Kirschenbaum is a
German
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** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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surname of
Lutheran
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or
Ashkenazic
Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...
origin meaning "
cherry tree
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Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour ''Prunus cerasus''. The na ...
", written ''Kirschbaum'' in modern German (''Kirschen'' means "cherries"; ''Baum'' means "tree"). It is uncommon as a
given name
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. It was a common name that Jewish Refugees gave themselves during the 1940s when evading prosecution in
Germany
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.
An orthographic variation of the name is Kirshenbaum.
People named Kirschenbaum or Kirshenbaum include:
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Alan Kirschenbaum, American television producer and writer
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Binnie Kirshenbaum, American novelist and short story writer
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Faina Kirschenbaum, Israeli politician
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Marc Kirschenbaum, American origami artist
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Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli media personality and documentarian
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Sheril Kirshenbaum, American science writer
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Susan Kirshenbaum
Susan Kirshenbaum is a Jewish American television writer.
Positions held
* Writer on ''All My Children''; (1983–1994), ''As the World Turns'' (1995–2000), and ''Days of Our Lives'' (2005–2006)
Awards and nominations
Kirshenbaum has been n ...
, American television writer
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German-language surnames
Jewish surnames
Yiddish-language surnames