Kirshbaum is a Jewish surname derived from the German word literally meaning "

cherry tree A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour ''Prunus cerasus''. The name ...

". Notable people with the surname include: *

Howard Kirshbaum Howard M. Kirshbaum (born September 19, 1938) was an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1983 to 1997. He received an undergraduate degree from Yale College, and law degree from Harvard Law School in 1965. While at Harvard Law S ...

(born 1938), associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court * Larry Kirshbaum (born 1944), American publishing executive * Ralph Kirshbaum (born 1946), American cellist

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