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Gerrer Rebbe from 1992 to 1996. Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter (b. 1939), Gerrer Rebbe from 1996 to the present. Rabbi Chanoch Heynekh HaKohen Levin of Aleksander (1798 – March 21, 1870) Rabbi Meir Shapiro (March 3, 1887 – October 27, 1933), rabbi of Lublin, founder of Yeshiva Chachmei Lublin, and creator of Daf Yomi.
Pages in category "Polish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,962 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Arab-Jewish surnames (10 P) Ashkenazi surnames (2 C, 49 P) H. Hebrew-language surnames (3 C, 229 P) J. Jewish matronymic surnames (22 P)
Historically, Jews used Hebrew patronymic names. In the Jewish patronymic system the first name is followed by either ben- or bat- ("son of" and "daughter of," respectively), and then the father's name. ( Bar-, "son of" in Aramaic, is also seen.) Permanent family surnames exist today but only gained popularity among Sephardic Jews in Iberia and ...
Russian-Jewish surnames (22 P) Y. Yiddish-language surnames (526 P) Pages in category "Ashkenazi surnames" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of ...
Almost all Polish female names end in the vowel -a, and most male names end in a consonant or a vowel other than a. There are, however, a few male names that end in a, which are very old and uncommon, such as Barnaba, Bonawentura, Boryna, Jarema, Kosma, Kuba (a diminutive of Jakub) and Saba. Maria is a female name that can be used also as a ...
Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin ), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin) and Chami (for Cham origin ).
Pola Negri, stage and film actress. John Krasinski, TV and film actor ( The Office) Nick Adams (1931–1968), film actor; mother was of Polish descent [ 1] Bogdan Szumilas (born 1956), Polish-French-American actor, model, producer, Impresario, talent agent, PR [ 2] Grant Aleksander (born 1960), film and daytime actor, Guiding Light.