Teitelbaum ( he, טײטלבױם; ''teytlboym'', deriving from a

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. Variants include Tetelbaum, Teitelboim Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Teitelbaum (b. 1948), Satmar rebbe *

Alfred Tarski Alfred Tarski (, born Alfred Teitelbaum;School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews ''School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews''. January 14, 1901 – October 26, 1983) was a Polish-American logician a ...

(1901-1983), born Alfred Teitelbaum, Polish-American mathematician *

Benjamin R. Teitelbaum Benjamin Raphael Teitelbaum (born January 27, 1983) is an American Ethnography, ethnographer and political commentator. An associate professor of ethnomusicology at the University of Colorado, Boulder and former Head of Nordic Studies at the same ...

, American ethnomusicologist *

Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum Chanayah Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum (22 May 1836 – 15 February 1904)Yizhak Raphael, Shalom Hayim Parush, Yitshak Alfasi. ''Entsiklopedyah la-Hasidut''. Mosad ha-Rav Kuk (1980). OCLC 13175627. p. 20. was the Grand Rebbe of Siget, and the author ...

, Sigheter rebbe *

Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum (December 28, 1879 – January 21, 1926) (''6 shevat 5686'' on the Hebrew calendar), the Sigheter Rebbe, author of ''Atzei Chaim'', was the oldest son of Rabbi Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, the ''Kedushas Yom Tov' ...

(1880–1926), Sigheter rebbe, author of ''Atzei Chaim'' *

Joel Teitelbaum Joel Teitelbaum ( yi, יואל טייטלבוים, translit=Yoyl Teytlboym, ; 13 January 1887 – 19 August 1979) was the founder and first Grand Rebbe of the Satmar dynasty. A major figure in the post-war renaissance of Hasidism, he espoused a ...

(1887–1979), founder of the Satmar Hasidic dynasty * Jonn Teitelbaum, founder of American restaurant chain

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* Mashel Teitelbaum (1921–1985), Canadian painter *

Matthew Teitelbaum Matthew D. Teitelbaum (born February 13, 1956) is a Canadian art historian, who is currently the director of Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. Early life and education Born in Toronto, Ontario, Teitelbaum is the third child and on ...

, Canadian art historian * Michael Teitelbaum, American demographer *

Moshe Teitelbaum (Ujhel) Moshe Teitelbaum (1759 – 17 July 1841) (), also known as the Yismach Moshe, was the Rebbe of Ujhely (Sátoraljaújhely) in Hungary. According to Leopold Löw, he signed his name "Tamar", this being the Hebrew equivalent of Teitelbaum, which is ...

(1759–1841), rabbi known as the Yismach Moshe *

Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar) Moshe (Moses) Teitelbaum (Yiddish: משה טײטלבױם; November 1, 1914 – April 24, 2006) was a Hasidic rebbe and the world leader of the Satmar Hasidim. Early life Moshe Teitelbaum was born on November 17, 1914, in Újfehértó, H ...

(1914–2006), world leader of Satmar Hasidic Judaism *

Richard Teitelbaum Richard Lowe Teitelbaum (May 19, 1939 – April 9, 2020) was an American composer, keyboardist, and improvisor. A student of Allen Forte, Mel Powell, and Luigi Nono, he was known for his live electronic music and synthesizer performances. He was ...

(1939–2020), composer and keyboardist *

Ruth Teitelbaum Ruth Teitelbaum ( Lichterman; February 1, 1924 – August 9, 1986) was one of the first computer programmers in the world. Teitelbaum was one of the original programmers for the ENIAC computer. The other five ENIAC programmers were Jean Bar ...

(1924–1986), American computer programmer and mathematician * Sabrina Teitelbaum (b. 1997), American indie rock musician *

Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum (I) Rabbi Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum (1808–1883), known as the Yetev Lev (), was a Hasidic ''Rebbe'' in Austria-Hungary. Early life and education He was the son of Rabbi Elazar Nison Teitelbaum, rabbi of Drubitsh, who was the son of the '' Yismach ...

(1808–1883), Hasidic rebbe in Austria-Hungary *

Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum (II) Yekusiel Yehuda (Zalmen Leib) Teitelbaum (1911 – 18 May 1944) was Chief Rabbi of Sighet/Máramarossziget from 1936–1940 (Romania), 1940–1944 (Hungary). Biography Teitelbaum was the eldest son of Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum (''Atzei Chaim ...

(1911–1944), Hasidic rebbe in Romania and Hungary *

Zalman Teitelbaum Yekusiel Yehuda III Teitelbaum, known by the Yiddish colloquial name Rav Zalman Leib (born 23 December 1951),Arye Ehrlich. Malkhut shel Khesed'. Mishpacha, 13 December 2012 (p. 28). is one of two Grand Rebbes of Satmar, and the son of Grand ...

(b. 1952), Satmar rebbe

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