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Lutheran Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched ...

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", written ''Kirschbaum'' in modern German (''Kirschen'' means "cherries"; ''Baum'' means "tree"). An orthographic variation of the name is Kirshenbaum. Yiddish spelling variations include Karshenboym and Korshenboim. People named Kirschenbaum or Kirshenbaum include: *

Alan Kirschenbaum Alan Kirschenbaum (April 19, 1961 – October 26, 2012) was an American television sitcom producer and writer. Early life, family and education Kirschenbaum was born in New York to stand-up comedian Freddie Roman (a.k.a. Fred Kirschenbaum) and ...

, American television producer and writer *

Binnie Kirshenbaum Binnie Kirshenbaum is an American novelist and short story writer. She is a professor of the Writing Program at Columbia University School of the Arts. Biography Born in 1964, Kirshenbaum received a BA from Columbia University and an MFA from Broo ...

, American novelist and short story writer *

Faina Kirschenbaum Faina Kirschenbaum (; born 27 November 1955) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu between 2009 and 2015. In July 2021 she was sentenced to ten years in prison following a conviction for bribery. Lif ...

, Israeli politician *

Marc Kirschenbaum Marc Kirschenbaum (born 1969) is an American origami artist, designer, and board member of OrigamiUSA. He is known for creation of complex origami models, including various instrumentalists, insects, and erotic origami works,Village Voice, Februar ...

, American origami artist *

Moti Kirschenbaum Mordechai (Moti) Kirschenbaum (; September 24, 1939 – September 25, 2015) was an Israeli media personality and documentarian. Biography Kirschenbaum was born in Kfar Saba in 1939. He studied in Pardes Hanna Agricultural High School. He served ...

, Israeli media personality and documentarian *

Sheril Kirshenbaum Sheril Kirshenbaum (born May 24, 1980) is an American science writer and scientist. She co-authored ''Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future'' with Chris Mooney, and wrote ''The Science of Kissing''. She also co-fou ...

, American science writer *

Susan Kirshenbaum Susan Kirshenbaum is an American television writer. Positions held * Writer on ''All My Children''; (1983–1994), ''As the World Turns'' (1995–2000), and ''Days of Our Lives'' (2005–2006) Awards and nominations Kirshenbaum has been nominat ...

, American television writer

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