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The Horowitz family (Hebrew: הוֹרוֹביץ, Yiddish: האָראָװיץ) is a prominent Ashkenazi Levitical rabbinic family that is widely acknowledged for its ancient and well-chronicled Levitical pedigree.
His father was a well-to-do electrical engineer and a distributor of electric motors for German manufacturers. His grandfather Joachim was a merchant (and an arts-supporter), belonging to the 1st Guild, which exempted him from having to reside in the Pale of Settlement.
5 days ago · Vladimir Horowitz (1903–89) was a Russian-born American virtuoso pianist in the Romantic tradition. Celebrated for his flawless technique and an almost orchestral quality of tone, his performances were admired for their technical precision and dynamic range.
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Samuel Horwitz (born 1907) was married to a German Catholic, Maria née Samann. In 1938, their son Erwin-Paul was born. The family lived in Amsterdam.
The Horowitz family is made up of Levites who took their name from the small town of Horovice in Bohemia; they dominated the Prague community in the sixteenth century and formed marriage alliances with other prestigious families.
A family of Polish scholars. Avraham ben Shabbetai Sheftel Horowitz (c.1550–1615), Polish scholar and moralist. A student of Moshe Isserles, he lived in Kraków, Lemberg (Lwów), where he was dayyan ...
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HOROWITZ , a family of rabbis and scholars that also included writers, communal workers, and personalities active in all spheres of Jewish life. The Horowitz's were levites. The family originated in the 15 th century, taking its name from the small town of Horovice in Bohemia.