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Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

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Akiba Israel Wertheimer Akiba Israel Wertheimer (1778–1835) was the first Chief Rabbi of Altona and Schleswig-Holstein. Life Akiba (or Ekiva or Akiva) Wertheimer was born in Wrocław, Prussia in about 1778. His father was Torah scholar Avigdor Wertheimer (died 1826) ...

(1778-1835), first Chief Rabbi of Altona and Schleswig-Holstein * Alain and Gérard Wertheimer, French Jewish billionaire owners of Chanel **

Wertheimer et Frère Wertheimer et Frère is a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding business partnership between brothers Alain and Gérard Wertheimer of France. The Wertheimer brothers are the owners of the House of Chanel in Paris. They inherited that company and ...

, partnership of the two brothers * Arjeh Yehuda Wertheimer (1862-1937), known as Constantin Brunner, German-Jewish philosopher *

Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer Egon Ferdinand Ranshofen-Wertheimer (September 4, 1894 – December 27, 1957) was a diplomat, journalist, doctor of laws and state. Early life Egon Ferdinand Ranshofen-Wertheimer was born as the son of the Catholic land owner and member of the Up ...

(1894-1957), Austrian and German diplomat, journalist, jurist and political scientist *

Esther Wertheimer Esther Wertheimer (née Estera Sheps) (1926 – August 18, 2016) was a Canadian sculptor and educator. She is known for her semi-abstract figurative bronze sculptures and portrait busts in terra cotta. During the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Werthei ...

(born 1926), Polish architect * (born 1947), French singer * Fred Wertheimer (born 1939), American political activist *

Gustav Wertheimer Gustav Wertheimer (1847–1902) was an Austrian painter, active mainly in Paris. He produced history paintings, portraits, and genre scenes. Life Gustav Wertheimer was born in Vienna on 28 January 1847. He trained under Carl Mayer and Jose ...

(1847-1904), Austrian artist * Haim Ernst Wertheimer (1893-1978), German-born Israeli biochemist * Hedy Wertheimer (1907–1976), Austrian-American Olympic swimmer *

Jack Wertheimer Jack Wertheimer is a Professor of American Jewish History at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the flagship yeshiva of Conservative Judaism. He is the former Provost of JTS, and was the founding director of the Joseph and Miriam Ratner C ...

, professor of American Jewish history *

Jacques Wertheimer Jacques Guy Wertheimer (18 August 1911 – 6 February 1996) was a prominent French businessman who inherited and ran the renowned House of Chanel perfume company. Wertheimer was born at the Les Forgettes villa in Deauville, to a Jewish family,

(1911-1996), father of Pierre * John Wertheimer (1799–1883), English printer *

Linda Wertheimer Linda Wertheimer (; born March 19, 1943) is an American radio journalist for NPR. She's considered one of NPR's "Founding Mothers" along with Susan Stamberg, Nina Totenberg and the late Cokie Roberts. Background and education Wertheimer was b ...

(born 1943), American broadcast journalist for National Public Radio *

Martha Wertheimer Martha Wertheimer (22 October 1890 – June 1942) was a German journalist, writer and rescuer who came from a Jewish family. Before World War II, she oversaw the operation of the Kindertransport from south and southwest Germany. She died in the Ho ...

(1890-1942), German journalist, writer and rescuer of Jewish children from Nazi forces *

Max Wertheimer Max Wertheimer (April 15, 1880 – October 12, 1943) was an Austro-Hungarian psychologist who was one of the three founders of Gestalt psychology, along with Kurt Koffka and Wolfgang Köhler. He is known for his book, ''Productive Thinking'', an ...

(1880-1943), Prague-born Gestalt psychologist *

Michael Wertheimer Michael Wertheimer (born February 6, 1957) is a cryptologic mathematician. From October 31, 2005, until June 2009, he was the assistant deputy director and chief technology officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for Analy ...

(born 1927), psychologist, son of Max Wertheimer *

(born 1957), American cryptologic mathematician *

Pierre Wertheimer Pierre Wertheimer (8 January 1888 – 24 April 1965) was a French businessman, who co-founded Chanel with Coco Chanel. Family business Wertheimer was born to a Jewish family,Samson Wertheimer Samson Wertheimer (17 January 1658 – 6 August 1724) was chief rabbi of Hungary and Moravia, and rabbi of Eisenstadt. He was also an Austrian financier, court Jew and ''Shtadlan'' to Austrian Emperor Leopold I. Family Wertheimer was born i ...

(1658-1724), German-Hungarian and Austrian rabbi, philanthropist * Rabbi

Solomon Aaron Wertheimer Rabbi Solomon Aaron Wertheimer (November 18, 1866 – 1935), was a Hungarian rabbi, scholar, and seller of rare books. Life He was born in Bösing in 1866. In 1871 he went with his parents to Jerusalem, where he was educated. By 1890, he was res ...

(1866-1935) *

Stef Wertheimer Stef Wertheimer ( he, זאב סטף ורטהיימר, born 16 July 1926) is an Israeli billionaire industrialist, investor, philanthropist and former politician. He was a Member of the Knesset, and is known for founding industrial parks in Israe ...

(born 1926), Israeli industrialist *

Yair Wertheimer Yair Wertheimer ( he, יאיר ורטהיימר, also known as Meir Wertheimer; born 3 November 1955) is an Israeli former tennis player. Tennis career Beginning in 1972, Wertheimer played for the Israeli Davis Cup team and had a 6-4 record in ...

(born 1955), Israeli former tennis player

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Fredric Wertham Fredric Wertham (; born Friedrich Ignatz Wertheimer, March 20, 1895 – November 18, 1981) was a German-American psychiatrist and author. Wertham had an early reputation as a progressive psychiatrist who treated poor black patients at his Lafarg ...

(originally Friedrich Ignatz Wertheimer, 1895–1981), German-American psychiatrist and author. *

Ella Winter Leonore (Ella) Sophie Winter Steffens Stewart (1898–1980) was an Australian-British journalist and activist. Early life She was born in 1898 to Freda Lust and Adolph Wertheimer in Nuremberg, Germany. Her parents were Freda Lust and Adolph W ...

(originally Wertheimer, 1898–1980), Australian-British journalist and activist.

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