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Dorfman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Allen Dorfman (1923–1983), American insurance agency owner and criminal * Ariel Dorfman (born 1942), Chilean-American writer * Barnaby Dorfman, American entrepreneur and business executive * Boris Dorfman (1923–2022), Ukrainian-Jewish writer, scholar of Jewish culture, and social activist * Charles Dorfman, British film producer, director and screenwriter * Dan Dorfman (1931–2012), American financial journalist, newspaper columnist and TV commentator * David Dorfman (born 1993), American actor and attorney * David Dorfman (choreographer) (born 1955), American dancer, choreographer, musician, activist and teacher * David S. Dorfman, American screenwriter * Donald Dorfman (1933–2001), American psychologist and radiologist * Elena Dorfman (born 1965), American fine art photographer * Elsa Dorfman (1937–2020), American portrait photographer * Grant Dorfman, American judge * Harvey Dorfman (1935–2011), Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Dorfman
Allen Melnick Dorfman (January 6, 1923 – January 20, 1983) was an American insurance agency owner and a consultant to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Central States Pension Fund. He was a close associate of longtime IBT President Jimmy Hoffa and associated with organized crime via the Chicago Outfit. Dorfman was convicted on several felony counts and was murdered in 1983. Early years Allen Dorfman was born in Chicago, Illinois,''Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916–1935'' in 1923 to a working-class Jewish family, the son or stepson of Paul J. "Red" Dorfman (1901–1971) and Rose Ritman (1907–2003). He attended Marshall High School in Chicago. He was born Allen Dorfman, even though his mother was not yet married to Dorfman, but as a teenager also went by the name Allen Melnick, which may have been his biological father's name. He enlisted in the US Marines and earned a Silver Star at the Battle of Iwo Jima. Paul "Red" Dorfman was the head of the Chicago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irwin Dorfman
Irwin Dorfman, , (March 27, 1908 – November 9, 1993) was a Canadian lawyer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, eventually becoming senior counsel with the firm of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman. In addition to a busy legal practice in the areas of taxation and corporate matters, he was active in his community and in the profession. He served as president of the Law Society of Manitoba and as the national president of the Canadian Bar Association, the first Jewish president in the Association's history. Early life Born in Winnipeg in 1908, Dorfman was the son of Moses and Dora Dorfman. He attended St John's Technical High School and then the University of Manitoba, graduating in 1927 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He followed that with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Manitoba Law School in 1931, graduating with the gold medal for his class. Practice of law Dorfman articled with the Winnipeg firm of Sparling and Sparling, and then entered into a partnership with Abraham M. Shinbane. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorfmann
Dorfmann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ania Dorfmann (1899–1984), Russian-American pianist and teacher *Herbert Dorfmann (born 1969), Italian agronomist and politician * Luis Dorfmann (born 1957), American professor * Robert Dorfmann (1912–1999), French film producer See also *Dorfman Dorfman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Allen Dorfman (1923–1983), American insurance agency owner and criminal * Ariel Dorfman (born 1942), Chilean-American writer * Barnaby Dorfman, American entrepreneur and business ex ..., surname {{surname German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier Dorfman
Xavier Dorfman (born 12 May 1973 in Grenoble) is a French competition rower and Olympic champion. Dorfman won a gold medal in the lightweight coxless fours, at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is married to fellow rower Bénédicte Dorfman-Luzuy Bénédicte Dorfman-Luzuy (born 2 December 1970) is a French rower. She is married to fellow rower Xavier Dorfman. References * 1970 births Living people French female rowers Sportspeople from Bordeaux Rowers at the 2000 Sum .... References Living people 1973 births French male rowers Olympic rowers for France Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in rowing Sportspeople from Grenoble Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for France 21st-century French sportsmen 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Dorfman
Tommy Dorfman (born May 13, 1992) is an American actress, best known for playing Ryan Shaver in the Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why'' (2017). Early life and education Dorfman was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia to a Jewish family. Her cousin is Andi Dorfman, a former contestant on ''The Bachelorette''. Dorfman graduated from Fordham University's drama program in 2015 with a B.A. in theatre arts. Career After graduating from university, Dorfman was cast in the role of Ryan Shaver on the Netflix drama ''13 Reasons Why'', which premiered in 2017. Also that year, she helped design a fashion collection with ASOS, and in October was honored with the Rising Star Award by GLAAD. In the spring of 2019, Dorfman made her New York theatrical debut in The New Group's production of Jeremy O. Harris' play ''Daddy'', directed by Danya Taymor. Personal life Dorfman is queer. Dorfman and Peter Zurkuhlen became engaged in April 2015 and married in Portland, Maine on November 12, 2016. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Dorfman
Stanley Dorfman (born 24 November 1927) is a South African-born British music television director, producer, and painter. He is known as the co-creator and original producer and director of the world's longest running music television series, ''Top of the Pops''. His work on the program contributed to the development of music videos. During his tenure at the BBC, Dorfman created the BBC music television series '' In Concert,'' where he served as director and producer. He provided many notable musicians with their debut television opportunities. Dorfman played a pivotal role in advancing the careers of women in television during the late 1960s, including by directing and producing three of the first television series on the BBC that were hosted by female performers. He also produced and directed jazz and big band series for the BBC, and series around John Denver, Mary Travers, and Jack Jones. Dorfman's also directed and produced television specials such as '' Frank Sinatra In C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigo Dorfman
Rodrigo Dorfman (born 1967 in Santiago, Chile) is a film director, producer, cinematographer, multimedia artist, film critic and commentator living in Durham, North Carolina. He has worked with P.O.V., HBO, Salma Hayek's Ventanazul and the BBC among others. Early life Dorfman was born February 11th, 1967, in Santiago, Chile to Angélica Malinarich and writer Ariel Dorfman, who was a cultural advisor to president Salvador Allende. While in exile after the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, he lived in Paris, Amsterdam in the Netherlands and moved with his family to the United States in 1980. He continues to live and work in Durham, North Carolina where his father works as a professor at Duke University since 1985. Career Rodrigo Dorfman also has worked locally in North Carolina creating short documentaries with NC Arts Council (Heritage Awards), the Wake County Magnet Schools, Duke University, North Carolina Humanities Council, Duke Music Dept.,El Futuro, National Farm Worker Minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Dorfman
Ralph Isadore Dorfman (1911–1985) was a Jewish-American biochemist. His work on metabolism in pharmacology and the use of steroid hormones contributed to the development of the combined oral contraceptive pill."Dr. Ralph I. Dorfman" '''', December 12, 1985, accessed February 5, 2019 Dorfman was born in Chicago, Illinois.Simoni, Robert D., Robert L. Hill, Martha Vaughan and Herbert Tabor "The Metabolism of Steroid Hormones: Ralph I. Dorfman" '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Dorfman
Yechiel Michel Dorfman (1913 – 30 July 2006) was a rabbi and leader of the Breslov community in Jerusalem, Israel after serving as the de facto head of the Breslover Hasidim living in post-Stalin Russia. Due to his persistence and planning, the annual Breslover Rosh Hashana kibbutz (prayer gathering) at the grave of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine, which began in 1811, continued in secret despite the Communist ban on religious gatherings. Biography Rabbi Dorfman was born in Kamenetz-Podolsk in western Ukraine and became a Breslover Hasid in his early teens. He moved to Uman and became a close student of Rabbi Abraham Sternhartz, a leading Breslover figure. In February 1930 he married the granddaughter of Sternhartz, Rivkah, who was a descendant of Rabbi Nathan of Breslov through both her mother and father. During the Great Purge in Ukraine in the late 1930s, Dorfman escaped to Leningrad, where he and his wife survived World War II. However, after the war he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Dorfman
Michael Dorfman (, ; born 17 September 1954) is a writer, essayist, journalist, human rights activist and activist of the Yiddish culture revivalist movement. Career He was an activist of the Yiddish culture revivalist movement among Russian Jewry. Dorfman published three books and roughly 150 articles about the Yiddish Culture revivalist movement. He is an organizer of many festivals and cultural events in Russia and Ukraine. He was first published in the Russian-Israeli magazine ''Kroog'' (The Circle) in 1983. Dorfman later worked as the publisher and chief-editor of the Russian-Israeli newspapers ''Negev'' and ''Aspects'' between 1992 and 1999. He pioneered print journalism for local Russian-speaking communities. In 1994, Dorfman established the NGO ''LaMerkhav'' ('At large' in Hebrew) which dealt with abuse, violence, and discrimination in Israeli public schools. Projects included a hotline for children, the Center for Monitoring Child Abuse, and support groups for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Dorfman
Sir Lloyd Marshall Dorfman (born 25 August 1952) is a British entrepreneur and philanthropist. He founded Travelex, the world's largest retailer of foreign exchange. According to The '' Sunday Times Rich List'' in 2020, Dorfman is worth £720 million. Early life Dorfman's family were Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe who came to London before The Great War. He was educated at St Paul's. He did not attend university, but instead studied for the Bar at Lincoln's Inn for a year, but did not finish the course. Career In 1976, Dorfman started his own currency exchange business from one small shop based in Southampton Row in central London. The company spread to ports overseas, initially in the Netherlands and Belgium. In 1986, Dorfman won Travelex a landmark contract as the first non-bank foreign exchange provider at the newly opened Heathrow Terminal 4. The company expanded into airports worldwide, opening in the USA in 1989 shortly followed by Australia in 1990. The £ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josif Dorfman
Josif (Josef, Iossif, Iosif) Davidovich Dorfman (born 1 May 1952, Zhytomyr) is a Soviet-French chess Grandmaster, coach, and chess writer. Tournament results Dorfman played in several USSR championships. In 1975, he took thirteenth in Yerevan (43rd URS-ch; Tigran Petrosian won). In 1976, he finished fifth in Moscow in the 44th Soviet championship as Anatoly Karpov won by a full point over Yuri Balashov. One of his most emphatic victories occurred in qualification for this championship, at the 1976 First League tournament, where he finished 1½ points clear of the field (+6 =11). In 1977, he was joint USSR Champion with Boris Gulko (both +4 =11, ahead of Petrosian, Polugaevsky and Tal). The subsequent play-off match was drawn (+1 –1 =4). In 1978, Dorfman shared thirteenth in Tbilisi as Tal won. In 1981, he tied for 8-9th in Frunze; Lev Psakhis and Garry Kasparov won). In 1984, he took 12th in Lvov (51st URS-ch; Andrei Sokolov won). In international tournaments, Dor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
