Halberstam
Halberstam (Hebrew: הַלבּרשׁטאם; from German: Halber·stamm) is a surname, and may refer to:
Etymology and history
Many other surnames beginning with "Halber" may have originated from Halberstam when immigrants came to America seeking more American-sounding names.
People
- Ari Halberstam (1977-1994), Yeshiva student killed in the 1994 Brooklyn Bridge shooting.
- 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 Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam (1954-present) Current Bobover Rebbe
- 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