 bernstein is a jewishhttp://books.google.com/books?id=5l494fmy2y8c&pg=pa316&dq=bernstein+jewish+surnames surname meaning "amber". the german pronunciation is , but in english it is often . germanic variants: bÃ¶rnstein, bÃ¶rnsteen, brennstein, lit. "burn[ing]stone"; lat. electrum or glaesum, gr.  Älektron.wilhelm gemoll: griechisch-deutsches schul- und handwÃ¶rterbuch. mÃ¼nchen/wien 1965. it may refer to:  ==people== * dan bern (born 1965), american musician who previously performed under the name bernstein * eric berne (1910â1970), american psychiatrist and writer * aaron bernstein (1812â1884), german short story writer and historian * adam bernstein (born 1960), american film, music video and television director and screenwriter * alexander bernstein, baron bernstein of craigweil (1939â2010), british television executive and politician * al bernstein, american boxing commentator * andrew bernstein (born 1949), objectivist philosopher * artie bernstein (1909â1964), american jazz bassist * basil bernstein (1924â2000), british sociologist and linguist * bonnie bernstein (born 1970), sports broadcaster * carl bernstein (born 1944), american investigative journalist, watergate reporter * charles bernstein (born 1950), american poet * charles bernstein (composer) (born 1943), film and tv music composer * daniel bernstein, video game and movie composer, and ceo of sandlot games * daniel j. bernstein (born 1971), american mathematics professor, creator of qmail and djbdns, and plaintiff in bernstein v. united states * david e. bernstein, american law professor, writer, libertarian * david i. bernstein, rabbi at pardes institute of jewish studies, jerusalem and new york city * dennis bernstein, producer and co-host * eduard bernstein (1850â1932), german social democrat * edward m. bernstein, las vegas personal injury attorney * elmer bernstein (1922â2004), american composer * felix bernstein (1878â1956), german mathematician * harry bernstein (born 1910), author * henri bernstein (also henry-lÃ©on-gustave-charles bernstein, 1876â1953), french playwright * henry bernstein (sociologist) (1912â1964), social realist artist, wpa muralist * herman bernstein (1876â1935), jewish american journalist and writer * hilda bernstein (1915â2006), south african author, artist, activist against apartheid and for women's rights * jared bernstein, american economist * jeremy bernstein, physicist on project orion (nuclear propulsion)  * joseph bernstein (born 1945), israeli mathematician * joseph milton bernstein, alleged spy * josh bernstein (born 1971), american explorer, au
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