Ashkenazi is a surname of Jewish origin. It is most commonly found in countries with large Jewish populations such as the United States, Russia and Israel. The surname is sometimes spelled "Ashkenazy".

People

*Abraham Ashkenazi, 19th-century rabbi, Chacham Bashi of Jerusalem *Adi Ashkenazi (born 1975), Israeli actress, comedian and television host *Amir Ashkenazi (born 1971) Israeli businessman *Bezalel Ashkenazi, 16th-century rabbi and Talmud scholar *Dan Ashkenazi (13th century), German Talmudist *David Ashkenazi (1915–1997), Russian pianist, accompanist and composer *Eliezer ben Elijah Ashkenazi (1512–1585), rabbi, Talmudist, and physician *Gabi Ashkenazi (born 1954), former Chief of the Israel Defense Forces General Staff *Goga Ashkenazi (born 1980), Kazakh-Russian businesswoman *Jacob ben Isaac Ashkenazi (1550–1625), rabbi and author of the ''Tseno Ureno'' *Israel Sarug, Israel Sarug Ashkenazi (16th century), pupil of Isaac Luria *Yisroel ben Shmuel of Shklov, Yisroel ben Shmuel Ashkenazi of Shklov (1770–1839), Lithuanian Talmudist *Léon Ashkenazi (1922–1996), French rabbi and Jewish leader *Lior Ashkenazi (born 1969), Israeli actor *Malkiel Ashkenazi (16th century), Sephardic rabbi in Hebron *Meir Ashkenazi (16th century), envoy of the Khan of Crimea *Menachem Ashkenazi (1934–2000), Israeli football referee *Mordechai ben Hillel Ashkenazi (1250–1298), German rabbi and legal authority *Moses Ashkenazi (died 1701), also known as Johann Peter Spaeth, German convert to Judaism *Motti Ashkenazi (born 1940), Israeli reserve captain *Tzvi Ashkenazi (1656–1718), rabbi of Amsterdam *Isaac Luria, Yitzhak Ashkenazi (1534–1572), also called Isaac Luria, rabbi and mystic, founder of an important branch of Kabbalah

References

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