Ransohoff Explained

Ransohoff family
Native Name:	Ransohov
Origin:	Westphalia
Founded:	ca. 1800
Founder:	Levy Abraham Ransohoff
Members:	Martin Ransohoff, Joseph Ransohoff, Daniel J. Ransohoff
Traditions:	Judaism

The Ransohoff family is a German Jewish family originally from Westphalia, Germany. The progenitor of the family, Levy Abraham Ransohoff (1761-1845) was a wealthy Westphalian merchant, who had four sons. Each of his sons occupied key positions in the Frankfurt Parliament, became notable doctors and academics, and his eldest son, Sigmund even received a knighthood. In the beginning of the 20th-century, the majority of the family immigrated to Cincinnati, United States, where they rose to prominence in medicine and the arts.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• 25469 Ransohoff, a planet named for the family.
• Ben Casey, an American medical drama series partially inspired by the life of Joseph Ransohoff
• Priscilla Ransohoff, Army educational specialist at Fort Monmouth (and wife of Nicholas Ransohoff, an orthopedic surgeon)
• Ransohoff's, defunct San Francisco department store

References

1. Web site: Robert C. and Jean Westheimer Rothenberg Family Papers. 2020-07-24. collections.americanjewisharchives.org.
2. Web site: A Finding Aid to the Malcolm H. Stern Papers. 1882-1994.. 2020-07-24. collections.americanjewisharchives.org.