In fiction
- Lieutenant Hurwitz, a minor character in the movie Airplane! . A patient in a military hospital, he was suffering from "severe shell-shock," causing him to think he was Ethel Merman. Played by Merman herself, in her final screen appearance.
A variation of the name is Hurvitz, which may refer to:
A variation of the name is Ish-Hurwitz, which may refer to:
A variation of the name is Gurvitz, which may refer to:
A variation of the name is Gurwits, which may refer to:
Levites or Levi are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname Halevi, which consists of the Hebrew definite article "ה" Ha- ('the') plus Levi ('Levite'), is not conclusive regarding being a Levite; a titular use of HaLevi indicates being a Levite. The daughter of a Levite is a Bat Levi.
Hillel is a Jewish masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to:
Horowitz is a Levitical Ashkenazi surname deriving from the Horowitz family, though it can also be a non-Jewish surname as well. The name is derived from the town of Hořovice, Bohemia. Other variants of the name include Harowitz, Harowicz, Harrwitz, Harwitz, Horovitz, Horvitz, Horwicz, Horwitz, Hourwitz, Hurewicz, Hurwicz, Hurwitz, Gerovich, Gurovich, Gurevich, Gurvich, Gourevitch, Gurewitsch, Orowitz and Urwitz.
Shmuel or Schmuel/ Shmeil is a Jewish variant of the name Samuel. It comes from שמואל in Hebrew, and is popular also in Polish Yiddish versions of the name: Szmul or Szmuel and Szmulik or Szmulek. Shmuel and variations may refer to:
Horvitz is one of the variants of an Ashkenazi Jewish surname. It is also a non Jewish surname as well.
Horovitz is one of the variants of a surname originating in the Jewish community of Bohemia – bearers of that surname apparently migrated in the Middle Ages from a small town Hořovice in Bohemia. For detailed historical background see the Horowitz page. It can also be a non-Jewish surname as well.
Horwitz is a surname, current among Ashkenazi Jews. It is derived from the Yiddish pronunciation of the name of the town of Hořovice in Bohemia. For detailed historical background see the Horowitz page.
Haim can be a first name or surname originating in Hebrew or derived from the Old German name Haimo.
Katz is a common German Ashkenazi Jewish surname.
Halevi or Halevy may refer to:
Hurwicz, is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Almog is a Hebrew surname literally meaning "coral". Notable people with the surname Almog include:
Eliyahu "Eli" Hurvitz was an Israeli industrialist. He was the chairman of the board and former CEO of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries at the time of his death.
Agmon is a Jewish surname, Hebrew for bulrush. Notable people with the surname include:
The Horowitz family is a prominent Ashkenazi Levitical rabbinic family that is widely acknowledged for its ancient and well-chronicled Levitical pedigree. The family chiefly descends from Rabbi Joseph HaLevi, who settled in Hořovice, Bohemia, in 1391 and adopted the surname "Ish-Horowitz".
Dror is Hebrew for "freedom" or "sparrow" and may either be a surname or given name.
Shmuel Horowitz may refer to:
Hadas is a Jewish name that may refer to the following notable people:
Shmuel Hurvits, also known by his pseudonym A. Litvin, was a Yiddish poet, journalist, activist, and editor.
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