filmmaker, and lecturer.
Adam Greenberg (cinematographer)
Adam Greenberg, A.S.C. (born Adam Grinberg, 1939, Kraków, Poland) is a cinematographer noted for his work in Israel and the United States, including numerous films starring Arnold Schwarze...
Adam Greenberg, A.S.C. (born Adam Grinberg, 1939, Kraków, Poland) is a cinematographer noted for his work in Israel and the United States, including numerous films starring Arnold Schwarze...
Adam Ulam
Adam Bruno Ulam was a Polish and American historian and political scientist at Harvard University.
Adam Bruno Ulam was a Polish and American historian and political scientist at Harvard University.
Adolphe Danziger De Castro
Adolphe Danziger De Castro, also known as Gustav Adolf Danziger, Adolph Danziger, Adolphe Danziger and Adolphe De Castro, was a Jewish scholar, journalist, lawyer and aut...
Adolphe Danziger De Castro, also known as Gustav Adolf Danziger, Adolph Danziger, Adolphe Danziger and Adolphe De Castro, was a Jewish scholar, journalist, lawyer and aut...
Albert Sabin
Albert Bruce Sabin was an American medical researcher best known for having developed an oral polio vaccine.
Albert Bruce Sabin was an American medical researcher best known for having developed an oral polio vaccine.
Albert Warner
Aaron "Albert" Warner was a Polish-born American film executive who was one of the founders of Warner Bros.
Aaron "Albert" Warner was a Polish-born American film executive who was one of the founders of Warner Bros.
Alex Borstein
Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein is an American actress, singer, voice actress, writer and comedian.
Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein is an American actress, singer, voice actress, writer and comedian.
Alex Karczmar
Alexander George Karczmar (known as Nicky), an American neuroscientist and academician, was born on May 9, 1917, in Warsaw, Poland.
Alexander George Karczmar (known as Nicky), an American neuroscientist and academician, was born on May 9, 1917, in Warsaw, Poland.
Alex Rose
Alex Rose was a labor leader in the American Hatters' Union, a co-founder of the American Labor Party, and vice-chairman of the Liberal Party of New York.
Alex Rose was a labor leader in the American Hatters' Union, a co-founder of the American Labor Party, and vice-chairman of the Liberal Party of New York.
Alexis Arquette
Alexis Arquette (born Robert Arquette, July 28, 1969) is an American actress, musician, and cabaret performer.
Alexis Arquette (born Robert Arquette, July 28, 1969) is an American actress, musician, and cabaret performer.
Alfred J. Lotka
Alfred James Lotka was a US mathematician, physical chemist, and statistician, famous for his work in population dynamics and energetics.
Alfred James Lotka was a US mathematician, physical chemist, and statistician, famous for his work in population dynamics and energetics.
Alicia Appleman-Jurman
Alicia Appleman-Jurmanwas a car (born May 9, 1930, Rosulna, Poland) is a Polish-American memoirist and has spoken out about her experiences of the Holocaust in her autobiography, Alicia: M...
Alicia Appleman-Jurmanwas a car (born May 9, 1930, Rosulna, Poland) is a Polish-American memoirist and has spoken out about her experiences of the Holocaust in her autobiography, Alicia: M...
Anna Goldfeder
Dr. Anna Goldfeder (1898 – February 15, 1993) was a pioneering researcher in the fields of radiology and cancer treatment.
Dr. Anna Goldfeder (1898 – February 15, 1993) was a pioneering researcher in the fields of radiology and cancer treatment.
Anne Wojcicki
Anne E. Wojcicki ( ; born July 28, 1973) is an American biotech analyst, biologist, and the co-founder of 23andMe.
Anne E. Wojcicki ( ; born July 28, 1973) is an American biotech analyst, biologist, and the co-founder of 23andMe.
Arnold Ehrlich
Arnold Bogomul Ehrlich (15 January 1848, Wlodawka, Poland, – November 1919, New Rochelle, New York) was a scholar of bible and rabbinics whose work spanned the latter part of the 19th and ...
Arnold Bogomul Ehrlich (15 January 1848, Wlodawka, Poland, – November 1919, New Rochelle, New York) was a scholar of bible and rabbinics whose work spanned the latter part of the 19th and ...
Art Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman is an American cartoonist, editor and comics advocate, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus.
Art Spiegelman is an American cartoonist, editor and comics advocate, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus.
Arthur Goldberg
Arthur Joseph Goldberg (August 8, 1908 January 19, 1990) was an American statesman and jurist who served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Supreme Court Justice and Ambassador to the United Nations.
Arthur Joseph Goldberg (August 8, 1908 January 19, 1990) was an American statesman and jurist who served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Supreme Court Justice and Ambassador to the United Nations.
Arthur Hertzberg
Arthur Hertzberg (June 9, 1921 – April 17, 2006) was a Conservative rabbi and prominent Jewish-American scholar and activist.
Arthur Hertzberg (June 9, 1921 – April 17, 2006) was a Conservative rabbi and prominent Jewish-American scholar and activist.
Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist.
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist.
Arthur Murray
Arthur Murray was a dance instructor and businessman, whose name is most often associated with the dance studio chain that bears his name.
Arthur Murray was a dance instructor and businessman, whose name is most often associated with the dance studio chain that bears his name.
Arthur Rubinstein
Arthur Rubinstein was a Polish-American classical pianist who received international acclaim for his performances of the music written by a variety of composers; many regard him as the greatest ...
Arthur Rubinstein was a Polish-American classical pianist who received international acclaim for his performances of the music written by a variety of composers; many regard him as the greatest ...
Arthur Szyk
Arthur Szyk (June 16, 1894 – September 13, 1951) was a graphic artist, book illustrator, stage designer and caricaturist.
Arthur Szyk (June 16, 1894 – September 13, 1951) was a graphic artist, book illustrator, stage designer and caricaturist.
Barbara Frum
Barbara Frum, OC was a Canadian radio and television journalist, acclaimed for her interviews for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Barbara Frum, OC was a Canadian radio and television journalist, acclaimed for her interviews for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Barbara Lenk
Barbara A. Lenk is an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Barbara A. Lenk is an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Benzion Miller
Cantor Benzion Miller was born in a DP Camp in Fernwald, Germany in December 1947.
Cantor Benzion Miller was born in a DP Camp in Fernwald, Germany in December 1947.
Bernard Madoff
Bernard Lawrence "Bernie" Madoff (; born April 29, 1938) is a former American businessman, stockbroker, investment advisor, and financier.
Bernard Lawrence "Bernie" Madoff (; born April 29, 1938) is a former American businessman, stockbroker, investment advisor, and financier.
Bernard Spitzer
Bernard Spitzer (born 1924) is an American real estate developer and philanthropist in New York City who built several landmark buildings around the city including The Corinthian which was the l...
Bernard Spitzer (born 1924) is an American real estate developer and philanthropist in New York City who built several landmark buildings around the city including The Corinthian which was the l...
Berta Rosenbaum Golahny
Berta Rosenbaum Golahny was an American painter, printmaker, and sculptor whose work blended abstract with realistic representations.
Berta Rosenbaum Golahny was an American painter, printmaker, and sculptor whose work blended abstract with realistic representations.
Bo Belinsky
Robert "Bo" Belinsky (December 7, 1936 – November 23, 2001) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, who became an instant southern California celebrity as a rookie with the...
Robert "Bo" Belinsky (December 7, 1936 – November 23, 2001) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, who became an instant southern California celebrity as a rookie with the...
Bobby Fischer
Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess Grandmaster and the 11th World Chess Champion.
Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess Grandmaster and the 11th World Chess Champion.
Boris Kaufman
Boris Abelevich Kaufman, A.S.C. was a cinematographer.
Boris Abelevich Kaufman, A.S.C. was a cinematographer.
Bruce Molsky
Bruce C. Molsky (born 1955, New York City) is an American fiddler, banjo player, guitarist, and singer.
Bruce C. Molsky (born 1955, New York City) is an American fiddler, banjo player, guitarist, and singer.
Bruce Wasserstein
Bruce Jay Wasserstein (December 25, 1947 – October 14, 2009) was an American investment banker and businessman.
Bruce Jay Wasserstein (December 25, 1947 – October 14, 2009) was an American investment banker and businessman.
Carl R. Byoir
Carl Robert Byoir was one of the founding fathers of public relations.
Carl Robert Byoir was one of the founding fathers of public relations.
Casimir Funk
Kazimierz Funk (February 23, 1884 – November 20, 1967), commonly anglicized as Casimir Funk, was a Polish biochemist.
Kazimierz Funk (February 23, 1884 – November 20, 1967), commonly anglicized as Casimir Funk, was a Polish biochemist.
Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg
Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg was a Polish-born, American-raised, Israeli Haredi rabbi and rosh yeshiva who, from 1965, made his home in the Kiryat Mattersdorf neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel.
Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg was a Polish-born, American-raised, Israeli Haredi rabbi and rosh yeshiva who, from 1965, made his home in the Kiryat Mattersdorf neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel.
Chaim Potok
Chaim Potok (; February 17, 1929 – July 23, 2002) was an American Jewish author and rabbi.
Chaim Potok (; February 17, 1929 – July 23, 2002) was an American Jewish author and rabbi.
Chaskel Besser
Chaskel Besser (February 12, 1923 – February 9, 2010) was a well known Orthodox rabbi for much of the 20th and early 21st century, living in Manhattan, New York.
Chaskel Besser (February 12, 1923 – February 9, 2010) was a well known Orthodox rabbi for much of the 20th and early 21st century, living in Manhattan, New York.
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Eric Hitchens was an English American author and journalist whose career spanned more than four decades.
Christopher Eric Hitchens was an English American author and journalist whose career spanned more than four decades.
Chuck Schumer
Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer is the senior United States Senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party.
Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer is the senior United States Senator from New York and a member of the Democratic Party.
Connie Wisniewski
Constance Wisniewski (Wiśniewski) (February 18, 1922 – May 4, 1995) was a starting pitcher and outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Constance Wisniewski (Wiśniewski) (February 18, 1922 – May 4, 1995) was a starting pitcher and outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Curt Siodmak
Curt Siodmak (August 10, 1902 – 2 September, 2000) was a novelist and screenwriter.
Curt Siodmak (August 10, 1902 – 2 September, 2000) was a novelist and screenwriter.
Cyrus Harvey, Jr.
Cyrus "Cy" Isadore Harvey, Jr. was an American film distributor, the co-founder of Janus Films, and part-owner of the Brattle Theatre with his longtime business partner Bryant Haliday.
Cyrus "Cy" Isadore Harvey, Jr. was an American film distributor, the co-founder of Janus Films, and part-owner of the Brattle Theatre with his longtime business partner Bryant Haliday.
Dagmar Godowsky
Dagmar Godowsky was an American silent film actress born in Chicago to Polish composer Leopold Godowsky and Frederica Saxe.
Dagmar Godowsky was an American silent film actress born in Chicago to Polish composer Leopold Godowsky and Frederica Saxe.
Daniel Bell
Daniel Bell was an American sociologist, writer, editor, and professor emeritus at Harvard University, best known for his seminal contributions to the study of post-industrialism.
Daniel Bell was an American sociologist, writer, editor, and professor emeritus at Harvard University, best known for his seminal contributions to the study of post-industrialism.
Daniel Libeskind
Daniel Libeskind, is an American architect, artist, and set designer of Polish-Jewish descent.
Daniel Libeskind, is an American architect, artist, and set designer of Polish-Jewish descent.
Daniela Ruah
Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah is a Portuguese-American actress best known for playing NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS series NCIS: Los Angeles.
Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah is a Portuguese-American actress best known for playing NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS series NCIS: Los Angeles.
Danny Diablo
Danny Diablo a.k.a. Lord Ezec is an underground recording artist focusing mainly in the worlds of hardcore punk and hip hop.
Danny Diablo a.k.a. Lord Ezec is an underground recording artist focusing mainly in the worlds of hardcore punk and hip hop.
David Arquette
David Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, fashion designer, and occasional professional wrestler.
David Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, fashion designer, and occasional professional wrestler.
David Ehrenstein
David Ehrenstein (born February 18, 1947) is an American critic who focuses primarily on issues of homosexuality in cinema.
David Ehrenstein (born February 18, 1947) is an American critic who focuses primarily on issues of homosexuality in cinema.
David Krumholtz
David Krumholtz is an American actor best known for playing Professor Charlie Eppes in the television series Numb3rs.
David Krumholtz is an American actor best known for playing Professor Charlie Eppes in the television series Numb3rs.
David Lieber
Dr. David L. Lieber, rabbi and scholar, was president emeritus of the University of Judaism and the senior editor of the Etz Hayim Humash.
Dr. David L. Lieber, rabbi and scholar, was president emeritus of the University of Judaism and the senior editor of the Etz Hayim Humash.
David Opatoshu
David Opatoshu was an American film, stage and television actor.
David Opatoshu was an American film, stage and television actor.
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.
Deborah Markowitz
Deborah "Deb" Markowitz is a former Secretary of State of Vermont and current Vermont Secretary of Natural Resources.
Deborah "Deb" Markowitz is a former Secretary of State of Vermont and current Vermont Secretary of Natural Resources.
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (; born June 22, 1933) is the senior United States Senator from California.
Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (; born June 22, 1933) is the senior United States Senator from California.
Donna Dubinsky
Donna Dubinsky (born July 4, 1955) is a businesswoman who played an integral role in the development of personal digital assistants (PDAs) serving as CEO of Palm, Inc. and co-founding Handspring...
Donna Dubinsky (born July 4, 1955) is a businesswoman who played an integral role in the development of personal digital assistants (PDAs) serving as CEO of Palm, Inc. and co-founding Handspring...
Elhanan Helpman
Elhanan Helpman is an Israeli-American economist who works in the field of international trade, political economy and economic growth.
Elhanan Helpman is an Israeli-American economist who works in the field of international trade, political economy and economic growth.
Eli Roth
Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor.
Eli Raphael Roth (born April 18, 1972) is an American film director, producer, writer and actor.
Eli Wallach
Eli Herschel Wallach is an American film, television and stage actor who gained fame in the late 1950s.
Eli Herschel Wallach is an American film, television and stage actor who gained fame in the late 1950s.
Elie Hirschfeld
Elie Hirschfeld (born December 25, 1949) is an American real estate developer, theatrical producer, and art collector based in New York City.
Elie Hirschfeld (born December 25, 1949) is an American real estate developer, theatrical producer, and art collector based in New York City.
Elie Nadelman
Elie Nadelman (February 20, 1882 - December 28, 1946) was an American sculptor, draughtsman and collector of Polish birth.
Elie Nadelman (February 20, 1882 - December 28, 1946) was an American sculptor, draughtsman and collector of Polish birth.
Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an American lawyer, political commentator, and former Democratic Party politician.
Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an American lawyer, political commentator, and former Democratic Party politician.
Ephraim Avigdor Speiser
Ephraim Avigdor Speiser (January 24, 1902 – June 15, 1965) was a Polish-born American Assyriologist.
Ephraim Avigdor Speiser (January 24, 1902 – June 15, 1965) was a Polish-born American Assyriologist.
Ernestine Rose
Ernestine Louise Rose was an atheist feminist, Individualist Feminist, and abolitionist.
Ernestine Louise Rose was an atheist feminist, Individualist Feminist, and abolitionist.
Estelle Getty
Estelle Scher-Gettleman, better known by her stage name Estelle Getty, was an American actress, who appeared in film, television, and theatre.
Estelle Scher-Gettleman, better known by her stage name Estelle Getty, was an American actress, who appeared in film, television, and theatre.
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.
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler (July 16, 1863 - August 20, 1927) was an Austrian-born U.S. pianist.
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler (July 16, 1863 - August 20, 1927) was an Austrian-born U.S. pianist.
Florence Prag Kahn
Florence Prag Kahn (November 9, 1866 – November 16, 1948) was an American teacher and politician who in 1925 became the first Jewish woman to serve in the United States Congress.
Florence Prag Kahn (November 9, 1866 – November 16, 1948) was an American teacher and politician who in 1925 became the first Jewish woman to serve in the United States Congress.
Frank Gehry
Frank Owen Gehry, is a Canadian American Pritzker Prize-winning architect based in Los Angeles, California.
Frank Owen Gehry, is a Canadian American Pritzker Prize-winning architect based in Los Angeles, California.
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg is the senior United States Senator from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party.
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg is the senior United States Senator from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party.
Frank Oz
Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; b. May 25, 1944) is an American film director, actor, voice actor and puppeteer who is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy an...
Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; b. May 25, 1944) is an American film director, actor, voice actor and puppeteer who is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy an...
Frieda B. Hennock
Frieda Barkin Hennock (27 December 1904 – 20 June 1960) was born in the city of Kovel now in Ukraine.
Frieda Barkin Hennock (27 December 1904 – 20 June 1960) was born in the city of Kovel now in Ukraine.
Fyvush Finkel
Philip “Fyvush” Finkel (born October 9, 1922) is an American actor best known as a star of Yiddish theater and for his role as lawyer Douglas Wambaugh on the television series Picket Fences,...
Philip “Fyvush” Finkel (born October 9, 1922) is an American actor best known as a star of Yiddish theater and for his role as lawyer Douglas Wambaugh on the television series Picket Fences,...
Georgina Bloomberg
Georgina Bloomberg, is the younger daughter of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Susan Brown.
Georgina Bloomberg, is the younger daughter of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Susan Brown.
Gerda Weissmann Klein
Gerda Weissmann Klein is an author, humanitarian, historian, inspirational speaker, naturalized citizen and Holocaust survivor.
Gerda Weissmann Klein is an author, humanitarian, historian, inspirational speaker, naturalized citizen and Holocaust survivor.
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the ...
Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the ...
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and singer.
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and singer.
Hal Bernson
Harold M. Bernson, known as Hal Bernson, (born 1930) was a Northridge, California, clothier who was a Los Angeles City Council member for 24 years, from 1979 until his retirement in 2003.
Harold M. Bernson, known as Hal Bernson, (born 1930) was a Northridge, California, clothier who was a Los Angeles City Council member for 24 years, from 1979 until his retirement in 2003.
Harry Feldman
Harry "Hank" Feldman (November 10, 1919, New York City – March 16, 1962, Fort Smith, Arkansas) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Giants from 1941 to 1946.
Harry "Hank" Feldman (November 10, 1919, New York City – March 16, 1962, Fort Smith, Arkansas) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Giants from 1941 to 1946.
Harry Shearer
Harry Julius Shearer is an American actor, comedian, writer, voice artist, musician, author, radio host and director.
Harry Julius Shearer is an American actor, comedian, writer, voice artist, musician, author, radio host and director.
Harry Warner
Harry Morris Warner (December 12, 1881 – July 27, 1958) was an American studio executive, one of the founders of Warner Bros., and a major contributor to the development of the film industry.
Harry Morris Warner (December 12, 1881 – July 27, 1958) was an American studio executive, one of the founders of Warner Bros., and a major contributor to the development of the film industry.
Haym Solomon
Haym Solomon was a Spanish and Portuguese Jew who immigrated to New York from Poland during the period of the American Revolution, and who became a prime financier of the Continental Army duri...
Haym Solomon was a Spanish and Portuguese Jew who immigrated to New York from Poland during the period of the American Revolution, and who became a prime financier of the Continental Army duri...
Helen Yglesias
Helen Bassine Yglesias was an American novelist.
Helen Bassine Yglesias was an American novelist.
Helena Rubinstein
Helena Rubinstein (born Chaja Rubinstein, December 25, 1870 – April 1, 1965), a Polish born Australian-American business magnate.
Helena Rubinstein (born Chaja Rubinstein, December 25, 1870 – April 1, 1965), a Polish born Australian-American business magnate.
Henry Lynn
Henry Lynn (born July 21, 1895-August 25, 1984) was a film director, screenwriter, and producer, who concentrated on Yiddish life and culture in the United States, early twentieth century, (1932...
Henry Lynn (born July 21, 1895-August 25, 1984) was a film director, screenwriter, and producer, who concentrated on Yiddish life and culture in the United States, early twentieth century, (1932...
Henry Orenstein
Henry Orenstein (born as Henryk Orenstein circa 1925, Hrubieszów, Poland) is a poker player and entrepreneur who resides in Verona, New Jersey, United States.
Henry Orenstein (born as Henryk Orenstein circa 1925, Hrubieszów, Poland) is a poker player and entrepreneur who resides in Verona, New Jersey, United States.
Herman Berlinski
Herman Berlinski was a German-born American composer, organist, pianist, musicologist and choir conductor.
Herman Berlinski was a German-born American composer, organist, pianist, musicologist and choir conductor.
Hideo Levy
Ian Hideo Levy is an American born-Japanese Language author.
Ian Hideo Levy is an American born-Japanese Language author.
Hillel Slovak
Hillel Slovak was an Israeli-American musician best known as the original guitarist and founding member of the Los Angeles rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Hillel Slovak was an Israeli-American musician best known as the original guitarist and founding member of the Los Angeles rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Hyman Chanover
Hyman Chanover (April 19, 1920 - April, 26 1998) was a Rabbi, educationalist and author.
Hyman Chanover (April 19, 1920 - April, 26 1998) was a Rabbi, educationalist and author.
Ida Haendel
Ida Haendel, CBE is a British violinist of Polish birth.
Ida Haendel, CBE is a British violinist of Polish birth.
Ignace Gelb
Ignace Jay Gelb (October 14, 1907 - December 22, 1985) was a Polish-American ancient historian and Assyriologist who pioneered the scientific study of writing systems.
Ignace Jay Gelb (October 14, 1907 - December 22, 1985) was a Polish-American ancient historian and Assyriologist who pioneered the scientific study of writing systems.
Irene Frisch
Irene Frisch has written many articles and stories about her childhood in Poland, surviving the Holocaust, living in Israel and then in the US. Most of her stories are on her website www.AnneFra...
Irene Frisch has written many articles and stories about her childhood in Poland, surviving the Holocaust, living in Israel and then in the US. Most of her stories are on her website www.AnneFra...
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 21, 1902 (see notes below) – July 24, 1991) was a Polish-born, Jewish-American author best known for his short stories.
Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 21, 1902 (see notes below) – July 24, 1991) was a Polish-born, Jewish-American author best known for his short stories.
Isacque Graeber
Dr. Isacque (Isaac) Graeber (August 29, 1905 – 1984) was a sociologist, Jewish historian, and author.
Dr. Isacque (Isaac) Graeber (August 29, 1905 – 1984) was a sociologist, Jewish historian, and author.
Israel Schorr
Israel Schorr was a prominent cantor during the Golden Age of Hazzanut.
Israel Schorr was a prominent cantor during the Golden Age of Hazzanut.
Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman (יצחק פרלמן; born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli-born violinist, conductor, and instructor of master classes.
Itzhak Perlman (יצחק פרלמן; born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli-born violinist, conductor, and instructor of master classes.
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.
Jack J. Grynberg
Jack J. Grynberg (born 1932) is a Denver-based oil and gas developer who has amassed a fortune in the oil and natural gas sector.
Jack J. Grynberg (born 1932) is a Denver-based oil and gas developer who has amassed a fortune in the oil and natural gas sector.
Jack Ruby
Jacob Leon Rubenstein (March 25, 1911 – January 3, 1967), who legally changed his name to Jack Leon Ruby in 1947, was convicted of the November 24, 1963 murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the ac...
Jacob Leon Rubenstein (March 25, 1911 – January 3, 1967), who legally changed his name to Jack Leon Ruby in 1947, was convicted of the November 24, 1963 murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the ac...
Jack Tramiel
Jack Tramiel was an American businessman, best known for founding Commodore International - manufacturer of the Commodore PET, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Commodore Amiga, and other Commodore m...
Jack Tramiel was an American businessman, best known for founding Commodore International - manufacturer of the Commodore PET, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Commodore Amiga, and other Commodore m...
Jack Warner
Jack Leonard "J. L." Warner, born Jacob Warner in London, Ontario, was a Canadian American film executive who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros.
Jack Leonard "J. L." Warner, born Jacob Warner in London, Ontario, was a Canadian American film executive who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros.
Jack Yellen
Jack Selig Yellen was an American lyricist and screenwriter.
Jack Selig Yellen was an American lyricist and screenwriter.
Jacob Epstein
Sir Jacob Epstein KBE was an American-born British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture.
Sir Jacob Epstein KBE was an American-born British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture.
Jacob J. Shubert
Jacob J. Shubert was naturalized American theatre owner/operator and producer and a member of the famous theatrical Shubert family.
Jacob J. Shubert was naturalized American theatre owner/operator and producer and a member of the famous theatrical Shubert family.
Jake Paltrow
Jacob Danner "Jake" Paltrow is an American film director and the younger brother of Gwyneth Paltrow.
Jacob Danner "Jake" Paltrow is an American film director and the younger brother of Gwyneth Paltrow.
James Bennet
James Douglas Bennet (born March 28, 1966) is an American journalist.
James Douglas Bennet (born March 28, 1966) is an American journalist.
James Lipton
James R. Lipton is an American writer, poet, composer, actor and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York City.
James R. Lipton is an American writer, poet, composer, actor and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York City.
James McBride (writer)
James McBride is an American writer and musician whose compositions have been recorded by a variety of other musicians.
James McBride is an American writer and musician whose compositions have been recorded by a variety of other musicians.
Jan T. Gross
Jan Tomasz Gross is a Polish-American historian and sociologist.
Jan Tomasz Gross is a Polish-American historian and sociologist.
Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Lynn Connelly is an American film actress, who began her career as a child model.
Jennifer Lynn Connelly is an American film actress, who began her career as a child model.
Jennings Tofel
Jennings (Yehuda) Tofel (originally Idel Taflewicz or Taflowicz) (born 18 October 1891 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland, died 7 September 1959 in New York), Jewish American painter, po...
Jennings (Yehuda) Tofel (originally Idel Taflewicz or Taflowicz) (born 18 October 1891 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland, died 7 September 1959 in New York), Jewish American painter, po...
Jerzy Kosinski
Jerzy Kosiński, born Józef Lewinkopf, was an award-winning Polish American novelist, and two-time President of the American Chapter of P.E.N.
Jerzy Kosiński, born Józef Lewinkopf, was an award-winning Polish American novelist, and two-time President of the American Chapter of P.E.N.
Joan Copeland
Joan Copeland is an American actress and the younger sister of celebrated playwright Arthur Miller.
Joan Copeland is an American actress and the younger sister of celebrated playwright Arthur Miller.
Joe Choynski
Joseph Bartlett "Joe" Choynski was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904.
Joseph Bartlett "Joe" Choynski was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904.
Joe Glazer
Joe Glazer (June 19, 1918 – September 19, 2006), closely associated with labor unions and often referred to as the "labor's troubadour," was a US-American folk musician who recorded more t...
Joe Glazer (June 19, 1918 – September 19, 2006), closely associated with labor unions and often referred to as the "labor's troubadour," was a US-American folk musician who recorded more t...
John Berry (film director)
John Berry was an American film director, who went into self-exile in France when his career was interrupted by the Hollywood blacklist.
John Berry was an American film director, who went into self-exile in France when his career was interrupted by the Hollywood blacklist.
John Factor
John Factor (October 8, 1892 – January 22, 1984), born Iakov Faktorowicz and popularly known by the nickname "Jake the Barber", was a Prohibition-era gangster and con artist affiliat...
John Factor (October 8, 1892 – January 22, 1984), born Iakov Faktorowicz and popularly known by the nickname "Jake the Barber", was a Prohibition-era gangster and con artist affiliat...
John Gates
John "Johnny" Gates, born Solomon Regenstreif was a prominent American Communist journalist, best remembered as one of the individuals spearheading a failed attempt at liberalization of th...
John "Johnny" Gates, born Solomon Regenstreif was a prominent American Communist journalist, best remembered as one of the individuals spearheading a failed attempt at liberalization of th...
John Goldwyn
John Howard Goldwyn (born August 10, 1958) is an American film producer.
John Howard Goldwyn (born August 10, 1958) is an American film producer.
Josef Gerstmann
Josef Gerstmann (July 17, 1887, Lemberg - March 23, 1969, New York) was an Austrian neurologist.
Josef Gerstmann (July 17, 1887, Lemberg - March 23, 1969, New York) was an Austrian neurologist.
Joseph Green (actor)
Joseph Green (April 23, 1900 – June 20, 1996), born Yoysef Grinberg, a.k.a. Josef Grünberg, Joseph Greenberg and Joseph Greene, a Polish-born Jew who emigrated to t...
Joseph Green (April 23, 1900 – June 20, 1996), born Yoysef Grinberg, a.k.a. Josef Grünberg, Joseph Greenberg and Joseph Greene, a Polish-born Jew who emigrated to t...
Joy Davidman
Joy Davidman was an American poet and writer.
Joy Davidman was an American poet and writer.
Julius Adler (actor)
Julius Adler (September 23, 1906-December 28, 1994) was a Jewish actor, writer, and director in Yiddish theater.
Julius Adler (September 23, 1906-December 28, 1994) was a Jewish actor, writer, and director in Yiddish theater.
Julius Eisenstein
Julius Eisenstein was a Polish-Jewish-American writer born in Międzyrzec Podlaski, a city in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, Congress Poland.
Julius Eisenstein was a Polish-Jewish-American writer born in Międzyrzec Podlaski, a city in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, Congress Poland.
Katerina Graham
Katerina Alexandre Graham, better known by her stage name Kat Graham, is a Swiss-born American actress, model, singer, and dancer.
Katerina Alexandre Graham, better known by her stage name Kat Graham, is a Swiss-born American actress, model, singer, and dancer.
Kurt Lewin
Kurt Zadek Lewin (September 9, 1890 - February 12, 1947) was a Polish-American psychologist, known as one of the modern pioneers of social, organizational, and applied psychology.
Kurt Zadek Lewin (September 9, 1890 - February 12, 1947) was a Polish-American psychologist, known as one of the modern pioneers of social, organizational, and applied psychology.
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall (; born Betty Joan Perske, September 16, 1924) is an American film and stage actress and model, known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks.
Lauren Bacall (; born Betty Joan Perske, September 16, 1924) is an American film and stage actress and model, known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks.
Lee Shubert
Levi "Lee" Shubert (March 25, 1871– December 25, 1953) was a Polish-born American theatre owner/operator and producer and the oldest of seven siblings of the theatrical Shubert family.
Levi "Lee" Shubert (March 25, 1871– December 25, 1953) was a Polish-born American theatre owner/operator and producer and the oldest of seven siblings of the theatrical Shubert family.
Leila Steinberg
Leila Steinberg is an American educator, writer, poet, dancer, singer and founder of Alternative Intervention Models, a 501 non-profit dedicated to helping at-risk youth find their voice using t...
Leila Steinberg is an American educator, writer, poet, dancer, singer and founder of Alternative Intervention Models, a 501 non-profit dedicated to helping at-risk youth find their voice using t...
Leo Gerstenzang
Leo Gerstenzang (June 3, 1892 – October 1973) was a Polish-born American Jew who in 1923 invented the cotton swab or Q-Tips.
Leo Gerstenzang (June 3, 1892 – October 1973) was a Polish-born American Jew who in 1923 invented the cotton swab or Q-Tips.
Leo Rosten
Leo Calvin Rosten was born in Łódź, Russian Empire and died in New York City.
Leo Calvin Rosten was born in Łódź, Russian Empire and died in New York City.
Leo Wolman
Leo Wolman (February 24, 1890 - October 2, 1961) was a noted American economist whose work focused on labor economics.
Leo Wolman (February 24, 1890 - October 2, 1961) was a noted American economist whose work focused on labor economics.
Leon Klenicki
Rabbi Leon Klenicki (September 7, 1930 – January 25, 2009) was an advocate for interfaith relations, particularly between Jews and Catholics.
Rabbi Leon Klenicki (September 7, 1930 – January 25, 2009) was an advocate for interfaith relations, particularly between Jews and Catholics.
Leona Helmsley
Leona Mindy Roberts Helmsley (July 4, 1920 – August 20, 2007) was an American businesswoman and real estate entrepreneur.
Leona Mindy Roberts Helmsley (July 4, 1920 – August 20, 2007) was an American businesswoman and real estate entrepreneur.
Leonid Hurwicz
Leonid "Leo" Hurwicz (August 21, 1917 – June 24, 2008) was a Russian-born American economist and mathematician.
Leonid "Leo" Hurwicz (August 21, 1917 – June 24, 2008) was a Russian-born American economist and mathematician.
Les Golden
Les Golden is an American gambling writer who writes extensively on various casino games.
Les Golden is an American gambling writer who writes extensively on various casino games.
Lowell Ganz
Lowell Ganz is an American screenwriter, television writer, and television producer.
Lowell Ganz is an American screenwriter, television writer, and television producer.
Madeline Lee Gilford
Madeline Lee Gilford was an American film and stage actress and social activist, who later enjoyed a career as a theatrical producer.
Madeline Lee Gilford was an American film and stage actress and social activist, who later enjoyed a career as a theatrical producer.
Mandy Patinkin
Mandel Bruce "Mandy" Patinkin (; born November 30, 1952) is an award-winning American actor of stage and screen and a tenor vocalist.
Mandel Bruce "Mandy" Patinkin (; born November 30, 1952) is an award-winning American actor of stage and screen and a tenor vocalist.
Marc Ecko
Marc Eckō is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, investor, artist, and philanthropist.
Marc Eckō is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, investor, artist, and philanthropist.
Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence (December 17, 1909 – November 28, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types.
Marc Lawrence (December 17, 1909 – November 28, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types.
Marc Stuart Dreier
Marc Stuart Dreier (born May 12, 1950), formerly an American lawyer from New York City, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on July 13, 2009.
Marc Stuart Dreier (born May 12, 1950), formerly an American lawyer from New York City, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on July 13, 2009.
Margaret Bourke-White
Margaret Bourke-White (; June 14, 1904 – August 27, 1971) was an American photographer and documentary photographer.
Margaret Bourke-White (; June 14, 1904 – August 27, 1971) was an American photographer and documentary photographer.
Mark Taper
S. (Sydney) Mark Taper (December 25, 1902 - December 16, 1994) was a real estate developer, financier and philanthropist in Southern California.
S. (Sydney) Mark Taper (December 25, 1902 - December 16, 1994) was a real estate developer, financier and philanthropist in Southern California.
Marvin Hier
Rabbi Marvin Hier (b. 1939 in New York) is the dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, its Museum of Tolerance and of Moriah, the Center's film division.
Rabbi Marvin Hier (b. 1939 in New York) is the dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, its Museum of Tolerance and of Moriah, the Center's film division.
Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American film and stage actor who, among other roles, played the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, voiced the adult Simba in Disney's...
Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American film and stage actor who, among other roles, played the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, voiced the adult Simba in Disney's...
Maurice Bloomfield
Maurice Bloomfield, Ph. D., LL.D. (February 23, 1855 – June 12, 1928) was an American philologist and Sanskrit scholar.
Maurice Bloomfield, Ph. D., LL.D. (February 23, 1855 – June 12, 1928) was an American philologist and Sanskrit scholar.
Maurice Sendak
Maurice Bernard Sendak was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature.
Maurice Bernard Sendak was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature.
Max Factor, Jr.
Max Factor, Jr., was an American businessman who was president of the Max Factor Cosmetics empire.
Max Factor, Jr., was an American businessman who was president of the Max Factor Cosmetics empire.
Max Factor, Sr.
Max Factor, Sr., born Maksymilian Faktorowicz, was a successful Polish-Jewish businessman, cosmetician, chemist, wigmaker.
Max Factor, Sr., born Maksymilian Faktorowicz, was a successful Polish-Jewish businessman, cosmetician, chemist, wigmaker.
Max Shachtman
Max Shachtman was an American Marxist theorist.
Max Shachtman was an American Marxist theorist.
Max Weber (artist)
Max Weber was a Jewish-American painter who worked in the style of cubism before migrating to Jewish themes towards the end of his life.
Max Weber was a Jewish-American painter who worked in the style of cubism before migrating to Jewish themes towards the end of his life.
Mayim Bialik
Mayim Hoya Bialik, Ph.D. is an American actress famous for her TV roles as Blossom Russo on NBC's Blossom and as Amy Farrah Fowler, Ph.D., on CBS's The Big Bang Theory.
Mayim Hoya Bialik, Ph.D. is an American actress famous for her TV roles as Blossom Russo on NBC's Blossom and as Amy Farrah Fowler, Ph.D., on CBS's The Big Bang Theory.
Melanie Shatner
Melanie Ann Gretsch (née Shatner) (born August 1, 1964) is an actress who had the major role in the Subspecies film series as Becky Morgan, sister of the protagonist, Michelle Morgan.
Melanie Ann Gretsch (née Shatner) (born August 1, 1964) is an actress who had the major role in the Subspecies film series as Becky Morgan, sister of the protagonist, Michelle Morgan.
Mendel Weinbach
Mendel Weinbach (מנדל וינבך) is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and one of the fathers of the modern-day baal teshuva movement in his capacity as co-founder and dean of Ohr Somayach Institutions, a Jer...
Mendel Weinbach (מנדל וינבך) is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi and one of the fathers of the modern-day baal teshuva movement in his capacity as co-founder and dean of Ohr Somayach Institutions, a Jer...
Meyer Lansky
Meyer Lansky (born Meyer Suchowljansky; July 4, 1902 – January 15, 1983), known as the "Mob's Accountant", was a Russian-born American organized crime figure who, along with his associate ...
Meyer Lansky (born Meyer Suchowljansky; July 4, 1902 – January 15, 1983), known as the "Mob's Accountant", was a Russian-born American organized crime figure who, along with his associate ...
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and politician who is currently Mayor of New York City.
Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and politician who is currently Mayor of New York City.
Michael Heilprin
Michael Heilprin (Heilprin Mihály, 1823 - 1888) was a Polish-American Jewish biblical scholar, critic, and writer, born at Piotrków, Russian Poland, to Jewish parents.
Michael Heilprin (Heilprin Mihály, 1823 - 1888) was a Polish-American Jewish biblical scholar, critic, and writer, born at Piotrków, Russian Poland, to Jewish parents.
Michele Lee
Michele Lee is an American singer, dancer, actress, producer, director and frequent game show panelist of the 1970s.
Michele Lee is an American singer, dancer, actress, producer, director and frequent game show panelist of the 1970s.
Mieczysław Horszowski
Mieczysław Horszowski (June 23, 1892May 22, 1993) was a Polish-American pianist who had the longest known career in the history of the performing arts.
Mieczysław Horszowski (June 23, 1892May 22, 1993) was a Polish-American pianist who had the longest known career in the history of the performing arts.
Miriam Kressyn
Miriam Kressyn (March 4, 1910, Białystok, Poland – October 28, 1996, New York City, New York, U.S.), one of the "First Ladies of the Yiddish Theater", acted and sang on stage, film and rad...
Miriam Kressyn (March 4, 1910, Białystok, Poland – October 28, 1996, New York City, New York, U.S.), one of the "First Ladies of the Yiddish Theater", acted and sang on stage, film and rad...
Moe Foner
Morris "Moe" Foner (1916 - 2002) was a labor leader active in Union 1199, the New York Health and Human Service Union.
Morris "Moe" Foner (1916 - 2002) was a labor leader active in Union 1199, the New York Health and Human Service Union.
Molly Picon
Molly Picon (Yiddish: מאָלי פּיקאָן; February 28, 1898 – April 6, 1992) was an American actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a lyricist and dramatic storyteller.
Molly Picon (Yiddish: מאָלי פּיקאָן; February 28, 1898 – April 6, 1992) was an American actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a lyricist and dramatic storyteller.
Mordecai Roshwald
Mordecai Marceli Roshwald (born May 26, 1921) is an American academic and writer.
Mordecai Marceli Roshwald (born May 26, 1921) is an American academic and writer.
Morris Michael Edelstein
Morris Michael Edelstein (February 5, 1888–June 4, 1941) was a Polish-born Congressional Representative from the state of New York.
Morris Michael Edelstein (February 5, 1888–June 4, 1941) was a Polish-born Congressional Representative from the state of New York.
Morris Winchevsky
Morris Winchevsky (Leopold Benzion Novokhovitch; Pseudonym: Ben Netz (Hebrew: 'Son of Hawk'; 1856–1932) was a prominent Jewish socialist leader in London, England and the United Stat...
Morris Winchevsky (Leopold Benzion Novokhovitch; Pseudonym: Ben Netz (Hebrew: 'Son of Hawk'; 1856–1932) was a prominent Jewish socialist leader in London, England and the United Stat...
Moses Asch
Moses ("Moe") Asch (December 2, 1905, Warsaw – October 19, 1986, New York City) was the founder of Folkways Records.
Moses ("Moe") Asch (December 2, 1905, Warsaw – October 19, 1986, New York City) was the founder of Folkways Records.
Moses Horowitz
Moses Ha-Levi Horowitz (February 27, 1844 – March 4, 1910), also known as Moishe Hurvitz, Moishe Isaac Halevy-Hurvitz, etc., was a playwright and actor in the early years of Yiddish ...
Moses Ha-Levi Horowitz (February 27, 1844 – March 4, 1910), also known as Moishe Hurvitz, Moishe Isaac Halevy-Hurvitz, etc., was a playwright and actor in the early years of Yiddish ...
Moshe Dluznowsky
Moshe Dluznowsky, Yiddish-writing journalist, publicist, writer, dramatist, editor of the journal „Tomaszower Wokhenblat”.
Moshe Dluznowsky, Yiddish-writing journalist, publicist, writer, dramatist, editor of the journal „Tomaszower Wokhenblat”.
Motl Zelmanowicz
Motl Zelmanowicz (1914-October 16, 2010) was a Bundist activist.
Motl Zelmanowicz (1914-October 16, 2010) was a Bundist activist.
Murray Handwerker
Murray Handwerker was an American businessman who expanded Nathan's Famous, a fast food restaurant specializing in hot dogs, from a family-owned hot dog stand to a nationally franchised chain.
Murray Handwerker was an American businessman who expanded Nathan's Famous, a fast food restaurant specializing in hot dogs, from a family-owned hot dog stand to a nationally franchised chain.
Nachman Aronszajn
Nachman Aronszajn was a Polish American mathematician of Jewish descent.
Nachman Aronszajn was a Polish American mathematician of Jewish descent.
Nahum Norbert Glatzer
Nahum Norbert Glatzer was a noted Jewish literary scholar, theologian, and editor.
Nahum Norbert Glatzer was a noted Jewish literary scholar, theologian, and editor.
Natalie Portman
Natalie Hershlag, better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship.
Natalie Hershlag, better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship.
Nathan Ausubel
Nathan Ausubel (1898–1986) was an American historian, folklorist and humorist.
Nathan Ausubel (1898–1986) was an American historian, folklorist and humorist.
Nathan Glazer
Nathan Glazer (born 1924) is an American sociologist who taught at the University of California, Berkeley and for several decades at Harvard University.
Nathan Glazer (born 1924) is an American sociologist who taught at the University of California, Berkeley and for several decades at Harvard University.
Nathan Handwerker
Nathan's Famous is a company that operates a chain of U.S.-based fast food restaurants specializing in hot dogs.
Nathan's Famous is a company that operates a chain of U.S.-based fast food restaurants specializing in hot dogs.
Nathan Jacobson
Nathan Jacobson (October 5, 1910, Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire — December 5, 1999, Hamden, Connecticut) was an American mathematician.
Nathan Jacobson (October 5, 1910, Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire — December 5, 1999, Hamden, Connecticut) was an American mathematician.
Nehemiah Samuel Libowitz
Nehemiah Samuel Libowitz was a Russian Hebrew scholar and author; born January 3, 1862, at Kolno, Łomża.
Nehemiah Samuel Libowitz was a Russian Hebrew scholar and author; born January 3, 1862, at Kolno, Łomża.
Nina Totenberg
Nina Totenberg is an American legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio focusing primarily on the activities and politics of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Nina Totenberg is an American legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio focusing primarily on the activities and politics of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Oscar Chajes
Oscar Chajes (pronounced "HA-yes") (December 14, 1873 – February 28, 1928) was an Austrian, then American chess player.
Oscar Chajes (pronounced "HA-yes") (December 14, 1873 – February 28, 1928) was an Austrian, then American chess player.
Oscar Ravina
Oscar Ravina, born in Warsaw, Poland, was a violinist, violin teacher and concertmaster based in New York, who has had a prolific career as a performer as well as being a current professor emeri...
Oscar Ravina, born in Warsaw, Poland, was a violinist, violin teacher and concertmaster based in New York, who has had a prolific career as a performer as well as being a current professor emeri...
Oscar Tenner
Oscar Tenner (sometimes Oskar) (אוסקר טנר; 5 April 1880, Lemberg – 24 December 1948) was a Galicia (Poland)-born German–American chess master.
Oscar Tenner (sometimes Oskar) (אוסקר טנר; 5 April 1880, Lemberg – 24 December 1948) was a Galicia (Poland)-born German–American chess master.
Patricia Broderick
Patricia Broderick was an American playwright and painter.
Patricia Broderick was an American playwright and painter.
Paul Cohen (mathematician)
Paul Joseph Cohen (April 2, 1934 – March 23, 2007) was an American mathematician best known for his proof of the independence of the continuum hypothesis and the axiom of choice from Zerme...
Paul Joseph Cohen (April 2, 1934 – March 23, 2007) was an American mathematician best known for his proof of the independence of the continuum hypothesis and the axiom of choice from Zerme...
Paul N. Siegel
Paul Noah Siegel (1916, Paterson, New Jersey – 2004) was an American Marxist, a Professor emeritus of English and a distinguished Shakespeare scholar.
Paul Noah Siegel (1916, Paterson, New Jersey – 2004) was an American Marxist, a Professor emeritus of English and a distinguished Shakespeare scholar.
Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver, auto racing team owner, and auto racing enthusiast.
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver, auto racing team owner, and auto racing enthusiast.
Paul S. L. Johnson
Paul Samuel Leo (formerly Levitsky) Johnson (1873 – 1950) was an American scholar and pastor, the founder of the Laymen's Home Missionary Movement.
Paul Samuel Leo (formerly Levitsky) Johnson (1873 – 1950) was an American scholar and pastor, the founder of the Laymen's Home Missionary Movement.
Paul Wolfowitz
Paul Dundes Wolfowitz is a former United States Ambassador to Indonesia, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, President of the World Bank, and former dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced In...
Paul Dundes Wolfowitz is a former United States Ambassador to Indonesia, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, President of the World Bank, and former dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced In...
Peter Falk
Peter Michael Falk was an American actor, best known for his role as Lt. Frank Columbo in the television series Columbo.
Peter Michael Falk was an American actor, best known for his role as Lt. Frank Columbo in the television series Columbo.
Philip Elman
Philip Elman (born 14 March 1918, Paterson, New Jersey; died 31 November 1999, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C.) was an American lawyer at the United States Department of Justice and f...
Philip Elman (born 14 March 1918, Paterson, New Jersey; died 31 November 1999, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C.) was an American lawyer at the United States Department of Justice and f...
Philip Evergood
Philip Howard Francis Dixon Evergood was an American painter, etcher, lithographer, sculptor, illustrator and writer.
Philip Howard Francis Dixon Evergood was an American painter, etcher, lithographer, sculptor, illustrator and writer.
Piper Laurie
Piper Laurie is an American actress of stage and screen known for her roles in the television series Twin Peaks and the films The Hustler, Carrie, and Children of a Lesser God, a...
Piper Laurie is an American actress of stage and screen known for her roles in the television series Twin Peaks and the films The Hustler, Carrie, and Children of a Lesser God, a...
Rachel Hirschfeld (attorney)
Rachel Hirschfeld (born January 20, 1946) is an animal rights activist and a lawyer specializing in the area of animal law, pet trusts, and pet protection agreements.
Rachel Hirschfeld (born January 20, 1946) is an animal rights activist and a lawyer specializing in the area of animal law, pet trusts, and pet protection agreements.
Rachel Hirschfeld (lawyer)
Rachel Hirschfeld is an animal rights activist and a lawyer specializing in the area of animal law, pet trusts, and pet protection agreements.
Rachel Hirschfeld is an animal rights activist and a lawyer specializing in the area of animal law, pet trusts, and pet protection agreements.
Rafael Yglesias
Rafael Yglesias (born May 12, 1954, in New York City) is an American novelist and screenwriter.
Rafael Yglesias (born May 12, 1954, in New York City) is an American novelist and screenwriter.
Rafi Zabor
Rafi Zabor (born Joel Zaborovsky, August 22, 1946) is a Brooklyn, New York music journalist- and musician-turned-novelist.
Rafi Zabor (born Joel Zaborovsky, August 22, 1946) is a Brooklyn, New York music journalist- and musician-turned-novelist.
Ray Frank
Rachel ("Ray") Frank (b. April 10, 1861 in San Francisco, d. October 10, 1948) was a Jewish religious leader in the United States.
Rachel ("Ray") Frank (b. April 10, 1861 in San Francisco, d. October 10, 1948) was a Jewish religious leader in the United States.
Rebecca Miller
Rebecca Augusta Miller (born September 15, 1962) is an American film director, screenwriter and actress, most known for her films Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (winner of the Independen...
Rebecca Augusta Miller (born September 15, 1962) is an American film director, screenwriter and actress, most known for her films Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (winner of the Independen...
Reizl Bozyk
Reizl Bozyk, also known as Rose Bozyk and Róża Bożyk, was a Polish-born American actress of the Yiddish theatre.
Reizl Bozyk, also known as Rose Bozyk and Róża Bożyk, was a Polish-born American actress of the Yiddish theatre.
Rena Kornreich Gelissen
Rena Kornreich Gelissen, born Rena Kornreich, was a Polish-born Jew, known for her memoir, Rena's Promise: A Story of Sisters in Auschwitz, her story of surviving the Nazi concentratio...
Rena Kornreich Gelissen, born Rena Kornreich, was a Polish-born Jew, known for her memoir, Rena's Promise: A Story of Sisters in Auschwitz, her story of surviving the Nazi concentratio...
Richard Pipes
Richard Edgar Pipes is a Polish-American academic who specializes in Russian history, particularly with respect to the Soviet Union.
Richard Edgar Pipes is a Polish-American academic who specializes in Russian history, particularly with respect to the Soviet Union.
Richmond Arquette
Richmond Arquette (born August 21, 1963) is an American film and television actor.
Richmond Arquette (born August 21, 1963) is an American film and television actor.
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann is an American theoretical chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Roald Hoffmann is an American theoretical chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Robert Merrill
Robert Merrill was an American operatic baritone, who was also active in the musical theatre circuit.
Robert Merrill was an American operatic baritone, who was also active in the musical theatre circuit.
Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak (8 August 1900 - 10 March 1973) was a German born American film director.
Robert Siodmak (8 August 1900 - 10 March 1973) was a German born American film director.
Rose Pastor Stokes
Rose Harriet Pastor Stokes was a Jewish-American socialist activist, writer, birth control advocate, and feminist.
Rose Harriet Pastor Stokes was a Jewish-American socialist activist, writer, birth control advocate, and feminist.
Rose Rand
Rose Rand (June 14, 1903 – July 28, 1980) A logician and a Philosopher.
Rose Rand (June 14, 1903 – July 28, 1980) A logician and a Philosopher.
Ross Martin
Ross Martin (March 22, 1920 – July 3, 1981) was a Polish-born American Emmy-nominated actor known for playing Artemus Gordon in the western TV series The Wild Wild West, starring Robert Conr...
Ross Martin (March 22, 1920 – July 3, 1981) was a Polish-born American Emmy-nominated actor known for playing Artemus Gordon in the western TV series The Wild Wild West, starring Robert Conr...
Rudolph Loewenstein (psychoanalyst)
Rudolph Maurice Loewenstein was a Polish-French-American psychoanalyst.
Rudolph Maurice Loewenstein was a Polish-French-American psychoanalyst.
Ruth Handler
Ruth Handler was an American businesswoman, born to Jewish-Polish immigrants Jacob and Ida Moskowicz, the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel Inc., and is remembered primarily for her role ...
Ruth Handler was an American businesswoman, born to Jewish-Polish immigrants Jacob and Ida Moskowicz, the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel Inc., and is remembered primarily for her role ...
Sala Burton
Sala Burton (April 1, 1925 – February 1, 1987) was a United States Representative from California.
Sala Burton (April 1, 1925 – February 1, 1987) was a United States Representative from California.
Salo Wittmayer Baron
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Salo Wittmayer Baron (May 26, 1895 - November 25, 1989) was an American historian of Polish-Austrian Jewish ancestry and the most noted historian of the Jews of his generation.
Salomon Bochner
Salomon Bochner was an American mathematician of Austrian-Hungarian origin, known for wide-ranging work in mathematical analysis, probability theory and differential geometry.
Salomon Bochner was an American mathematician of Austrian-Hungarian origin, known for wide-ranging work in mathematical analysis, probability theory and differential geometry.
Sam Robards
Sam Prideaux Robards (born December 16, 1961) is an American actor.
Sam Prideaux Robards (born December 16, 1961) is an American actor.
Sam S. Shubert
Samuel S. Shubert was a Polish-born American producer and theatre owner/operator.
Samuel S. Shubert was a Polish-born American producer and theatre owner/operator.
Sam Spiegel
Sam Spiegel was an Austrian-born American independent film producer.
Sam Spiegel was an Austrian-born American independent film producer.
Sam Warner
Samuel Louis "Sam" Warner (August 10, 1887 – October 5, 1927) was an American film producer who was the co-founder and chief executive officer of Warner Bros.
Samuel Louis "Sam" Warner (August 10, 1887 – October 5, 1927) was an American film producer who was the co-founder and chief executive officer of Warner Bros.
Sammy Cahn
Sammy Cahn was an American lyricist, songwriter and musician.
Sammy Cahn was an American lyricist, songwriter and musician.
Samuel Karlin
Samuel Karlin (June 8, 1924 - December 18, 2007) was an American mathematician at Stanford University in the late 20th century.
Samuel Karlin (June 8, 1924 - December 18, 2007) was an American mathematician at Stanford University in the late 20th century.
Samuel Reshevsky
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Samuel "Sammy" Herman Reshevsky was a famous chess prodigy and later a leading American chess Grandmaster.
Sara Szweber
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Sara Szweber (; born Pesl Katelianska) (born circa 1875 in Brest Litovsk, died 1966 in New York) was one of the leaders of the Bund and a trade unionist in Tsarist Russia, the Second Polish ...
Selig Starr
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Rabbi Selig Starr born Zelig Starobinski (15 June 1893 Yanow or Yanaveh, Poland – 2 November 1989) was a 20th century talmudic scholar in Poland, Chicago and Jerusalem.
Severin Eisenberger
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Severin Eisenberger (Seweryn Eisenberger; 1879, Krakau, Austrian Galicia - 1945) was a Polish-born concert pianist and teacher.
Seymour Rexite
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Seymour Rexite (January 18, 1908 – October 14, 2002), originally Rechtzeit, was an actor and singer of the Yiddish theater, film and radio in the United States, and for some time president...
Shmuel Berenbaum
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Sholem Asch
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Sholem Asch, born Szalom Asz, also written Shalom Asch was a Polish-born American Jewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist in the Yiddish language.
Sol Bloom
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Sol Bloom was an entertainment and popular music entrepreneur who billed himself as "Sol Bloom, the Music Man" and served for many years in the United States House of Representatives.
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, screenwriter, producer and cinematographer.
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, screenwriter, producer and cinematographer.
Szymon Goldberg
Szymon Goldberg was a Polish-born American violinist and conductor.
Szymon Goldberg was a Polish-born American violinist and conductor.
Tad Szulc
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Tauba Biterman
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Tauba Biterman (born 1918) is a Holocaust survivor.
Taube Foundation for Jewish Life & Culture
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Tom Horne
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Tsvi C. Nussbaum
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Tsvi C. Nussbaum is a holocaust survivor, known as possibly being the boy in a famous photograph of the Warsaw Ghetto.
Uri Shulevitz
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Uri Shulevitz is an American author and illustrator.
V. J. Jerome
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Wendy Wasserstein
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Wilhelm Reich
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Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known as one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry.
William Feller
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William Steig
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William Steig (November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was a prolific American cartoonist, sculptor and, later in life, an author of popular children's literature.
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Yetta Zwerling
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Yetta Zwerling Silverman Yiddish movie star during the 1930s and 1940s.
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
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Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi and commonly called "Reb Zalman" (pr: rǎb) (born 28 August 1924 in Zhovkva, Poland now Ukraine) is considered one of the major founders of the Jewish Re...
Zecharia Dershowitz
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Zecharia Dershowitz, known as Reb Zecharia, was a Jewish man who immigrated to the United States in 1888 from Galicia, Poland at the age of twenty three.
Zew Wawa Morejno
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Zosa Szajkowski
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Zygi Wilf
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Zygmunt "Zygi" Wilf (born April 22, 1950) is the principal owner of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.
Zypora Spaisman
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Zypora Spaisman (b. January 2, 1916, Lublin, Poland - d. May 18, 2002, New York City) was a Polish-American actress and Yiddish theatre empresaria.