Helfand Explained

Helfand is a surname meaning "elephant" in Yiddish language. Notable people with the surname include:

• David Helfand, a U.S. astronomer
• Ira Helfand, one of the co-founders and past co-president of IPPNW, as well as a member of the international steering group of ICAN, organizations that seek to prohibit nuclear weapons in the world.
• Jessica Helfand, a designer, author, and educator
• Lev Borisovich Helfand, a soviet diplomat
• A. Litvak or Litwak, nom de plume of Khayim (Chaim) Yankl Helfand (1874–1932), social-democratic Bundist ideologue and Yiddishist

See also

• Gelfand
• Gelfond
• Helfant