Brainin
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Brainin is a Russian-Jewish surname and may refer to:
Other manner of writing:
- Boris Brainin (Sepp Österreicher, 1905-1996), Austrian poet and translator
- Danny Brainin (?-?), film actor (XtroXtroXtro is a low-budget British science fiction horror film made in 1982 and directed by Harry Bromley Davenport and co-produced by Bob Shaye.-Plot:...
, YentlYentlYentl is a play by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer.Based on Singer's short story "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," it centers on a young girl who defies tradition by discussing and debating Jewish law and theology with her rabbi father...
, Street SmartStreet Smart (1987 film)Street Smart is a film directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Christopher Reeve, Morgan Freeman and Kathy Baker.-Plot:Magazine reporter Jonathan Fisher , in danger of losing his job, promises to write a hard-hitting story on prostitution...
) - David Brainin (1905-1942), French painter and dancer, died in Auschwitz
- Elisabeth Brainin (1949), Austrian psychoanalyst and scientific writer
- Fritz (Frederick) Brainin (1913-1992), Austrian/American poet
- Grégoire Brainin (Moineau, 1933), French poet and philosopher
- Harald Brainin (1923-2006), Austrian poet and writer
- Jerome (Jerry) Brainin (1916-2000), American jazz and film composer, the author of a song The Night Has a Thousand EyesThe Night Has a Thousand Eyes (jazz standard)"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" is a song composed by Jerry Brainin, with lyrics by Buddy Bernier. The song was written for the 1948 film Night Has a Thousand Eyes....
(for the same filmNight Has a Thousand EyesNight Has a Thousand Eyes is a 1948 film noir, starring Edward G. Robinson and directed by John Farrow. The screenplay was written by Barré Lyndon and Jonathan Latimer. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Cornell Woolrich.- Plot :...
, 1948), which became a Jazz standardJazz standardJazz standards are musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive list of jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be... - Max Brainin (1909-2002), Austrian/American commercial graphic artist and violinist
- Norbert BraininNorbert BraininNorbert Brainin, , was the first violinist of the Amadeus Quartet, one of the world's most highly regarded string quartets....
(1923–2005), Austrian/British violinist, the founder of Amadeus QuartetAmadeus QuartetThe Amadeus Quartet was a world famous string quartet founded in 1947.Because of their Jewish origin, violinists Norbert Brainin, Siegmund Nissel and Peter Schidlof were driven out of Vienna after Hitler's Anschluss of 1938... - Peter Brainin (?), American saxophonist and jazz composer
- Reuben BraininReuben BraininReuben Brainin, Reuven Brainin, or Ruben ben Mordecai Brainin |]] - November 30, 1939, New York) was a Jewish publicist, biographer and literary critic....
(1862–1939), Hebrew publicist, biographer and public figure - Risa Brainin (?), American theater manager
- Simon BraininSimon BraininSimon Brainin was a Russian physician.He graduated from the gymnasium in Riga; studied medicine at the universities of Dorpat and Berlin; held the position of physician of the Jewish community of Riga; and was one of the directors of the community, the last independent Jewish "kahal" in Russia,...
(1854-?), Russian/American physician and public figure - Teodor Brainin (1905-?), Russian film actor, the most known film: Benya KrikBenya KrikBenya Krik is a fictional Russian gangster of Jewish descent, whose gang of thugs is the main subject of Isaak Babel's collection of short stories The Odessa Tales. He also plays a prominent role in Babel's play Sunset...
(1926) - Valeri BraininValeri BraininValeri Brainin , Russian/German musicologist, music manager, composer, and poet....
(1948), Russian/German musicologist, music manager and poet - Bruce Braynen (?), MBE - member of British Empire, Bahamian Politician, Former member of Bahamas parliament, Former president of senate, Builder/ developer, statesman
- Sir Alvin Rudolf Braynen (1904-1992) knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, KCMG - Knight Commander of British Empire, Bahamian Politician, Former member of Bahamas parliament, Former Speaker & Deputy Speaker in Parliament, Co-Founder of Bahamas Chamber of Commerce
Other manner of writing:
- Bob Brainen (?), American DJ (WFMU RadioWFMUWFMU is a listener-supported, independent community radio station headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, broadcasting at 91.1 MHz FM, presenting a freeform radio format...
) - Raymond Breinin (1910-2000), Russian/American painter and designer
- Zofia (Sofie, Sophie) Röhr-Brajnin (1861-1937), Polish/German sopranoSopranoA soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...