Baruch (given name)

Baruch (, Polish: Berek) is a male name among Jews used from Biblical times to the present, which is sometimes used as surname. It is also found, though more rarely, among Christians ‒ particularly among Protestants using Old Testament names.

Notable individuals named Baruch

Bible

 Baruch ben Neriah, aide to the prophet Jeremiah
 Baruch, son of Zabbai; one of Nehemiah's helpers in repairing the walls of Jerusalem 
 Baruch, son of Col-Hozeh; a member of the Tribe of Judah who settled in Jerusalem

Early modern period

 Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677), Dutch rationalist philosopher

Modern age

 Baruch Schleisinger Weil (1802–1893) American businessman and politician
 Baruch Zuckerman (1887–1970), American-Israeli and leading supporters of Yad Vashem
 Baruch Ostrovsky (1890–1960), first mayor of Ra'anana, Israel
 Baruch Agadati (1895–1976), Israeli painter, dancer, and film director
 Baruch Steinberg (1897–1940), chief Rabbi of the Polish Army, victim of the Katyn massacre
 Baruch Kurzweil (1907–1972), Israeli literary critic
 Baruch Ben Haim (1921–2005), assistant chief rabbi of the Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York
 Baruch Blumberg (1925–2011), American Nobel Prize-winning doctor, developed Hepatitis B vaccine
 Baruch Feinberg (1933–2007), Israeli Olympic javelin thrower
 Baruch Levine (born 1977), American Orthodox Jewish singer-songwriter
 Baruch Shemtov (born 1987), American journalist, television host, fashion designer, and entrepreneur
 Baruch Shmailov (born 1994), Israeli Olympic judoka

Related pages

 Shira
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 Miriam

References

Category:Given names
Category:Jewish people