Halberstam

Halberstam

Halberstam ( _he. הלברשטאם) is a surname, and may refer to:

* David Halberstam - (1934-2007), American journalist and author.
* David J. Halberstam, an executive with Westwood One, author of sports books, and former play-by-play announcer for the Miami Heat and St. Johns (New York) basketball.
* Judith Halberstam - Professor of English and Director of The Center for Feminist Research at University of Southern California.
* Rabbi Ben Zion Halberstam (1874-1941), Grand Rebbe of Bobov (1905-1941).
* Rabbi Chaim Halberstam - (1793-1876), of Sanz, founder of the Sanz dynasty. Known commonly as the "Divrei Chaim".
* Heini Halberstam - one of the two mathematicians after whom the Elliott-Halberstam conjecture is named.
* Rabbi Moshe Halberstam - (1932–2006), member of the Edah Charedis Rabbinical court of Jerusalem.
* Rabbi Naftali Halberstam - (1931-2005), Grand Rebbe of Bobov (2000-2005).
* Rabbi Samuel David Halberstam - current Klausenberg Rebbe of Borough Park, Brooklyn.
* Rabbi Solomon Halberstam (The First) - (1847-1905), founder of the Bobov Hasidic dynasty.
* Rabbi Solomon Halberstam (The Second) - (1907-2000), Grand Rebbe of Bobov (1941-2000).
* Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam - (1813-1899)
* Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam - (1905-1994), Orthodox rabbi and founding rebbe of the Klausenberger dynasty.
* Rabbi Zvi Elimelech Halberstam - Klausenberg Rebbe of Netanya
* Elliott-Halberstam conjecture - conjecture about the distribution of prime numbers in arithmetic progressions.

Many other surnames beginning with "Halber" may have originated from Halberstam when immigrants came to America seeking more American-sounding names.


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