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Dorfman Family
Dorfman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Allen Dorfman, Teamsters official * Ariel Dorfman, Chilean-American writer * Barnaby Dorfman, founder of Foodista.com, company director, executive film producer and inventor * Boris Dorfman (Boruch Dorfman), Ukrainian-Jewish public figure, writer and scholar * Dan Dorfman, newspaper columnist and former CNBC commentator * David Dorfman (other), multiple people, including: ** David Dorfman (born 1993), American attorney and retired actor ** David Dorfman (choreographer) (born 1955), American dancer, choreographer, musician, activist and teacher ** David S. Dorfman, American screenwriter * Donald Dorfman, American psychologist * Elena Dorfman, American fine art photographer * Elsa Dorfman, portrait photographer * Harvey Dorfman (1935–2011), American mental skills coach * (1898–1974), Soviet physicist * Irvin Dorfman, amateur American tennis player in the 1940s and 1950s * Irwin Dorfman, Canadian lawy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Dorfman
Allen Melnick Dorfman (January 6, 1923 – January 20, 1983) was an American insurance agency owner and a consultant to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Central States Pension Fund. He was a close associate of longtime IBT President Jimmy Hoffa and associated with organized crime via the Chicago Outfit. Dorfman was convicted on several felony counts and was murdered in 1983. Early years Allen Dorfman was born in Chicago, Illinois,''Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916–1935'' in 1923 to a working-class Jewish family, the son or stepson of Paul J. "Red" Dorfman (1901–1971) and Rose Ritman (1907–2003). He attended Marshall High School in Chicago. He was born Allen Dorfman, even though his mother was not yet married to Dorfman, but as a teenager also went by the name Allen Melnick, which may have been his biological father's name. He enlisted in the US Marines and earned a Silver Star at the Battle of Iwo Jima. Paul "Red" Dorfman was the head of the Chicago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irvin Dorfman
Irvin "Irv" Sherrod Dorfman (September 3, 1924 – October 8, 2006) was an outstanding amateur American tennis player in the 1940s and 1950s. He was ranked No. 15 in singles in the United States in 1947, and No. 3 in doubles in the U.S. in 1948. Early and personal life He was born in Brooklyn, the son of Belle and Nat Dorfman, and was Jewish. During World War 2, he was in the US Navy. He was married to Eileen Merl Dorfman and Jane Randall (originally Rosenbaum), with whom he had a daughter, Andrea Dorfman. He had a younger sister, Marcia Katz. His grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland and Russia. Tennis career Dorfman played his collegiate tennis at Yale University. In 1946 he won the Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis Title. He also won the 1947 Connecticut State Tournament in singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles. He graduated from that Ivy League school in 1947. At the Cincinnati Masters, Dorfman reached the 1948 singles final, only to fall to Herbert "Buddy" Behr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorfmann
Dorfmann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ania Dorfmann (1899–1984), Russian-American pianist and teacher *Herbert Dorfmann Herbert Dorfmann (born 4 March 1969 in Brixen, South Tyrol) is an Italian agronomist and politician of the South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2009. Personal life After graduatin ... (born 1969), Italian agronomist and politician * Robert Dorfmann (1912–1999), French film producer See also * Dorfman, surname {{surname German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Dorfman
Xavier Dorfman (born 12 May 1973 in Grenoble) is a French competition rower and Olympic champion. Dorfman won a gold medal in the lightweight coxless fours, at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... He is married to fellow rower Bénédicte Dorfman-Luzuy. References Living people 1973 births French male rowers Olympic rowers for France Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in rowing Sportspeople from Grenoble Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for France 21st-century French people {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Dorfman
Tommy Dorfman (born May 13, 1992) is an American actress, best known for playing Ryan Shaver in the Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why'' (2017). Early life and education Dorfman was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to a Jewish family. Her cousin is Andi Dorfman, a former contestant on ''The Bachelorette (American TV series), The Bachelorette''. Dorfman graduated from Fordham University's drama program in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts, B.A. in theatre arts. Career After graduating from university, Dorfman was cast in the role of Ryan Shaver on the Netflix drama ''13 Reasons Why'', which premiered in 2017. Also that year, she helped design a fashion collection with ASOS.com, ASOS, and in October was honored with the Rising Star Award by GLAAD. In the spring of 2019, Dorfman made her New York theatrical debut in The New Group's production of Jeremy O. Harris' play ''Daddy'', directed by Danya Taymor. Personal life Dorfman is queer. Dorfman and Peter Zurkuh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Dorfman
Rodrigo Dorfman (born 1967 in Santiago, Chile) is a film director, producer, cinematographer, multimedia artist, film critic and commentator living in Durham, North Carolina. He has worked with P.O.V., HBO, Salma Hayek's Ventanazul and the BBC among others. Early life Dorfman was born in Santiago, Chile to Angélica Malinarich and playwright Ariel Dorfman, who was a cultural advisor to president Salvador Allende. While in exile after the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, he lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He continues to live and work in Durham, North Carolina where his father works as a professor at Duke University since 1985. Career Rodrigo Dorfman also has worked locally in North Carolina creating short documentaries with NC Arts Council (Heritage Awards), the Wake County Magnet Schools, Duke University, North Carolina Humanities Council, El Futuro, National Farm Worker Ministry and NC Field. In 1995, Dorfman worked with his father on ''Prisoners of Time'', for which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Dorfman
Ralph Isadore Dorfman, (1911 – November 19, 1985) was a Jewish American biochemist. His work on metabolism in pharmacology and the use of steroid hormones contributed to the development of the combined oral contraceptive pill."Dr. Ralph I. Dorfman" '''', December 12, 1985, accessed February 5, 2019 Dorfman was born in Chicago, Illinois.Simoni, Robert D., Robert L. Hill, Martha Vaughan and Herbert Tabor "The Metabolism of Steroid Hormones: Ralph I. Dorfm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Dorfman
Yechiel Michel Dorfman (1913 – 30 July 2006) was a rabbi and leader of the Breslov community in Jerusalem, Israel after serving as the de facto head of the Breslover Hasidim living in post-Stalinist Russia. Due to his persistence and planning, the annual Breslover Rosh Hashana kibbutz (prayer gathering) at the grave of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine, which began in 1811, continued in secret despite the Communist ban on religious gatherings. Biography Rabbi Dorfman was born in Kamenetz-Podolsk in western Ukraine and became a Breslover Hasid in his early teens. He moved to Uman and became a close student of Rabbi Abraham Sternhartz, a leading Breslover figure. In February 1930 he married the granddaughter of Sternhartz, Rivkah, who was a descendant of Rabbi Nathan of Breslov through both her mother and father. During the Stalinist purges of the Ukraine in the late 1930s, Dorfman escaped to Leningrad, where he and his wife survived World War II. However, after the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dorfman
Michael Dorfman ( uk, Мiхаель Дорфман, russian: link=no, Михаэль Дорфман he, מיכאל דורפמן) (born 17 September 1954) is a writer, essayist, journalist, human rights activist and activist of the Yiddish culture revivalist movement. Career He was an activist of the Yiddish culture revivalist movement among Russian Jewry. Dorfman published three books and roughly 150 articles about the Yiddish Culture revivalist movement. He is an organizer of many festivals and cultural events in Russia and Ukraine. He was first published in the Russian-Israeli magazine ''Kroog'' (The Circle) in 1983. Dorfman later worked as the publisher and chief-editor of the Russian-Israeli newspapers ''Negev'' and ''Aspects'' between 1992 and 1999. He pioneered print journalism for local Russian-speaking communities. In 1994, Dorfman established the NGO ''LaMerkhav'' ('At large' in Hebrew) which dealt with abuse, violence, and discrimination in Israeli public school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josif Dorfman
Josif (Josef, Iossif, Iosif) Davidovich Dorfman (born 1 May 1952, Zhytomyr) is a Soviet-French chess Grandmaster, coach, and chess writer. Tournament results Dorfman played in several USSR championships. In 1975, he took thirteenth in Yerevan (43rd URS-ch; Tigran Petrosian won). In 1976, he finished fifth in Moscow in the 44th Soviet championship as Anatoly Karpov won by a full point over Yuri Balashov. One of his most emphatic victories occurred in qualification for this championship, at the 1976 First League tournament, where he finished 1½ points clear of the field (+6 =11). In 1977, he was joint USSR Champion with Boris Gulko (both +4 =11, ahead of Petrosian, Polugaevsky and Tal). The subsequent play-off match was drawn (+1 –1 =4). In 1978, Dorfman shared thirteenth in Tbilisi as Tal won. In 1981, he tied for 8-9th in Frunze; Lev Psakhis and Garry Kasparov won). In 1984, he took 12th in Lvov (51st URS-ch; Andrei Sokolov won). In international tournaments, Dorfman tie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquin Dorfman
Joaquin Emiliano Dorfman (born February 1979, in Amsterdam) is an American writer, performance artist, and boylesque performer (under the stage name Lucky Strike) based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is of Argentinian, Chilean, and Jewish descent. He has written under the names Joaquin Dorfman and Joaquin Emiliano. He is the son of novelist, playwright, and human rights activist, Ariel Dorfman, and Angélica Malinarich. His older brother, Rodrigo, is a multimedia award-winning filmmaker and producer. Dorfman also wrote, directed and starred in ''Dorm House 5'', a dark comedy about the end of the world which was performed at the Edinburgh Festival. Dorfman was born in Amsterdam, was raised in Durham, North Carolina Durham ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County, North Carolina, Orange County and Wake County, North Carol ..., and curre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irwin Dorfman
Irwin Dorfman, , (March 27, 1908 – November 9, 1993) was a Canadian lawyer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, eventually becoming senior counsel with the firm of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman. In addition to a busy legal practice in the areas of taxation and corporate matters, he was active in his community and in the profession. He served as president of the Law Society of Manitoba and as the national president of the Canadian Bar Association, the first Jewish president in the Association's history. Early life Born in Winnipeg in 1908, Dorfman was the son of Moses and Dora Dorfman. He attended St John's Technical High School and then the University of Manitoba, graduating in 1927 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He followed that with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Manitoba Law School in 1931, graduating with the gold medal for his class. Practice of law Dorfman articled with the Winnipeg firm of Sparling and Sparling, and then entered into a partnership with Abraham M. Shinbane. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
