Leibowitz
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Leibowitz is a surname, and may refer to:
  • Rabbi Henoch Leibowitz
    Henoch Leibowitz
    Alter Chanoch Henoch Leibowitz was an Orthodox rabbi who was rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen, which was founded by his father Rabbi Dovid Leibowitz in 1933.- Life :...

    , head of the Rabbinical Seminary of America
  • Isaac Edward Leibowitz, a fictional character in the novel A Canticle for Leibowitz
    A Canticle for Leibowitz
    A Canticle for Leibowitz is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by American writer Walter M. Miller, Jr., first published in 1960. Set in a Roman Catholic monastery in the desert of the southwestern United States after a devastating nuclear war, the story spans thousands of years as...

  • Jacob Leibowitz, birth name of Jacob Frank
    Jacob Frank
    Jacob Frank was an 18th century Jewish religious leader who claimed to be the reincarnation of the self-proclaimed messiah Sabbatai Zevi and also of the biblical patriarch Jacob...

    , leader of a Jewish messianic movement in the 18th century
  • Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, birth name of Jon Stewart
    Jon Stewart
    Jon Stewart is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian...

     of The Daily Show
  • Martin L. Leibowitz, a financial researcher and business leader
  • Nechama Leibowitz
    Nechama Leibowitz
    Nechama Leibowitz was a noted Israeli Bible scholar and commentator who rekindled interest in Bible study.-Biography:Nechama Leibowitz was born to an Orthodox Jewish family in Riga two years after her elder brother, the philosopher Yeshayahu Leibowitz. The family moved to Berlin in 1919...

    , sometimes Nehama Leibowitz, a Bible scholar and Yeshayahu's sister
  • René Leibowitz
    René Leibowitz
    René Leibowitz was a French composer, conductor, music theorist and teacher born in Warsaw, Poland.-Career:...

    , (1913–1972) a French composer of Polish-Latvian origin
  • Samuel Leibowitz
    Samuel Leibowitz
    Samuel Simon Leibowitz was a Romanian-born American criminal defense attorney, famously noted for winning the vast majority of his cases, who later became a judge in New York City.-Early years:...

    , noted New York attorney who represented the Scottsboro Boys
    Scottsboro Boys
    The Scottsboro Boys were nine black teenage boys accused of rape in Alabama in 1931. The landmark set of legal cases from this incident dealt with racism and the right to a fair trial...

  • Sidney Leibowitz, real name of singer Steve Lawrence
    Steve Lawrence
    Steve Lawrence is an American singer and actor, perhaps best known as a member of a duo with his wife Eydie Gormé, billed as "Steve and Eydie"...

  • Victor Leibowitz, older brother of Steve Lawrence
    Steve Lawrence
    Steve Lawrence is an American singer and actor, perhaps best known as a member of a duo with his wife Eydie Gormé, billed as "Steve and Eydie"...

    , husband to Shirley Leibowitz
  • Yeshayahu Leibowitz
    Yeshayahu Leibowitz
    Yeshayahu Leibowitz was an Israeli public intellectual and polymath known for his outspoken opinions on Judaism, ethics, religion and politics.- Biography :...

    , an Israeli thinker and Nechama's brother

See also

  • Leibovitz
    Leibovitz
    Leibovitz is a surname, and may refer to:* Annie Leibovitz, a photographer* Dan Leibovitz* Rabbi Dovid Leibowitz, founder of the Rabbinical Seminary of America* Leibovitz v. Paramount Pictures Corp., a 1998 US copyright fair use case...

  • Liebowitz
    Liebowitz
    Liebowitz is the surname of:* Fawn Liebowitz, a fictitious character mentioned in the movie National Lampoon's Animal House* Jack Liebowitz, American accountant and publisher, co-owner of Detective Comics....

  • Lebowitz
    Lebowitz
    Lebowitz is a surname, and may refer to:* Baruch Ber Lebowitz* Fischl Lebowitz, birth name of Fred Lebow * Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her sardonic social commentary.* Joel Lebowitz* Rachel Lebowitz...

  • Leibovitch
  • Lieberman
    Lieberman
    Lieberman, Liebermann, or Liberman are names deriving from Lieb, a German and Jewish nickname for a person from the German lieb or Yiddish lib, meaning 'dear, beloved'...

  • Liebermann
  • Liberman
  • Liebmann
    Liebmann
    Liebmann is a surname that may refer to:* Axel Liebmann, Danish composer* Barry Liebmann, comedy writer for MAD Magazine* Frederik Michael Liebmann, Danish botanist* Helen Liebmann, British cellist, member of Penguin Cafe Orchestra...

  • Leiberman
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