Lewinsky is an

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

(Yiddish)

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

in West Slavic form, derived from

Levite 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 ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Abraham Lewinsky (18661941), German rabbi *

Elhanan Leib Lewinsky Elḥanan Leib Lewinsky (; 21 March 1857 – 27 October 1910) was a Hebrew-language writer and Zionist leader. His book ''Journey to the Land of Israel in the Year 00'' is often described as the first work of science fiction in Hebrew. Biograph ...

, Hebrew writer and Zionist *

Bernard Lewinsky Bernard Salomon Lewinsky (born January 10, 1943) is a Salvadoran-born American physician and medical researcher. He is also a photographer, and many of his photographs are displayed at medical offices. He organized a legal defense fund for his ...

(born 1943), oncologist and father of Monica Lewinsky * Charles Lewinsky (born 1946), Swiss writer *

Monica Lewinsky Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American activist and writer. President Bill Clinton admitted to having an affair with Lewinsky while she worked at the White House as an intern in 1995 and 1996. The affair, and its repercus ...

(born 1973), former White House intern

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