Heifetz
Heifetz is a Jewish surname from Belarus and Lithuania. It derives from Hebrew חפץ (chefets; "delight" "pleasure"). It is unrelated to the similar-sounding Arabic name حافظ (Hafez or Hafiz; guardian, protector). It is also spelled Chafets, Chaffetz, Chaifetz, Cheifetz, Chejfec, Chofets. It may refer to:
- Ze'ev Chafets, American-Israeli author and columnist
- Jason Chaffetz (born 1967), a U.S. Representative from Utah
- Hammond Chaffetz (1907–2001), a U.S. federal prosecutor and partner at Kirkland & Ellis
- Jill Chaifetz (1964–2006), an American lawyer and children's rights advocate
- Sergio Chejfec (1956–2022), an American-Argentine writer.
- Jonathon Hafetz, American lawyer and writer
- Daniel Heifetz (born 1948), concert violinist and founder of the Heifetz International Music Institute (brother of Ronald L. Heifetz)
- Danny Heifetz, American musician, percussionist, grandson of Jascha Heifetz
- Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987), Lithuanian-born American violinist
- Ronald L. Heifetz, American leadership teacher
- Yuri Heifetz, Russian poet and singer-songwriter
- Grigory Kheifets, Soviet intelligence agent
- Iosif Kheifits, Soviet film director
- Chofetz Chaim, (1838–1933), popular name of Rabbi Yisrael Meir ha-Kohen Kagan, Lithuanian rabbi and posek
This page lists people with the surname Heifetz.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.