Mandelbaum is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname from the German ''Mandelbaum'' ‘almond tree’.Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press 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 G. Mandelbaum (1911–1987), American anthropologist * Fredericka Mandelbaum (1825–1894), New York entrepreneur and criminal fence operator *

Frederic Morton Frederic Morton (October 5, 1924 – April 20, 2015) was an Austrian-born American writer. Life Born Fritz Mandelbaum in Vienna, Morton was the son of a blacksmith who specialized in forging (manufacturing) imperial medals. In the wake of the ...

(born Fritz Mandelbaum) (1924–2015), Austrian writer * Henryk Mandelbaum (1922–2008), Holocaust survivor *

Jacques Mandelbaum Jacques Mandelbaum (born 1 May 1958, in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French journalist and film critic, currently working for the newspaper ''Le Monde'' which he joined in 1995. He is the author of numerous works on the cinema including a biographical ...

(born 1958), French journalist and film critic *

Joel Mandelbaum Mayer Joel Mandelbaum (born October 12, 1932) is an American music composer and teacher, best known for his use of microtonal tuning (notably just intonation and 19 equal temperament and the 31 equal temperament). He wrote the first Ph.D. disserta ...

(born 1932), microtonal musician * Ken Mandelbaum, American columnist, critic, and author *

Kurt Mandelbaum Kurt Mandelbaum (13 November 1904 – 28 September 1995) was a German-British economist well known for his pioneering contribution in the field of the economics of development. Kurt Mandelbaum (also known as Kurt Martin) was one of a group of ...

(1904–1995), development economist *

Michael Mandelbaum Michael Mandelbaum (born 1946) is a professor and director of the American Foreign Policy program at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies. He has written a number of books on American foreign policy and edited ...

(born 1946), professor of American foreign policy *

Samuel Mandelbaum Samuel Mandelbaum (September 20, 1884 – November 20, 1946) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born on September 20, 1884, in the Russian Empire, M ...

(1884–1946), American lawyer and politician

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Izzy Mandelbaum This is a list of characters who appeared on ''Seinfeld''. This list features only characters who appeared in multiple episodes; those that appeared in only one are not included here. Primary characters Jerry Seinfeld George Costanza Elaine ...

, character on ''Seinfeld'' *Mandelbaum (aka Mandel), assistant district attorney for Manhattan in the

Nero Wolfe Nero Wolfe is a brilliant, obese and eccentric fictional armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery (fiction), mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West ...

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Jewish surnames {{surname, Mandelbaum Surnames from ornamental names

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