Katzenellenbogen
Katzenellenbogen is the surname of a prominent Jewish family that originated from Katzenelnbogen in the Rhineland.[1] It may refer to:
- Basil Kazen Ellenbogen (1917–1996), British Army officer and consultant physician (born Katzenellenbogen)
- Ezekiel Katzenellenbogen, Polish-German rabbi
- Gershon Ellenbogen (1917–2003), British barrister, author and Liberal Party politician (born Katzenellenbogen)
- John Katzenellenbogen (born 1944), American professor of chemistry
- Meir ben Isaac Katzenellenbogen, Italian rabbi
- Samuel Judah Katzenellenbogen, his son
- Ostap Ortwin, whose real name was Ostap Katzenellenbogen, Polish journalist and literary critic
- Eyran Katsenelenbogen, jazz pianist
In popular culture
- "Gilly, Gilly, Ossenfeffer, Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea", a 1954 popular song by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning
- a fictional family in the short story "The Spectre Bridegroom" in Washington Irving's 1819 collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
- a fictional character in part 3 of Vasily Grossman's 1960 novel Life and Fate
Derivative forms of the original name include Katsenelenbogen, Elbogen, and Katz.
- Eyran Katsenelenbogen (born 1965), Israeli-born American jazz pianist
- Tamara Katsenelenbogen (1894–1976), Russian architect
See also
References
- ↑ Kayserling, Meyer. "KATZENELLENBOGEN". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
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