# Moskowitz

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'''Moskowitz''' (also '''Moskovitz,''' '''Moskovits,''' '''Moscovitch,''' '''Moskovich,''' '''Moszkowicz''', and other variants) is an Eastern [Ashkenazic](/source/Ashkenazic) Jewish surname.  A [Germanized](/source/Germanized) form of a Slavic [patronymic](/source/patronymic) of the [Yiddish](/source/Yiddish) personal name Moshke, a pet form of [Moshe](/source/Moshe). [Moscovici](/source/Moscovici) is the Romanian form.

== People ==

=== Moscovich, Moscovitch  ===
* [Dylan Moscovitch](/source/Dylan_Moscovitch) (born 1984), Canadian pair skater
* [Hannah Moscovitch](/source/Hannah_Moscovitch) (born 1978), Canadian female playwright
* [Ivan Moscovich](/source/Ivan_Moscovich) (1926–2023), Yugoslav-Dutch designer of games, puzzles, toys, and educational aids
* [Maurice Moscovich](/source/Maurice_Moscovich) (1871–1940), Russian-American actor
* [Morris Moscovitch](/source/Morris_Moscovitch), psychologist

=== Moscowitz, Moskovitz  ===
* [Dustin Moskovitz](/source/Dustin_Moskovitz), American businessman
* [Jennie Moscowitz](/source/Jennie_Moscowitz) (1867/1868–1953), American actress

=== Moshkovich, Moshkovitz, Moschcowitz, Moschkowitz, Moshkowitz  ===
* [Dana Moshkovitz](/source/Dana_Moshkovitz), Israeli computer scientist
* [Eli Moschcowitz](/source/Eli_Moschcowitz) (1879–1964), Hungarian-born American doctor, Moschkowitz Syndrome
* [Shulem Moshkovitz](/source/Shulem_Moshkovitz) (1877–1958), Romania-born rabbi, known as the Shotzer Rebbe

=== Moskowitz ===

* [Abraham Moskowitz](/source/Abraham_Moskowitz) Yiddish-language singer
* [Avigdor Moskowitz](/source/Avigdor_Moskowitz) (born 1953), Israeli basketball player
* [Barry Ted Moskowitz](/source/Barry_Ted_Moskowitz) (born 1950), American judge
* [Belle Moskowitz](/source/Belle_Moskowitz), American political advisor
* [Clara Moskowitz](/source/Clara_Moskowitz), American science journalist
* [Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, née Moskowitz](/source/Dara_Moskowitz_Grumdahl), American food and wine writer
* [Eva Moskowitz](/source/Eva_Moskowitz), American educator and politician from New York
* [Eve Merriam, née Moskovitz](/source/Eve_Merriam) (1916–1992), American poet
* [Gilberte Marin-Moskovitz](/source/Gilberte_Marin-Moskovitz) (1937–2019), French politician
* [Gordon Moskowitz](/source/Gordon_Moskowitz), social psychologist
* [Hannah Moskowitz](/source/Hannah_Moskowitz) (born 1991), American author
* [Henry Moskowitz](/source/Henry_Moskowitz_(civil_rights_leader)), civil rights leader  
* [Henry Moskowitz](/source/Henry_Moskowitz_(real_estate_investor)), American  real estate investor from New York
* [Howard Moskowitz](/source/Howard_Moskowitz), American market researcher and psychophysicist
* [Irving Moskowitz](/source/Irving_Moskowitz), American businessman and philanthropist
* [Isa Chandra Moskowitz](/source/Isa_Chandra_Moskowitz), American-born cookbook author
* [Jared E. Moskowitz](/source/Jared_Moskowitz) (born 1980), American politician from Florida
* [Joel Moskowitz](/source/Joel_Moskowitz), American public health researcher
* [Joseph Moskowitz](/source/Joseph_Moskowitz), Romanian-born American cimbalom player and restaurateur
* [Laurence Moskowitz](/source/Laurence_Moskowitz), communications executive
*[Michael A. Moskowitz](/source/Michael_A._Moskowitz), American neuroscientist
* [Miriam Moskowitz](/source/Miriam_Moskowitz). American convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice during the McCarthy era
* [Naftali Asher Yeshayahu Moscowitz (Moskowitz)](/source/Naftali_Asher_Yeshayahu_Moscowitz), Melitzer Rebbe of Ashdod
* [Ohad Moskowitz](/source/Ohad_Moskowitz) (born 1974), Jewish singer
* [Paul Moskowitz](/source/Paul_Moskowitz), American researcher
* [Robert Moskowitz](/source/Robert_Moskowitz), American painter
* [Sam Moskowitz](/source/Sam_Moskowitz), writer, critic, and historian
* Stacy Moskowitz, shooting victim of [David Berkowitz](/source/David_Berkowitz)
* [Stanley Moskowitz](/source/Stanley_Moskowitz), American CIA official
* [Tobias Jacob "Toby" Moskowitz](/source/Toby_Moskowitz) (born 1971), American financial economist

=== Moszkowicz ===
* [Bram Moszkowicz](/source/Bram_Moszkowicz) (born 1960), Dutch jurist and lawyer
* [Daniel Moszkowicz](/source/Daniel_Moszkowicz), aka Dawid Chone (1905–1943), Polish merchant
* {{Ill|Imo Moszkowicz|de}} (1925–2011), German director, writer and actor
* [Martin Moszkowicz](/source/Martin_Moszkowicz) (born 1958), German film producer
* [Max Moszkowicz](/source/Max_Moszkowicz) (1926–2022), Dutch lawyer
* [Ruth Handler](/source/Ruth_Handler) (née Moskowicz; 1916–2002), American businesswoman and Barbie doll inventor

== Fictional characters ==
* ''[An American Tail](/source/An_American_Tail_(franchise))'', American franchise of animated films where the protagonist is a mouse named Fievel Mousekewitz (word play on Moskowitz)
* "[Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz](/source/Merry_Christmas%2C_Mrs._Moskowitz)", the tenth episode in season 6 of American sitcom ''Frasier''
* ''[Minnie and Moskowitz](/source/Minnie_and_Moskowitz)'', a film by John Cassavetes
* ''[Princess Diaries](/source/Princess_Diaries)'' series of books by Meg Cabot where Moscovitz siblings, Michael and Lilly, are the oldest friends of protagonist Mia Thermopolis and important characters of the story.
* Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz, character in TV series ''[Cobra Kai](/source/Cobra_Kai)''
* Sid Moscowitz, character in the 1990 film ''[Alice](/source/Alice_(1990_film))''
* Kevin Moskowitz better known as The Deep, one of the main superheroes in the TV series ''[The Boys](/source/The_Boys_(TV_series))''

== See also ==
* [Moskvitch (disambiguation)](/source/Moskvitch_(disambiguation))
* [Moscovici](/source/Moscovici) (Romanian form)

{{surname|Moskowitz, Moschcowitz, Moscovich, Moscovitch, Moshkovich, Moshkovitz, Moskovitz, Moskowitz, Moszkowicz}}

Category:Surnames of Jewish origin
Category:Polish-language surnames
Category:Slavic-language surnames
Category:Patronymic surnames
Category:Yiddish-language surnames

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