''Zalman'' (), occasionally Zalmen is a Yiddish-language variant of
Solomon
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. The name was common among
European Jews
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, and it still has usage in many
Haredi
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and especially
Hasidic
Hasidism () or Hasidic Judaism is a religious movement within Judaism that arose in the 18th century as a spiritual revival movement in contemporary Western Ukraine before spreading rapidly throughout Eastern Europe. Today, most of those aff ...
communities.
People
Zalman
*
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
Shneur Zalman of Liadi, (; September 4, 1745 – December 15, 1812 O.S. / 18 Elul 5505 – 24 Tevet 5573) commonly known as the Alter Rebbe or Baal Hatanya, was a rabbi and the founder and first Rebbe of Chabad, a branch of Hasidic Judaism. He ...
, author of the
Shulchan Aruch HaRav
The ''Shulchan Aruch HaRav'' (; also romanized ''Shulkhan Arukh HaRav'') is especially a record of prevailing halakha by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745–1812), known during his lifetime as '' HaRav'' (Hebrew for "The Rabbi") and as the firs ...
and
Tanya. Also the founder of the
Chabad
Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch (; ; ), is a dynasty in Hasidic Judaism. Belonging to the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) branch of Orthodox Judaism, it is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements, as well as one of ...
Lubavitch movement and the oldest still operating charity organization in Israel
Colel Chabad
Colel Chabad () was founded in Lithuania in 1788 and is the oldest continuously operating charity in Israel. The institution runs a network of soup kitchens and food banks, dental and medical clinics, daycare centers, widow and orphan support, ...
(established 1788).
**The compound name "
Shneur Zalman" is common among people of Hasidic Chabad affiliation, derived from their founder, Shneur Zalman of Liadi.
*
Zalman Aran
Zalman "Ziama" Aran (; 1 March 1899 – 6 September 1970) was a Zionist activist, educator and Israeli government minister.
Biography
Zalman Aharonowitz (later Aran) was born in Yuzovka in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of the Russian Empire (no ...
(1899–1970),
Zionist
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activist, educator and
Israel
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i politician (also
Zalman Aranne)
*
Zinovy Gerdt
Zalman Afroimovich Khrapinovich (21 September 191618 November 1996), known by the pseudonym Zinovy Yefimovich Gerdt, was a Soviet and Russian actor. He was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1990.
Biography Early life and education
Ger ...
(born Zalman Khrapinovich, 1916–1996), Soviet/Russian theatre and cinema actor
*
Zalman Grinberg
Zalman Grinberg (; September 29, 1912 – August 8, 1983) was a medical doctor who served as the chairman for the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the American sector of Germany and Austria after World War II.
Early life
Zalman Grinberg was ...
(1912–1983), Lithuanian/Israeli/American doctor, Holocaust survivor
*
Zalman King
Zalman King (born Zalman King Lefkowitz; May 23, 1941 – February 3, 2012) was an American film director, writer, actor and producer. His films are known for incorporating sexuality, and are often categorized as erotica.
Early life
Zalman Kin ...
(1941–2012),
American
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* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, p ...
film director, writer, actor and producer
** ''
Zalman King's Red Shoe Diaries
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'', TV series by the above
*
Zalman Kornblit,
Romania
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n Jewish playwright
* Zalman Leib Teitelbaum (born 1951), one of two Grand Rebbes of the Satmar (Hasidic dynasty), Satmar Hasidic Judaism, Hasidim (full name Zalman Leib Teitelbaum or Zalman Leib Yekusiel Yehudah Teitelbaum)
* Zalman Melamed, Israeli settler Rabbi (full name Zalman Baruch Melamed)
* Zalmen Mlotek (born 1951), American conductor, composer, musician, and Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
* Zalman Moishe HaYitzchaki (c. 1872–1952), Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi (known familiarly as "Reb (Yiddish), Reb Zalman Moishe")
* Zalman Nechemia Goldberg (1931–2020), Israeli Rabbi
* Zalman Schachter (1924–2014), Polish-born American Rabbi (full name Zalman Schachter-Shalomi)
* Zalman Schocken (1877–1959), German Jewish, (later Israeli) publisher
* Zalman Shazar (1889–1974), President of Israel
* Zalman Shoval (born 1930), Israeli politician and diplomat
* Zalman Shragai (1898–1995), Mayor of Jerusalem
* Zalman Sorotzkin (1881–1966), East European (later Israeli) Rabbi
* Zalman Usiskin, American mathematician
* Zal Yanovsky, Zalman "Zal" Yanovsky (1944–2002), Canadian rock musician
* Vilna Gaon, Elijah ben Solomon Zalman (1720–1797), a Talmudist, Halakha, halakhist, Kabbalah, kabbalist
Zalmen
*Zalmen Mlotek (born 1951), American conductor, pianist, musical arranger, accompanist, composer, and the Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
*Zalmen Zylbercweig (1894–1972), Yiddish author
See also
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* Salman (name), Salman
*Zelman
References
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Solomon
Jewish masculine given names