Moskowitz

Not to be confused with Moskvitch.

Moskowitz (also Moskovitz, Moskovits, Moscovitch, Moskovich, Moszkowicz, and other variants) is an Eastern Ashkenazic Jewish surname. A Germanized form of a Slavic patronymic of the Yiddish personal name Moshke, a pet form of Moshe. Moscovici is the Romanian form.

People

Moscovich, Moscovitch

• Dylan Moscovitch (born 1984), Canadian pair skater
• Hannah Moscovitch (born 1978), Canadian female playwright
• Ivan Moscovich (1926–2023), Yugoslav-Dutch designer of games, puzzles, toys, and educational aids
• Maurice Moscovich (1871–1940), Russian-American actor
• Morris Moscovitch, psychologist

Moscowitz, Moskovitz

• Dustin Moskovitz, American businessman
• Jennie Moscowitz (1867/1868–1953), American actress

Moshkovich, Moshkovitz, Moschcowitz, Moschkowitz, Moshkowitz

• Dana Moshkovitz, Israeli computer scientist
• Eli Moschcowitz (1879–1964), Hungarian-born American doctor, Moschkowitz Syndrome
• Shulem Moshkovitz (1877–1958), Romania-born rabbi, known as the Shotzer Rebbe

Moskowitz

• Abraham Moskowitz Yiddish-language singer
• Avigdor Moskowitz (born 1953), Israeli basketball player
• Barry Ted Moskowitz (born 1950), American judge
• Belle Moskowitz, American political advisor
• Clara Moskowitz, American science journalist
• Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, née Moskowitz, American food and wine writer
• Eva Moskowitz, American educator and politician from New York
• Eve Merriam, née Moskovitz (1916–1992), American poet
• Gilberte Marin-Moskovitz (1937–2019), French politician
• Gordon Moskowitz, social psychologist
• Hannah Moskowitz (born 1991), American author
• Henry Moskowitz, civil rights leader
• Henry Moskowitz, American real estate investor from New York
• Howard Moskowitz, American market researcher and psychophysicist
• Irving Moskowitz, American businessman and philanthropist
• Isa Chandra Moskowitz, American-born cookbook author
• Jared E. Moskowitz (born 1980), American politician from Florida
• Joel Moskowitz, American public health researcher
• Joseph Moskowitz, Romanian-born American cimbalom player and restaurateur
• Laurence Moskowitz, communications executive
• Michael A. Moskowitz, American neuroscientist
• Miriam Moskowitz. American convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice during the McCarthy era
• Naftali Asher Yeshayahu Moscowitz (Moskowitz), Melitzer Rebbe of Ashdod
• Ohad Moskowitz (born 1974), Jewish singer
• Paul Moskowitz, American researcher
• Robert Moskowitz, American painter
• Sam Moskowitz, writer, critic, and historian
• Stacy Moskowitz, shooting victim of David Berkowitz
• Stanley Moskowitz, American CIA official
• Tobias Jacob "Toby" Moskowitz (born 1971), American financial economist

Moszkowicz

• Bram Moszkowicz (born 1960), Dutch jurist and lawyer
• Daniel Moszkowicz, aka Dawid Chone (1905–1943), Polish merchant
• Imo Moszkowicz (1925–2011), German director, writer and actor
• Martin Moszkowicz (born 1958), German film producer
• Max Moszkowicz (1926–2022), Dutch lawyer
• Ruth Handler (née Moskowicz; 1916–2002), American businesswoman and Barbie doll inventor

Fictional characters

• An American Tail, American franchise of animated films where the protagonist is a mouse named Fievel Mousekewitz (word play on Moskowitz)
• "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz", the tenth episode in season 6 of American sitcom Frasier
• Minnie and Moskowitz, a film by John Cassavetes
• Princess Diaries series of books by Meg Cabot where Moscovitz siblings, Michael and Lilly, are the oldest friends of protagonist Mia Thermopolis and important characters of the story.
• Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz, character in TV series Cobra Kai
• Sid Moscowitz, character in the 1990 film Alice
• Kevin Moskowitz better known as The Deep, one of the main superheroes in the TV series The Boys

See also

• Moskvitch (disambiguation)
• Moscovici (Romanian form)