Rabinovich or Rabinovitch (Рабино́вич, רבינוביץ), is a Russian

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 ...

Jewish

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 ...

, Slavic for "son of the

rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...

" or "son of

Rabin Rabin is a List of Jewish surnames, Hebrew surname. It originates from the Hebrew word ''rav'' meaning Rabbi, or from the name of the specific Rabbi Abin I, Abin. The most well known bearer of the name was Yitzhak Rabin, prime minister of Israel ...

". The Polish/Lithuanian equivalents are

Rabinowitz Rabinowitz (also Rabinowicz) (רבינוביץ), is a Polish-Lithuanian Ashkenazi Jewish surname, Slavic for "''son of the rabbi''". The Russian equivalents are Rabinovich or Rabinovitch. It may refer to: People * Loren Galler-Rabinowitz (born ...

or Rabinowicz.

People

People bearing the surname include: *

Abraham Rabinovich Abraham Rabinovich is a historian and journalist who has published several books on recent Jewish history. As a reporter, his work has appeared in ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''The New York Times'', the ''International Herald Tribune'', ''The Ne ...

, American historian and journalist *

Abram Rabinovich Abram Isaakovich Rabinovich (5 January 1878 – 7 November 1943) was a Lithuanian–Russian chess player. He was champion of Moscow in 1926. Biography Rabinovich was born in Vilna, Lithuania (then the Russian Empire) into a Litvak family. Hi ...

(1878–1943), Russian chess player *

Adolphe Rabinovitch Adolphe Rabinovitch (27 May 1918 – 1944), also known as Alec Rabinovitch, was a Special Operations Executive officer in France during the Second World War. He rose to the rank of captain. Life Born to a family of Jewish extraction in Russia ...

(1918–1944), American Special Operations Executive agent executed by the Germans in World War II * Birth name of

Aharon Yariv Aharon Yariv ( he, אהרן רבינוביץ' יריב, 20 December 1920 – 7 May 1994) was an Israeli politician and general. Biography Aharon ("Aharale") Rabinovich (later Yariv) was born in Moscow in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialis ...

( 1920 – 1994), Israeli general and politician *

Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky (born 30 March 1945) is a Russian-born composer, conductor and classical pianist who lives in Switzerland. He is one of the first composers of minimalism (from 1969); "La Belle Musique N.3" (1977) is the first w ...

(born 1945), Russian-born composer *

Aviva Rabinovich Aviva Rabinovich-Vin ( he, אביבה רבינוביץ'-וין) (March 23, 1927 – July 7, 2007),Israel Nature and Parks Authority The Israel Nature and Parks Authority ( he, רשות הטבע והגנים ''Rashut Hateva Vehaganim''; ar, سلطة الطبيعة والحدائق) is an Israeli government organization that manages nature reserves and national parks in Israel, ...

, environmental activist. *

Baruch Yehoshua Yerachmiel Rabinovich Grand Rabbi Baruch Yehoshua Yerachmiel Rabinovich (1914–1997), was a member of a chassidic dynasty, and succeeded to the title Munkacser Rebbe. Early years Boruch Yehoshua Yerachmiel was born in Russia in 1914 to his parents, Rabbi Nosson Do ...

(1913–1999), Chassidic Rabbi *

Daniel Rabinovich Daniel Abraham Rabinovich Aratuz (November 18, 1943 – August 21, 2015) was an Argentine musician, writer, humorist, lawyer and singer. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he cofounded the group Les Luthiers Les Luthiers is an Argentine comedy-m ...

(1943–2015), Argentine musician and humorist, founding member of

Les Luthiers Les Luthiers is an Argentine comedy-musical group, very popular also in several other Spanish-speaking countries including Paraguay, Guatemala, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Bolivia, Cuba, Costa Rica and Venezuela. They ...

Dina Rabinovitch Dina Rabinovitch (9 June 1962 – 30 October 2007) was an American-born British journalist and writer who wrote a column for ''The Guardian''. Early life and education Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she was the fifth of six children ...

(1963–2007), British journalist and writer *

Gérard Rabinovitch Gérard Rabinovitch (born 1948, Paris) is a French philosopher and sociologist. He is a researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), member of the Center for Research on Sense, Ethics, Society and of the Center for Resear ...

, French philosopher and sociologist * Frida Schahar-Rabinovich (born 1950), Israeli chess master *

Ilya Rabinovich Ilya Leontievich Rabinovich (russian: Илья Леонтьевич Рабинович; 11 May 1891 – 23 April 1942) was a Russian and later Soviet chess player, among the best ones in his country for three decades, from 1910 to 1940. His best ...

(1891–1942), Russian chess player *

Itamar Rabinovich Itamar Rabinovich ( he, איתמר רבינוביץ; born 1942) is the president of the Israel Institute (Washington and Jerusalem). He was Israel's Ambassador to the United States in the 1990s and former chief negotiator with Syria between 1993 ...

(born 1942), Israeli politician and president of

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

Jack Rabinovitch Jack Rabinovitch (24 June 1930 – 6 August 2017) OC, O.Ont was a Canadian philanthropist best known for founding the Giller Prize which is named after his late wife, Doris Giller, who was a literary columnist for the ''Toronto Star''. ...

(1930-2017), Canadian philanthropist * Mikhail Rabinovich (born 1941), Russian-American scientist *

Moshe Leib Rabinovich Moshe Leib Rabinovich (born December 25, 1940 in Munkacs, Hungary) is the current rebbe of Munkacs. Early life Rabinovich was born as the third child to his parents Rabbi Baruch and Frima Rabinovich in Munkacs, Carpathian Ruthenia, the coun ...

(born 1940), Munkacs Rebbe * Nahum Rabinovich (1928-2020), Israeli rabbi *

Robert Rabinovitch Robert Rabinovitch (born March 1, 1943) is a Canadian public servant and businessman who was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

, (born 1943), Canadian public servant *

Roman Rabinovich Roman Rabinovich is an Israeli pianist. He was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 1985 and emigrated with this family to Israel in 1994, where he studied at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in Tel Aviv. He was the winner of the 2008 Arthur Rubins ...

, Israeli pianist * Samuel Rabinovich (1909–1988), Soviet radiolocation engineer * Samuel Rabinovitch, (1903–1991), British sculptor, artist, singer and wrestler (also known as Sam Rabin) *

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(born ''Sholem Yakov/Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich'') (1859–1916), Russian-Ukrainian Yiddish writer *

Vadim Rabinovich Vadim Zinovyevich Rabinovichrussian: Вади́м Зино́вьевич Рабино́вич he, ודים רבינוביץ' (born 4 August 1953) is an Israeli and formerly Ukrainian oligarch and Jewish community leader. He is a former leader ...

(born 1953), Ukrainian gangman and godfather * Victor Rabinovitch, Canadian public servant

Fictional characters

* Rabbi Emanuel Rabinovich, non-existent figure cited in antisemitic works * Russian jokes § Rabinovich, stereotypical Russian Jew

People

Fictional characters

See also