Halperin (sometimes spelled as Halparin or Hailperin) is a variation of the Jewish surname Heilprin. Both forms are Southern Yiddish for Heilbrun, that is the German city Heilbronn. The name is sometimes transliterated into the Cyrillic alphabet as Galperin . In Russia the pronunciation of an 'h' was difficult and pronounced as 'g' .
The German form of the Jewish surname is Heilbronn .
Notable people with this surname include:
Elchonon Halpern, (1921- 2015), Grand Rabbi of Golders Green. In Hebrew spelt היילפרין, literally pronounced 'Heilprin'
- Bertrand Halperin, American theoretical physicist
- David M. Halperin (born 1952), American theorist in gender studies, queer theory and other fields
- Donald Halperin (1945–2006), New York politician
- Emmanuel Halperin, (born 1943), Israeli media personality
- Ian Halperin (born 1964), Canadian investigative journalist, writer and documentary filmmaker
- Israel Halperin, Canadian academic
- Isser Halperin, later Isser Harel (1912–2003), spymaster of the intelligence and the security services of Israel
- James L. Halperin (born 1952), American author and businessman
- Mark Halperin (born 1965), American political analyst
- Maurice Halperin (1906–95), American writer, professor and diplomat
- Michel Halpérin, Swiss lawyer and politician
- Monte Halparin, later Monty Hall (1921–2017), American game show host
- Morton Halperin (born 1938), American expert on foreign policy and civil liberties
- Paul Hailperin (born 1947), German instrumentmaker and oboist
- Robert Halperin (1928–85), American yachtsman, football player, and businessman
- Samara Halperin, American artist
- Sol Halperin (1902-1977), American special effects artist
- Tamar Halperin (born 1976), Israeli harpsichordist, pianist and musicologist
- Theodore Hailperin (1915-2014), American mathematician
- Tulio Halperin Donghi (1926-2014), Argentine historian
- Uzziel Halperin, later Uzzi Ornan (1923–2022), Israeli linguist
- Victor Halperin (1895–1983), American film director, producer, and writer
- Yotam Halperin (born 1984), Israeli basketball player
Bernstein is a common surname in the German language, meaning "amber". The name is used by both Germans and Jews, although it is most common among people of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. The German pronunciation is, but in English, it is pronounced either as or.
"Alper" is a variant of "Halpern\Alperin", it is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname based on the name of the city of Heilbronn that was created no later than the end of the 16th century. The surname belonged to four jewish rabbinic families from the Russian Empire, Poland and German principalities between the 16th and 18th centuries. Alper is also a male Turkish given name. It is composed of the two words alp and er. In Turkish, "Alp" means "Stouthearted", "Brave", "Chivalrous", "Daredevil", and/or "Valorous". The second, er means soldier or male. Additionally Alper is used as an adjective for an ancient legendary Turkish commander; Alp Er Tunga who lived around 300 B.C. It's meant to be a good hearted one too. From the same Asian cultural roots, Alper is closely related to the name 勇士 derived 勇 =Alp and 士 =Er words.
Isser Harel was spymaster of the intelligence and the security services of Israel and the Director of the Mossad (1952–1963). In his capacity as Mossad director, he oversaw the capture and covert transportation to Israel of Holocaust organizer Adolf Eichmann.
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Heilprin is a Jewish surname with many variants.
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Halpern is a variation of the Jewish surname Heilprin and may refer to:
Alpert is a variation of the Jewish surname Heilprin (Alprin), and may refer to:
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Galperin is an (Eastern) Jewish surname, derived from Heilprin / Halperin. Notable people with the surname include:
Gelperin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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