Kirschenbaum

Kirschenbaum is a German surname of Lutheran or Ashkenazic origin meaning "cherry tree", written ''Kirschbaum'' in modern German (''Kirschen'' means "cherries"; ''Baum'' means "tree"). It is uncommon as a given name. It was a common name that Jewish Refugees gave themselves during the 1940s when evading prosecution in Germany.

An orthographic variation of the name is Kirshenbaum.

People named Kirschenbaum or Kirshenbaum include: * Alan Kirschenbaum, American television producer and writer * Binnie Kirshenbaum, American novelist and short story writer * Faina Kirschenbaum, Israeli politician * Marc Kirschenbaum, American origami artist * Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli media personality and documentarian * Sheril Kirshenbaum, American science writer * Susan Kirshenbaum, American television writer Provided by Wikipedia