Finkelstein

Finkelstein (Hebrew: פֿינק(ע)לשׁטײַן‎‎ or פינקלשׁט(י)ין, Russian: Финкельштейн) is a German and Yiddish surname originating from Old High German funko (spark) and stein (stone).^[1] Funkelstein meant pyrite (Adler German-English Dictionary, 1864). The Yiddish version of pyrite, finkelstein, could have denoted bareketh, one of the 12 tribe stones of High Priest's breastplate (Exodus 28:17).

Notable people with the surname include:

• Anthony Finkelstein (born 1959), British software engineer
• Arthur Fields (Abe Finkelstein), American singer and songwriter
• Arthur J. Finkelstein, US Republican political activist
• Avram Finkelstein, gay rights activist
• Clive Finkelstein, Information Engineering pioneer
• David Finkelstein (1929-2016), professor of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology
• David Finkelstein, professor of Philosophy at University of Chicago
• Daniel Finkelstein, British journalist
• Eric Finkelstein, American health economist
• Israel Finkelstein (born 1949), Israeli archaeologist
• Jacob Finkelstein (Jackie Fields), American world champion welterweight & Olympic champion featherweight Hall of Fame boxer
• Louis Finkelstein (1895-1991), Talmud scholar
• Louis Finkelstein (artist) (1923-2000), painter and Queens College (CUNY) professor
• Max Finkelstein (died 1940), New York City policeman.
• Meir Finkelstein, cantor and composer of contemporary Jewish liturgical music
• Mel Finkelstein, American photojournalist
• Menachem Finkelstein, Israeli district judge, Israel's Military Advocate General from 2000 to 2004.
• Norman Finkelstein, American political scientist and writer.
• Norman Finkelstein (poet), poet and writer
• Peter Max (Peter Finkelstein)
• Salo Finkelstein
• William Zorach (born Finkelstein)

See also

• Finkel
• Eddington-Finkelstein coordinates
• Finkelstein reaction, named after Hans Finkelstein
• Finkelstein's test, a method to diagnose DeQuervain's syndrome
• Garfinkel
• Garfunkel

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