Leibowitz

Article summary

Leibowitz is a Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Barry Leibowitz (born 1945), American-Israeli basketball player * Henoch Leibowitz (c.1918–2008), head of the Rabbinical Seminary of America * Herschel Leibowitz (1925–2011), American researcher into visual perception * Jacob Leibowitz or Jakub Lejbowicz, possible birth name of Jacob Frank (1726–1791), leader of a Jewish messianic movement * Jon Leibowitz (born 1958), former United States Federal Trade Commission chairman * Jon Stewart (born 1962 as Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz), American political satirist, formerly of The Daily Show * Martin L. Leibowitz, financial researcher and business leader * Nechama Leibowitz (1905–1997), sometimes Nehama Leibowitz, Israeli Bible scholar * René Leibowitz (1913–1972), French composer of Polish-Latvian origin * Ronnie Leibowitz (born 1953), Israeli bank robber, also known as "Ofnobank" * Samuel Leibowitz (1893–1978), New York trial lawyer * Yeshayahu Leibowitz (1903–1994), Israeli thinker and scientist

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1945 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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3. The record states that the date of birth is "1953". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1337785233