Patinkin Family

	Patinkin Family Patinkin is a surname. People bearing it include: * Don Patinkin (1922–1995), Israeli-American economist and university president * Sheldon Patinkin (1935–2014), American author and theatrical director * Mandy Patinkin (born 1952), American actor and vocalist * Mark Patinkin Mark Patinkin is an American author and nationally syndicated columnist for the ''Providence Journal''. He is a graduate of Middlebury College. He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for international Journalism, reporting, and he has won three New Engla ... (fl. 2020), American reporter {{surname Jewish surnames Yiddish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Don Patinkin Don Patinkin (Hebrew: דן פטינקין) (January 8, 1922 – August 7, 1995) was an American-born Israeli monetary economist, and the President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Nissan Liviatan, 2008. "Patinkin, Don (1922–1995)," ''The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics'', 2nd EditionAbstract./ref> Biography Don Patinkin was born January 8, 1922, in Chicago, to a family of Jewish emigrants from Poland. While doing his undergraduate studies at the University of Chicago, he also studied the Talmud at the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago. He continued at Chicago for his graduate studies, earning a Ph.D. in 1947 under the supervision of Oskar R. Lange. Patinkin was a strong Zionist and, while doing his graduate studies, planned to immigrate to Palestine; in his graduate research he studied Palestinian economics, although he did not complete his thesis in this subject. After graduating he held lecturer positions at the University of Chicago and the University of Illi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sheldon Patinkin Sheldon Arthur Patinkin (August 27, 1935 – September 21, 2014) was a chair of the Theater Department of Columbia College Chicago, Artistic Director of the Getz Theater of Columbia College, Artistic Consultant of The Second City and of Steppenwolf Theatre and Co-Director of the Steppenwolf Theatre Summer Ensemble Workshops. He received a Jeff Award for directing his Irving Berlin revue ''Puttin’ on the Ritz'' and a special Jeff for his contribution to Chicago theater. His translation of Brecht's ''The Good Person of Setzuan'' was directed by Frank Galati at the Goodman Theatre. He was a cousin of the actor and singer Mandy Patinkin. Career Born and raised in Chicago, Patinkin graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in English. While there, he joined Playwright's Theater Club, where he put up plays with a group of other students including Mike Nichols, Elaine May, and Ed Asner. Patinkin was a member of The Second City Chicago in 1959, first serving at assistant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mandy Patinkin Mandel Bruce Patinkin (; born November 30, 1952) is an American actor and singer, known for his work in musical theatre, television and film. He is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received three Tony Award nominations, winning for his leading role in ''Evita'' (1980), and seven Drama Desk Award nominations. For his work in television he has received seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations (winning one). He has also received a Screen Actors Guild Award, and three Golden Globe Award nominations. Patinkin made his theatre debut in 1975 starring opposite Meryl Streep in the revival of the comic play ''Trelawny of the 'Wells''' at The Public Theatre's Shakespeare Festival. He then originated the iconic role of Che in the original Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's ''Evita'', in 1979, as well as that of Georges Seurat in Stephen Sondheim's ''Sunday in the Park with George'', in 1984. Patinkin is also known for his leading roles in various shows on televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mark Patinkin Mark Patinkin is an American author and nationally syndicated columnist for the ''Providence Journal''. He is a graduate of Middlebury College. He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for international Journalism, reporting, and he has won three New England Emmy awards for television commentaries. He is also the author of several books. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island. Mandy Patinkin, the American actor, is his cousin. Don Patinkin (1922–1995), the economist, was his second cousin. Sheldon Patinkin, author, teacher, director, and one of the founding fathers of The Second City, was his second cousin. Partial bibliography ''Up and Running'' ''Rhode Island Dictionary'' (with Don Bosquet) ''Rhode Island Handbook'' (with Don Bosquet) ''The Silent War'' (with Ira Magaziner) Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American male journalists American people of Russian-Jewish descent Jewish American journalists Middlebury College alumni University of Chicago Laborator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jewish Surnames Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages, in the 10th and 11th centuries CE. Jews have some of the largest varieties of surnames among any ethnic group, owing to the geographically diverse Jewish diaspora, as well as cultural assimilation and the recent trend toward Hebraization of surnames. Some traditional surnames relate to Jewish history or roles within the religion, such as Cohen ("priest"), Levi, Shulman ("synagogue-man"), Sofer ("scribe"), or Kantor ("cantor"), while many others relate to a secular occupation or place names. The majority of Jewish surnames used today developed in the past three hundred years. History Historically, Jews used Hebrew patronymic names. In the Jewish patronymic system the first name is followed by either ''ben-'' or ''bat-'' ("son of" and "daughter of," respectively), and then the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]