The prestigious surname Liebowitz comes from the ancient Jewish culture. This surname is a nickname surname, which comes from the broad category of hereditary surnames. In the Middle Ages, it became necessary to adopt a second name, or surname, because people were moving closer together in towns and cities, and it was becoming difficult to identify people with the same first names. The surname Liebowitz is a nickname, which comes from the Yiddish word lib, which means dear or beloved. It was generally given to someone who was amiable.
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Contemporary Notables of the name Liebowitz (post 1700)
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Simon J. Liebowitz (1905-1998), American politician and judge in New York, Member of the New York State Senate from 1960 to 1968
Ronald D. Liebowitz (b. 1957), American academic, President of Middlebury College
Richard Liebowitz, American entrepreneur, Broadway producer, former lawyer and photographer specializing in copyright law
Michael Liebowitz, American psychiatrist and researcher specializing in anxiety disorders
Jack Liebowitz (1900-2000), American accountant and publisher, co-owner of Detective Comics
Sidney Liebowitz (1935-2024), birth name of Steve Lawrence, an American singer, comedian, and actor, best known as a member of a duo with his wife Eydie Gormé, billed as "Steve and Eydie"
Historic Events for the Liebowitz family
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Triangle Waist Company
Miss Nettie Liebowitz (b. 1888), Romanian Jewish garment worker who was working at Triangle Waist Company factory at the Asch building in Greenwich Village on the 25th March 1911 when fire broke out; she died in the fire 1
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