Zapruder Explained

Zapruder
Region:	Ukraine, United States
Language origin:	Yiddish

Zapruder is a Yiddish language surname derived from the East Slavic "запруда", referring to a weir or a dammed pond. Notable people with the name include:

• Abraham Zapruder (1905–1970), witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
• Alexandra Zapruder (born 1969), American author
• Matthew Zapruder (born 1967), American poet, editor, translator, and professor
• Michael Zapruder (born 1969), American musician and songwriter

Other uses

• Zapruder film
• Zapruder's other films, production company of Australian comedian Andrew Denton