Burstyn, Burshtyn, Burshtin, Birshtyn, or Bursztyn are derived from Polish (''bursztyn'') or Ukrainian (Бурштин) for ''

amber Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects."Amber" (2004). In Ma ...

''. It corresponds to German and Yiddish surname

Bernstein Bernstein is a common surname in the German language, meaning "amber" (literally "burn stone"). The name is used by both Germans and Jews, although it is most common among people of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. The German pronunciation is , but in E ...

. It may refer to:

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Burshtin (Hasidic dynasty) Burshtin is a Hasidic dynasty headed by Grand Rabbi David Eichenstein, the Burshteiner Rebbe. The main Burshteiner synagogue is located in Borough Park, Brooklyn. The group originated in Burshtyn, now located in Ukraine, but was once part of Aus ...

Dina Bursztyn Dina Bursztyn (born 1948) is an Argentine writer and visual artist whose works have been exhibited in Art museum, galleries, museums and public spaces throughout America and abroad. Personal life Bursztyn was born and raised in Argentina. She m ...

(born 1948), Argentine sculptor *

Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complicated women in dramas, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Em ...

, American actress, host of ''The Ellen Burstyn Show'' *

Feliza Bursztyn Feliza Bursztyn (8 September 1933 – 8 January 1982) was a Colombian sculptor. Biography Feliza Bursztyn was born in Bogotá, Colombia in 1933 to Polish Jewish immigrants. Her parents had just been visiting Bogotá at the time of her birth ...

, Colombian sculptor *

Gunther Burstyn Gunther Adolf Burstyn (6 July 1879 in Bad Aussee, Steiermark – 15 April 1945 in Korneuburg, Lower Austria) was an inventor, technician, and officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army. He is best known for his ''Motorgeschütz'', the first detailed ...

(1879-1945), Austrian inventor and officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army *

Igal Bursztyn Igal Bursztyn (born May 27, 1941) is an Israeli film director, writer, producer and adjunct full professor at the Tel Aviv University Film and TV Department. Biography Bursztyn was born in Manchester, England, his parents were born in Poland. In ...

, Israeli film director, writer, producer *

Joseph Burstyn Joseph Burstyn (born Jossel Lejba Bursztyn; December 15, 1899 – November 29, 1953) was a Polish-American film distributor who specialized in the commercial release of foreign-language and American independent film productions. Life and career B ...

(1899–1953), Polish-American film distributor *

Mike Burstyn Michael Burstein ( he, מייק בורשטיין; born July 1, 1945) is an Israeli-American actor known onstage as Mike Burstyn. He was born in New York City to the late Yiddish-language actors, Pesach Burstein and Lillian Lux. His first cous ...

(born 1945), American actor * Thomas Burstyn (born 1954), Canadian cinematographer

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Burshtyn Burshtyn ( uk, Буршти́н, translit=Burshtyn) is a city located in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine, to the north of Halych. It is accessible by rail. Burshtyn hosts the administration of Burshtyn urban hromada, one of the hromada ...

, Ukraine **

Burshtyn TES Burshtyn TES is a coal-fired power plant of Zakhidenergo located in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion south-east from Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is part of Rinat Akhmetov's holdings. It was struck by four Russian missiles on 10th of Octob ...

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