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Dov-Ber
Dov Ber, Dov-Ber or Dovber () is a pleonasm#Bilingual tautological expressions, Bilingual Hebrew-Yiddish tautological name: , literally "bear-bear", traceable back to the Hebrew word ''dov'' "bear" and the Middle High German word "bear".Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2003), Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew. Palgrave Macmillan./ref> In various countries the spelling may vary: Dow Ber, Duber, etc. Notable people with the name include: *Dov Ber Abramowitz, an American Orthodox rabbi and author *Dov Ber Birkenthal *Dov Ber Borochov *Dow Ber Meisels (1798-1870), Polish rabbi *Dov Ber of Mezeritch, a disciple of Hasidic founder Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov *Dov Ber Nathanson *Dov-Ber Rasofsky (Barney Ross), American world champion Hall of Fame lightweight and junior welterweight boxer *Dovber Schneuri, also known as the Mitteler Rebbe ("Middle Rebbe" in Yiddish) *Abraham Dov Ber Gottlober *Avraham Dov Ber Kahana *Avraham Dov Ber Lebensohn *Chaim Avrah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dov-Ber Rasofsky
Barney Ross (born Dov-Ber "Beryl" David Rosofsky; December 23, 1909 – January 17, 1967) was an American professional Boxing, boxer. Ross became a List of boxing triple champions, world champion in three weight divisions and was a decorated veteran of World War II. In his time, he was known as the Pride of the Ghetto. Early life Dov-Ber (or Beryl) Rosofsky was born in New York City to Isidore "Itchik" Rosofsky and Sarah Epstein Rosofsky. His father was a Talmudic scholar who had emigrated to America from his native Brest-Litovsk after barely surviving a pogrom. The family then moved from New York to Chicago. Isidore became a rabbi and owner of a small vegetable shop in Chicago's Maxwell Street neighborhood, a vibrant Jewish ghetto akin to the New York's Lower East Side of the 1920s and '30s. Dov-Ber was being raised to follow in his footsteps. The young Rasofsky grew up on Chicago's mean streets, ultimately ignoring his father's desire for him to become a rabbi and his admonit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
