Horowitz ( he, הוֹרוֹביץ, yi, האָראָװיץ) is a

Levitical Levites (or Levi) (, he, ''Lǝvīyyīm'') are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname ''Halevi'', which consists of the Hebrew defi ...

Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

surname deriving from the

Horowitz family The Horowitz family ( he, הוֹרוֹביץ, yi, האָראָװיץ) is a Levitical Ashkenazi rabbinic family, who are among the most prominent rabbinic families in Europe and are generally considered to possess the oldest and best recorded ...

, though it can also be a non Jewish surname as well. The name is derived from the town of

Hořovice Hořovice (; german: Horschowitz, Horvitz, Horowitz) is a town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,900 inhabitants. Administrative parts Hořovice is made up of only one administrative part. His ...

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...

. Other variants of the name include Harowitz,

Harrwitz Daniel Harrwitz (22 February 1821 – 2 January 1884) was a German chess master. Harrwitz was born in Breslau (Wrocław) in the Prussian Province of Silesia. Harrwitz's correct birth and death dates (22 February 1821 and 2 January 1884 respecti ...

, Harwitz, Horovitz, Horvitz, Horwicz, Horwitz, Hourwitz, Hurewicz, Hurwicz, Hurwitz, Gerovich, Gurovich, Gurevich, Gurvich, Gourevitch, Orowitz and Urwitz.

List of people with the surname Horowitz

Rabbis

Aaron HaLevi ben Moses of Staroselye Aaron HaLevi ben Moses (Hurwitz) of Staroselye was a Talmudic scholar and Kabbalist of note who lived in Poland during the latter part of the eighteenth century and the early part of the nineteenth. Student of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi He w ...

* Isaiah Horowitz, Prague-born rabbi of Germany, Austria, Prague and Palestine, Kabbalist, and author, 1555–1630 *

Levi Yitzchak Horowitz Levi Yitzchak HaLevi Horowitz (born 3 July 1921, Boston, died 5 December 2009, Jerusalem) was a rabbi and the second rebbe of the Boston (Hasidic dynasty), Boston Hasidic Dynasty founded by his father, Pinchos Dovid Horowitz. He was the first Ameri ...

, Bostoner rabbi, 1921–2009 *

Mayer Alter Horowitz Mayer Alter Horowitz is an American Hasidic rabbi. Since 2009, he has been the Bostoner rebbe of Jerusalem. Early life and education Horowitz was born in Boston, the son of Levi Yitzchak Horowitz, the second Bostoner rebbe, and Raichel Unger L ...

(born 1946), Bostoner rabbi in Har Nof * Moses ha-Levi Hurwitz (d. 1820), Lithuanian rabbi * Moshe Meshullam Halevy Horowitz (1832–1894), Galician rabbi *

Naftali Yehuda Horowitz Naftali Yehuda Halevi Horowitz is the Bostoner Rebbe, having succeeded his father, Grand Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Horowitz, the second Bostoner Rebbe, upon the latter's death in December 2009. He is the rebbe of the Boston Hasidic community from the N ...

, Bostoner rabbi of Boston *

Pinchas Horowitz Rabbi Pinchas HaLevi Horowitz (c. 1731, Chortkiv – July 1, 1805, Frankfort-on-the-Main), also known as the Baal Hafla'ah, was a rabbi and Talmudist. Life The descendant of a long line of rabbinical ancestors and the son of Rabbi Zvi Hirsc ...

(c.1731–1805), German rabbi and Talmudist *

Pinchas David Horowitz Rabbi Pinchas David Horowitz, (July 15, 1877 or 1876 - November 28, 1941) was a Hasidic rebbe and the founder of the Boston Hasidic dynasty, one of the first Hasidic courts in America. Biography Born in Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְר ...

(1877–1931), First Bostoner rabbi, 1876–1941 * Shabbethai Horowitz (1590–1660), Volhynia-born Austrian rabbi and Talmudist, son of Isaiah Horowitz. *

Shabtai Sheftel Horowitz Shabtai Sheftel ben Akiva ha-Levi Horowitz (; 1565–1619) was a kabbalistic author, who flourished in Prague in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. His father, named Akiba according to Steinschneider and Benjacob, not Jacob, was the son of ...

(1565–1619), rabbi and nephew of Isaiah Horowitz *

Shmelke of Nikolsburg Shmuel Shmelke HaLevi Horowitz of Nikolsburg (Yiddish: שמואל שמעלקי הלוי הורוויץ פון ניקאלשפורג, ; 1726 – April 28, 1778) also known as the Rebbe Reb Shmelke was an early Hasidic master and kabbalist, who is am ...

(1726–1778), Galician-born Landesrabbiner of Moravia and kabbalist *Shmuel Horowitz (1903–1973), compiler and publisher of Breslov books *

Yidele Horowitz Grand Rabbi Yidele Horowitz (September/03/1897– June 14/1989), popularly known as Reb Yidele, was the Rebbe of Dzikov, who spent his last years in London, England. Although known as a formidable scholar and a man of exceptional character, he s ...

(1905–1989), Hasidic rebbe of Dzikov *

Yosef Yoizel Hurwitz Yosef Yozel Horowitz ( he, יוסף יוזל הורוביץ), also Yosef Yoizel Hurwitz, known as the Alter of Novardok (1847–December 9, 1919), was a student of Rabbi Yisroel Salanter, the founder of the Musar movement. Horowitz was also a stude ...

(1847-1919), Belorussian rosh yeshiva, Alter of Novardok

Other people

* Adam Horowitz (journalist), co-editor of Mondoweiss * Adam Horowitz (born 1971), American TV show writer *

Alexandre Horowitz Alexandre "Sacha" Horowitz (24 March 1904 – 1982) was a Belgian-born Dutch mechanical engineer and inventor. Alexandre "Sacha" Horowitz was born in 1904 in Antwerp, (Belgium) to parents of East-European Jewish heritage, and lived from 1914 ...

(1904–1982), Dutch technical engineer and inventor * Andrew Horowitz (born 1983), American songwriter, producer and member of the band Tally Hall * Anthony Horowitz (born 1955), British author and television scriptwriter * Ariel Horowitz (born 1970), Israeli singer-songwriter * Barry Horowitz (born 1959), American wrestler *

Ben Horowitz Benjamin Abraham Horowitz (born June 13, 1966) is an American businessman, investor, blogger, and author. He is a technology entrepreneur and co-founder along with Marc Andreessen of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He previously co ...

(born 1966), technology entrepreneur and investor *

Bernhard Horwitz Bernhard Horwitz (1807 in Neustrelitz – 1885 in London) was a German and British chess master, chess writer and chess composer. Horwitz was born in Neustrelitz and went to school in Berlin, where he studied art. From 1837 to 1843, he was part ...

(born 1807), German and British chess master, one of the Berlin Pleiades * Curly Howard (1903–1952), American comedian, birth name Jerome Horwitz *

Daniel Horowitz Daniel Aaron Horowitz (born December 14, 1954) is an American defense attorney who has represented several high-profile clients including talk show host Michael Savage and is a frequent commentator in the media on criminal cases in the news. In ...

(born 1954), legal analyst and attorney * David Horowitz (born 1939), writer and social activist *

David Horowitz (author) David Horowitz (1903–2002) was the founder of the educational research organization United Israel World Union and one of eight children of Cantor Aaron and Bertha Horowitz whose family immigrated to the United States in 1914. He first went to t ...

(1903–2002), founder of the United Israel World Union *

David Horowitz (consumer advocate) David Charles Horowitz (June 30, 1937February 14, 2019) was an American consumer reporter and journalist for KNBC in Los Angeles, whose Emmy-winning TV program '' Fight Back!'' would warn viewers about defective products, test advertised claims ...

(1937–2019), American consumer advocate * David Horowitz (economist) (1899–1979), first governor of the Bank of Israel * Donald Horowitz (New Jersey lawyer) (born 1936), American lawyer *

Donald L. Horowitz Donald L. Horowitz (born 1939) is James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science at Duke Law School and Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, United States. He earned his PhD from Harvard University in 1968 and also holds degrees from ...

(born 1939), American professor of law and political science * Eugene Maurice Orowitz (1936–1991), American actor, better known by stage name Michael Landon * Harry Horowitz (1889–1914), American underworld figure and a leader of the Lenox Avenue Gang in New York City *

Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz (born 31 Jan. 1942) is an American historian and the Sydenham Clark Parsons Professor of American Studies and History, emerita, at Smith College. Early life and education Horowitz was born on 31 Jan. 1942 in Shreveport, Lo ...

(born 1942), professor emerita of American studies and history at Smith College * Isaac Horowitz (1920–2005), scientist in automatic control theory, developed quantitative feedback theory *

Israel Albert Horowitz Israel Albert Horowitz (often known as I. A. Horowitz or Al Horowitz) (November 15, 1907 – January 18, 1973) was an American International Master of chess. He is most remembered today for the books he wrote about chess. In 1989 he was induc ...

(1907–1973), American chess master * Jerome Horwitz (1919–2012), American scientist * Jordan Horowitz (born 1980), American film producer *

Joseph Horowitz Joseph Horowitz (born 1948 in New York City) is an American cultural historian whose seven books mainly deal with the institutional history of classical music in the United States. As a producer of concerts, he has played a pioneering role in ...

(born 1948), American musicologist and cultural historian *

Leah Horowitz Sarah Rebecca Rachel Leah Horowitz (1715–1795), known as Leah Horowitz, was a rabbinic and kabbalistic scholar, who wrote in Yiddish. She was the author of Tkhinne imohes (Supplication of the Matriarchs). She lived in Bolechów, Poland.''Voice ...

(born 1933), Israeli hurdler *

Michael C. Horowitz Michael C. Horowitz (born 1978) is an American author and professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania. Early life and debating success Horowitz grew up in Lexington, MA. He attended Emory University, where he was a member of ...

(born 1978), American writer and political scientist *

Michael D. Horowitz The Fitz Hugh Ludlow Memorial Library is a library of psychoactive drug-related literature created in 1970 by Michael D. Horowitz, Cynthia Palmer, William Dailey, and Robert Barker, who merged their private libraries. It was named for Fitz Hugh L ...

, American author *

Michael E. Horowitz Michael Evan Horowitz (born September 19, 1962) is an American attorney and government official. He is the Inspector General of the United States Department of Justice. Early life and education Horowitz is the son of Anne J. and Fred Horowitz. ...

, American lawyer and Inspector General of the US Department of Justice * Michael J. Horowitz (born 1964), American electrical engineer * Moses Horowitz (1844–1910), Yiddish playwright * Moe Howard (1897–1975), American comedian, birth name Moses Harry Horwitz *

Nitzan Horowitz Nitzan Horowitz ( he, נִצָּן הוֹרוֹבִיץ; Transliterated: ; born 24 February 1965) is an politician and former journalist serving as Minister of Health since 2021. He is currently leader of Meretz. He previously was the chief U ...

(born 1965), Israeli journalist and politician *

Norman Horowitz Norman Harold Horowitz (March 19, 1915 – June 1, 2005) was a geneticist at Caltech who achieved national fame as the scientist who devised experiments to determine whether life might exist on Mars. His experiments were carried out by the Vikin ...

(1915–2005), American geneticist and space biologist *

Paul Horowitz Paul Horowitz (born 1942) is an American physicist and electrical engineer, known primarily for his work in electronics design, as well as for his role in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (see SETI). Biography At age 8, Horowitz ac ...

(born 1942), American physicist and electrical engineer * Ryszard Horowitz (born 1930), Polish photographer *

Scott J. Horowitz Scott Jay "Doc" Horowitz (born March 24, 1957) is a retired American astronaut and a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. Biography Horowitz went to California State University, Northridge in 1974 where he earned his Bachelor of Science, B.S. ...

(born 1957), American astronaut * Shemp Howard (1895–1955), American actor, birth name Samuel Horwitz *

Shmuel Hurwitz Shmuel Hurwitz ( he, שמואל הורביץ; 12 September 1901 – 1999) was an Israeli agronomist. Biography Hurwitz was born in Minsk, then in the Russian Empire (now in Belarus), and studied in Moscow. He was a close friend of the poet Sau ...

(1901–1999), Israeli agronomist * Slawa Horowitz Duldig (1901–1975), Austrian-Australian inventor, artist, interior designer and teacher * Tamara Horowitz (1950–2000), American philosopher * Vladimir Horowitz (1903–1989), American classical pianist *

Wayne Horowitz Wayne Horowitz (born Roslyn, New York) is an archeologist and academic. He specialises in the ancient Near East and Assyriology. Activities Wayne Horowitz received his BA from Brandeis University. He completed his Ph.D. thesis (this later leadi ...

, archeologist * Winona Ryder (born 1971), American actress, birth name Winona Horowitz

Other

* S. Horowitz & Co., Israeli law firm

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