Finkelstein 2059837 221726929 2008-06-25T20:36:33Z 66.67.3.119 '''Finkelstein''' (<font lang=he>פֿינק(ע)לשׁטײַן</font>, <font lang=he>פינקלשׁט(י)ין</font>, <font lang=ru>Финкельштейн</font>) is a [[Yiddish]] [[surname]] (originated from German ''Karfunkelstein'', a "[[carbuncle (gemstone)|carbuncle]] stone") shared by a number of notable individuals: * [[Arthur Fields]] (''Abe Finkelstein'') * [[Arthur J. Finkelstein]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|US Republican]] political activist * [[Avram Finkelstein]], a [[gay rights]] activist * [[Clive Finkelstein]], [[Information Engineering]] pioneer * [[David Finkelstein]], professor of Physics at the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]] * [[Israel Finkelstein]], [[Israeli]] [[archaeologist]] * [[Louis Finkelstein]], [[Talmud]] scholar * [[Louis Finkelstein (artist)]] (1923-2000) for the painter and Queens College (CUNY) professor. * [[Norman Finkelstein]], American political scientist and the author of ''[[The Holocaust Industry]]'' and ''[[Beyond Chutzpah]]''. * [[Peter Max]] (''Peter Finkelstein'') * [[Salo Finkelstein]] * * [[William Zorach]] (born ''Finkelstein'') ==See also== * [[Eddington-Finkelstein coordinates]] * [[Finkelstein reaction]] * [[Finkelstein's test]], a method to diagnose DeQuervain's syndrome {{surname|nocat}} [[Category:Jewish surnames]] [[de:Finkelstein]] [[he:פינקלשטיין]]