Mandelbaum

Article summary

Mandelbaum is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname from the German Mandelbaum ‘almond tree’. Notable people with the surname include: *Albert Mandelbaum (1925–unknown), Israeli chess player *Allen Mandelbaum (1926–2011), American professor of Italian literature, poet, and translator *David Mandelbaum (born 1935), American Democratic party politician *David G. Mandelbaum (1911–1987), American anthropologist *Fredericka Mandelbaum (1825–1894), New York entrepreneur and criminal fence operator *Frederic Morton (born Fritz Mandelbaum) (1924–2015), Austrian writer *Henryk Mandelbaum (1922–2008), Holocaust survivor *Jacques Mandelbaum (born 1958), French journalist and film critic *Joel Mandelbaum (born 1932), microtonal musician *Ken Mandelbaum, American columnist, critic, and author *Kurt Mandelbaum (1904–1995), development economist *Michael Mandelbaum (born 1946), professor of American foreign policy *Samuel Mandelbaum (1884–1946), American lawyer and politician

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1935 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1924 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1344793761