The surname "Eppstein" ("Epstein", "Ebstein") is one of the oldest Jewish family names in the Slavic countries. // Hebrew Names Cohen, Kohn (Cohn), Kuhn, Kahn, Kohan (Kogan), Kahan (Cahan), Kahane, Kaganovich, from Kohan (im) Basevi, Bassevi, from Bathsheba Isaac Bashevis Singer(Jicchak Baszewicz Zynger) Grażyna Bacewicz Efron, Efros Mirele Efros Anatoly Efros Heimann, Hyman - from Chayyim (life) Chait Galit Chait Jonathan Chait Anton Chaitkin Gregory Chaitin Chofetz... A family name, or surname, is the part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... Slav, Slavic or Slavonic can refer to: Slavic peoples Slavic languages Slavic mythology Church Slavonic language Old Church Slavonic language Slav, a former Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip. ...

Nathan ha-Levi Eppstein and Solomon ben Jacob ha-Levi Eppstein are mentioned in the responsa (No. 37) of Rabbi Moses Minz about the middle of the fifteenth century. Meïr b. Jacob ha-Levi Eppstein was a printer in Prague in 1522. Meïr Eppstein was a leader of the community of that city in 1601; and Samuel ben Judah ha-Levi Eppstein, a pupil of Mordecai Joffe (Lebush), flourished there about 1615. In 1635 Abraham b. Meïr ha-Levi Eppstein, a descendant of the above Rabbi Nathan, was rabbi of Brest-Litovsk (see "Keneset Yisrael" for 5648, "Liḳ-Ḳuṭim," 43). Wolf b. Jacob ha-Levi Eppstein, who came from Kremenetz, Volhynia, was rabbi of Friedberg, 1669-81 (see Nehemiah Brüll's Jahrb. vii. 46). The cabalist Israel Joffe of Sklov mentions among the friends of his youth a certain Aryeh Löb Epstein, which places him about the end of the 17th century (see "Ha-Shaḥar," vi. 229). Michael ben Abraham ha-Levi Epstein flourished in Moravia 1670-80; another Michael ha-Levi Eppstein in 1699; and a Judah ha-Levi Eppstein in 1690 (Mordecai Rothenberg, Responsa, No. 14). A Joseph ben Wolf ha-Levi Epstein of Konitz is mentioned in the preface to "Iggeret Musar" (1713). For a city in France, see Brest, France. ... Kremenets (Кременець) is a city in Ternopil Oblast, Galicia-Volhynia, Western Ukraine. ... Friedberg is the name of two cities in Germany and one in Austria: Friedberg, Bavaria Friedberg, Hesse Friedberg, Styria This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Nehemiah Brüll (born March 16, 1843 at Neu-Raussnitz, Moravia, died February 5, 1891 at Frankfort-on-the-Main) was a Rabbi and versatile scholar. ... Moravia in relation to the current kraje of the Czech Republic Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava, German: ( ), Hungarian: Morvaország, Polish: Morawy) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. ... Note: This is based on an entry from the 1906 public domain Jewish Encyclopedia The responsa literature, known in Hebrew as Sheelot U-teshuvot (questions and answers), is the body of written decisions and rulings given by rabbis to questions addressed to them. ... Chojnice is a town in northern Poland with 40,600 inhabitants (2000), near famous Tuchola Forests, Lake Charzykowskie and many other water reservoirs. ...

About the beginning of the eighteenth century Mordecai ha-Levi Epstein, a great-grandson of R. Abraham of Brest-Litovsk, was one of the chiefs of the Jewish community in Grodno. One of his sons, Zebi Hirsch Epstein, who died in 1772, was also a prominent leader in that city. His other son, Aryeh Löb Epstein, author of "Ha-Pardes", was rabbi of Königsberg. One of the latter's descendants, in his biography of the rabbi of Königsberg, collected much material for the history of the family, and according to his data the accompanying family tree may be constructed. Hrodna (or Grodno; Belarusian: Го́радня, Гро́дна; Grodno in Polish, Гродно in Russian, Gardinas in Lithuanian) is a city in Belarus on the Nemunas river, close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania (about 15 km and 30 km away respectively). ... Former German name of the city of Kaliningrad. ...

The number of families named "Epstein" is very large. There were two little cities named "Eppstein", one in Bavaria and one in Hessen-Nassau, whence they are supposed to have originated. It is certain that many families assumed the name "Epstein" at a later period, while in other families the name was changed to "Ebstein", "Eppenstein", or similar forms. Eppstein is a town in Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse in Germany. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... The Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau (German Hessen-Nassau) was created in 1868 as a consequence of the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 by combining the previously independent Electorate of Hesse (Hesse-Kassel), the Duchy of Nassau, the Free Imperial City of Frankfurt, areas gained from the Kingdom of Bavaria...

The number of individual Epsteins who have achieved prominence is also correspondingly large. Among the Epsteins who merit mention are: Jehiel Michael Epstein, author of "Darke ha-Ḥeshbon," Wilna, 1836; Isaac Baer Eppstein, author of "Yesode ha-Dat ha-Yisraelit", an adaptation of Philippson's "Kurzgefasster Katechismus," Königsberg, 1849. The more important of the Epsteins are treated in separate articles below. Vilnius Old Town Vilnius (sometimes Vilna; Polish Wilno, Belarusian Вільня, Russian Вильнюс, see also Cities alternative names) is the capital city of Lithuania. ...

• Abraham Epstein (born 1841), Russo-Austrian rabbinical scholar; born in Staro Constantinov, Volhynia.
• Alois Epstein, Austrian pediatrist (born 1849); born at Kamenitz-an-der-Linde, Bohemia
• Aryeh Löb Epstein ben Mordecai (Aryeh (Löb) Epstein b. Mordecai) (Ba'alha-Pardes), Polish rabbi (1708-1775); born in Grodno
• Jacob Epstein (banker) (1771 - 1843), Polish banker and philanthropist; born in Zarki, Poland
• Jehiel N. Epstein (17c), Son of Rabbi Abraham Segal Epstein; flourished about the middle of the seventeenth century.
• Jehuda Epstein (1870-1946), Ukrainian-born Viennese painter of Jewish life in small Austro-Hungarian villages
• Joseph Lazar Epstein, Russian educator and author (1821-1885); born ; died in Shavli April 19. For the last twenty-four years of his life he taught at the government school of Shavli.
• Joshua Chayyim ben Mordecai ha-Levi Epstein (Joshua Ḥayyim b. Mordecai ha-Levi Epstein), Lithuanian rabbinical scholar and communal worker (1820-1900); born in Wilna
• Julius Epstein (born 1832), Austrian pianist; born at Agram
  • His two daughters Rudolfine (cellist) and Eugénie (violinist) made a concert tour through Germany and Austria during the season of 1876-1877, which was very successful. His son Richard was a professor of piano at the Vienna Conservatorium.
• Sigismund Stefan Epstein (pseudonym, Schimon Simel), German author (born 1866); nephew of Abraham Epstein; born at Warsaw.

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Other people

There have been many people named Epstein (means; person or pedigree came from Eppstein, Hesse): Eppstein is a town in Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse in Germany. ...

• Alice Epstein-Glime, Mexican-American, housewife, social worker.
• Baruch Epstein, Lithuanian rabbi and the son of Yechiel Michel Epstein.
• Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles.
• Carmen Ramirez Epstein, Mexican-American artist, entrepreneur, wife of Jack Epstein.
• Clara Raquel Epstein, MD, Mexican-American Neurosurgeon, mother of Phillip Robert Epstein, wife of Bruce Norman Kowkabany and daughter of Jack and Carmen Epstein.
• Daniel Epstein, pianist.
• Daniel Mark Epstein, biographer and poet.
• Edward Jay Epstein, author and early critic of the Warren Commission.
• Giora Epstein, "ace of aces" Israeli fighter pilot.
• Howard Epstein, Canadian politician.
• Israel Epstein, Polish Chinese journalist.
• Harvey Phillip Epstein, Mexican-American race car driver.
• Howie Epstein, bass guitarist.
• Jack Epstein, AMOCO Oil Executive, physician, father, husband, grandfather and friend.
• Jacob Epstein, sculptor.
• Jake Epstein, Canadian actor.
• Jason Epstein, publisher who popularized the trade paperback.
• Jay Epstein, Mexican-American B.A.S.E. jumper.
• Jean Epstein
• Joseph Epstein, French resistance leader.
• Joseph Epstein is also the name of an American editor and essayist.
• Julius J. Epstein, Oscar-winning screenwriter, brother to Philip G. Epstein.
• Kathleen Epstein, the daughter of Jacob Epstein and Kathleen Garman, was once married to Lucian Freud.
• Mark Epstein, psychotherapist.
• Max Epstein
• Michael Epstein, Renown businessman, CEO of eDimensional
• Mikhail Epstein, literary theorist and Emory University professor.
• Moshe Mordechai Epstein, rabbi and author of the Levush Mordechai.
• Paul Epstein, German mathematician
• Phillip Robert Epstein, son of Clara Raquel Epstein, MD and Bruce Norman Kowkabany, aka Feivel Baruch Epstein and oo7ph.
• Philip G. Epstein, Oscar-winning screenwriter, brother to Julius J. Epstein.
• Randy Epstein, inventor, businessman, CEO of BroadbandONE/Host.net.
• Richard Epstein, law professor.
• Richard A. Epstein, mathematician, game theorist.
• Theo Epstein, Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Boston Red Sox.
• Yechiel Michel Epstein, Lithuanian rabbi and author of the Arukh HaShulkhan.
• Wilhelm Ebstein

Rabbi Baruch Epstein or Baruch ha-Levi Epstein (1860-1941) was a Lithuanian rabbi. ... Rabbi Yichiel Michel Epstein Yechiel Michel Epstein (1829-1907), often called the Aruch ha-Shulchan (after his main work, Arukh HaShulkhan), was a Rabbi and posek (authority in Jewish law) in Lithuania. ... Brian Epstein, the Beatles manager and a force behind the groups early success. ... The Beatles were a pop and rock music group from Liverpool, England, who continue to be held in the very highest regard for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success, and their ground-breaking role in the history of popular music. ... Daniel Epstein (b. ... Daniel Mark Epstein was born in Washington, DC and studied English at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio (B.A. 1970). ... Edward Jay Epstein, born in 1935, is an American investigative journalist. ... Warren Commission report cover page The Presidents Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as The Warren Commission, was established on November 29, 1963 by Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of the U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. ... Giora Epstein was an Israeli fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force, and is the current world champion in shooting down jet fighters from another aircraft. ... Howard Epstein is a Canadian politician, lawyer and part-time law professor. ... CCP Chairman Mao Zedong (third left) with Israel Epstein (first left), Anna Louise Strong (fourth left), Frank Coe (second right), and Solomon Adler (first right). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Howie Epstein (born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 21, 1955 - died Santa Fe, New Mexico, February 23, 2003) was one of the most noted bass guitarists in rock music. ... Jacob Epstein photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Sir Jacob Epstein (10 November 1880 - 19 August 1959) was an American-born sculptor who worked chiefly in England, where he pioneered modern sculpture, often producing controversial works that challenged taboos concerning what public artworks appropriately depict. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Jason Epstein is a key figure in the popularisation of the trade paperback. ... A trade paperback can refer to any book that is bound with a heavy paper cover that is generally cheaper than the hardcover but more expensive than the regular paperback version. ... Jean Epstein, born 25 March 1897, died 3 April 1953, Paris, France, was a film director and early film theoretician. ... Joseph Epstein, also known as Colonel Gilles and as Joseph Andrei, was a leader of the French Resistance during the Second World War. ... Joseph Epstein is a Chicagoan essayist, short story writer, and editor, best known as a former editor of the Phi Beta Kappa Societys American Scholar magazine or for his recent essay collection, Snobbery: The American Version. ... Julius J. Epstein (born August 22, 1909, New York, New York; died December 30, 2000, Los Angeles, California) was an American screenwriter, who had a long career, most noted for the adaptation -— in partnership with his twin brother, Philip, and others —- of the unproduced play Everybody Comes to Ricks... Philip G. Epstein (August 22, 1909 - February 7, 1952) was an American screenwriter most known for his adaptation in partnership with his twin brother, Julius, and others of the unproduced play Everybody Comes to Ricks that became the screenplay for the Academy Award-winning film Casablanca (1942). ... Kathleen Kitty Garman (born 1926), also known as Kathleen Epstein, is the daughter of Kathleen Garman and Jacob Epstein, who married some time after her birth. ... Jacob Epstein photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 Sir Jacob Epstein (10 November 1880 - 19 August 1959) was an American-born sculptor who worked chiefly in England, where he pioneered modern sculpture, often producing controversial works that challenged taboos concerning what public artworks appropriately depict. ... The painters room, 1943, Private collection. ... Mark Epstein, M.D., is a graduate of Harvard College and the Harvard Medical School. ... Sir Michael Anthony Epstein (born 18 May 1921) was one of the discoverers of the Epstein-Barr virus. ... Mikhail N. Epstein (Epshtein) (born 1950) is an American literary theorist and critical thinker of Russian-Jewish origin. ... Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Epstein is a Talmudist and the Rosh Yeshiva of the Slabodka Yeshiva. ... Paul Sophus Epstein (Warsaw, then part of Imperial Russia, now Poland, March 20, 1883–Pasadena, February 8, 1966) is a Russian- American mathematician/physicist. ... Philip G. Epstein (August 22, 1909 - February 7, 1952) was an American screenwriter most known for his adaptation in partnership with his twin brother, Julius, and others of the unproduced play Everybody Comes to Ricks that became the screenplay for the Academy Award-winning film Casablanca (1942). ... Julius J. Epstein (born August 22, 1909, New York, New York; died December 30, 2000, Los Angeles, California) was an American screenwriter, who had a long career, most noted for the adaptation -— in partnership with his twin brother, Philip, and others —- of the unproduced play Everybody Comes to Ricks... Richard Epstein Richard A. Epstein, born in 1943, is currently the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. ... Richard Epstein Richard A. Epstein, born in 1943, is currently the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. ... Theo N. Epstein (born December 29, 1973, New York City, New York) is the Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Boston Red Sox. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... In Major League Baseball, the General Manager of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the ballclub during contract discussions with players. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004 â€¢ 1918 â€¢ 1916 â€¢ 1915 1912 â€¢ 1903 AL Pennants (11) 2004 â€¢ 1986 â€¢ 1975 â€¢ 1967 1946 â€¢ 1918 â€¢ 1916 â€¢ 1915 1912 â€¢ 1904 â€¢ 1903 East Division titles (5) 1995 â€¢ 1990 â€¢ 1988 â€¢ 1986 1975 Wild card berths... Rabbi Yichiel Michel Epstein Yechiel Michel Epstein (1829-1907), often called the Aruch ha-Shulchan (after his main work, Arukh HaShulkhan), was a Rabbi and posek (authority in Jewish law) in Lithuania. ... The Arukh HaShulkhan is a work of Jewish scholarship, written by Yechiel Michel Epstein. ... Wilhelm Ebstein (November 27, 1836, Jauer, Prussian Silesia - October 22, 1912) was a German physician. ...

Bibliography

• Zunz, Z. G. pp. 270-271;
• catalogues of the British Museum and of the library of the surgeon-general's office of the United States army, s.v. Eppstein;
• Fürst, Bibl. Jud.;
• Zeitlin, Bibl. Post-Mendels. s.v. Epstein;
• Geburot ha-Ari, Wilna, 1870;
• Friedenstein, 'Ir Gibborim, pp. 44, 60-61, Wilna, 1880;
• Efrati, Dor we-Dorshaw, p. 64, ib. 1889;
• Eisenstadt, Dor Rabbanaw we-Soferaw, p. 42, Warsaw, 1895.J. P. Wi.

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See also

• Epstein-Barr virus