Teitelbaum Explained

Teitelbaum (Hebrew: טײטלבױם; teytlboym, deriving from a Yiddish/Germanic word meaning "date palm [tree]") is a Jewish surname. Variants include Tetelbaum, TeitelboimNotable people with the surname include:

• Aaron Teitelbaum (b. 1948), Satmar rebbe
• Alfred Tarski (1901-1983), born Alfred Teitelbaum, Polish-American mathematician
• Benjamin R. Teitelbaum, American ethnomusicologist
• Chananya Yom Tov Lipa Teitelbaum, Sigheter rebbe
• Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum (1880–1926), Sigheter rebbe, author of Atzei Chaim
• Joel Teitelbaum (1887–1979), founder of the Satmar Hasidic dynasty
• Jonn Teitelbaum, founder of American restaurant chain Johnny Rockets
• Mashel Teitelbaum (1921–1985), Canadian painter
• Matthew Teitelbaum, Canadian art historian
• Michael Teitelbaum, American demographer
• Moshe Teitelbaum (Ujhel) (1759–1841), rabbi known as the Yismach Moshe
• Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar) (1914–2006), world leader of Satmar Hasidic Judaism
• Richard Teitelbaum (1939–2020), composer and keyboardist
• Ruth Teitelbaum (1924–1986), American computer programmer and mathematician
• Sabrina Teitelbaum (b. 1997), American indie rock musician
• Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum (I) (1808–1883), Hasidic rebbe in Austria-Hungary
• Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum (II) (1911–1944), Hasidic rebbe in Romania and Hungary
• Zalman Teitelbaum (b. 1952), Satmar rebbe