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Hurwitz Family History & Genealogy
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Early Hurwitzes
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Osher Hurwitz of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on January 31, 1870, and died at age 98 years old in September 1968.
Bertha Hurwitz of Bronx, Bronx County, NY was born on June 8, 1871, and died at age 96 years old in January 1968.
Mollie Hurwitz of Worcester, Worcester County, MA was born on July 31, 1872, and died at age 95 years old in August 1967.
Tamara Hurwitz of New York, New York County, NY was born on March 27, 1874, and died at age 93 years old in August 1967.
Wela Hurwitz of Bronx, Bronx County, NY was born on February 10, 1874, and died at age 97 years old in April 1971.
Louis Hurwitz of Worcester, Worcester County, MA was born on August 14, 1875, and died at age 93 years old in December 1968.
Aaron Hurwitz of Massachusetts was born on August 23, 1875, and died at age 87 years old in July 1963.
Hannah Hurwitz of Denver, Denver County, Colorado was born on January 23, 1875, and died at age 102 years old in August 1977.
Albert Hurwitz of California was born on June 17, 1876, and died at age 87 years old in December 1963.
Libby Hurwitz of New York, New York County, NY was born in June 1876, and died at age 95 years old in December 1971.
Gussie Hurwitz of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on December 19, 1877, and died at age 92 years old in July 1970.
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Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
Cover of the 1995 movie, "Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah,". In this story, Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop tell the story of Chanukah "Hanukkah" and its traditions.
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Shari Lewis with Lamb Chop & Charlie Horse
Puppeteer Shari Lewis with her puppets Lamb Chop & Charlie Horse taken in 1960.
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Updated Hurwitz Biographies
Dorothy H (Hurwitz) Lifson of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on October 25, 1914 in Baltimore, Maryland United States, and died at age 86 years old on October 25, 2000 in St. Louis Park, MN. Dorothy Lifson was buried at Minneapolis Jewish Cemetery in Richfield.
Hans Hurwitz of Kerkstraat, in Raalte, OV Netherlands was born on August 17, 1936 in Twistringen, NDS Germany, and died at age 6 years old on September 17, 1942 in Oświęcim, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Poland.
Shari Lewis is best remembered as a ventriloquist, puppeteer & children's entertainer. Her sock puppet Lamb Chop is loved by many.
She was born in the Bronx, New York, as Sonia Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz to parents Ann Ritz (1908 - 1994) and Abraham Hurwitz (1906 - 1981). She had one sister. Abraham was born in Lithuania and Ann was born in Manhattan, New York. Entering the world of entertainment might have been inherited from her father Abraham since he was named New York City's "official magician" by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia during the Great Depression.
Shari married Stan Lipschitz or Lewis in 1953 and they divorced in 1957. She married again, to Jeremy Phillip Tarcher, in 1958 and they were married until her passing in 1998. She had one daughter named Mallory Tarcher who legally changed her last name to Lewis in the year 2000 and took over her mother's work with Lamb Chop.
Shari entertained millions and won her first puppetry prize on the CBS tv series Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts in 1952. NBC gave Shari her first network program called 'The Shari Lewis Show' which introduced the world to Lamb Chop and debuted on October 1st, 1960. Fun fact: this tv program is what replaced the famous 'The Howdy Doody Show". See Shari Lewis: Professions.
Rose (Yaffee) Hurwitz of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts United States was born in 1913 in Malden, Middlesex County, and died at age 51 years old on July 13, 1965 in Chelsea, Suffolk County.
Rhona S Hurwitz of Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee United States was born on August 21, 1950 at Beth Israel in Boston, Suffolk County, MA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rhona S. Hurwitz.
Anna Hurwitz of Everett, Massachusetts United States was born on May 12, 1916, and died at age 80 years old on November 2, 1996.
Abraham Hurwitz of Everett, Massachusetts United States was born on December 3, 1914, and died at age 75 years old in February 1990.
Bernard J Hurwitz of Worcester, Worcester County, MA was born on December 25, 1922, and died at age 86 years old on February 18, 2009.
Joseph M Hurwitz of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas was born on March 22, 1911, and died at age 74 years old in October 1985.
Joseph Hurwitz of Woodmere, Nassau County, NY was born on August 1, 1917, and died at age 70 years old in January 1988.
Edward B Hurwitz of Hyde Park, Suffolk County, MA was born on July 27, 1922, and died at age 80 years old on September 25, 2002.
Abraham A Hurwitz of Bel Air, Harford County, MD was born on June 29, 1910, and died at age 88 years old on June 22, 1999.
Howard L Hurwitz of Jamaica, Queens County, NY was born on June 10, 1916, and died at age 93 years old on September 23, 2009.
Howard V Hurwitz of Dayton, Montgomery County, OH was born on May 26, 1916, and died at age 81 years old on November 6, 1997.
Theodore Hurwitz of Boston, Suffolk County, MA was born on December 18, 1911, and died at age 64 years old in November 1976.
Gilbert Hurwitz of Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, PA was born on March 10, 1916, and died at age 83 years old on March 2, 2000.
Irving W Hurwitz of Springfield, Hampden County, MA was born on February 17, 1924, and died at age 51 years old in January 1976.
Irving Hurwitz of Rockville Centre, Nassau County, NY was born on March 18, 1917, and died at age 55 years old in November 1972.
Sidney A Hurwitz of Ballwin, Saint Louis County, MO was born on August 10, 1921, and died at age 88 years old on January 18, 2010.
Popular Hurwitz Biographies
Shari Lewis is best remembered as a ventriloquist, puppeteer & children's entertainer. Her sock puppet Lamb Chop is loved by many.
She was born in the Bronx, New York, as Sonia Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz to parents Ann Ritz (1908 - 1994) and Abraham Hurwitz (1906 - 1981). She had one sister. Abraham was born in Lithuania and Ann was born in Manhattan, New York. Entering the world of entertainment might have been inherited from her father Abraham since he was named New York City's "official magician" by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia during the Great Depression.
Shari married Stan Lipschitz or Lewis in 1953 and they divorced in 1957. She married again, to Jeremy Phillip Tarcher, in 1958 and they were married until her passing in 1998. She had one daughter named Mallory Tarcher who legally changed her last name to Lewis in the year 2000 and took over her mother's work with Lamb Chop.
Shari entertained millions and won her first puppetry prize on the CBS tv series Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts in 1952. NBC gave Shari her first network program called 'The Shari Lewis Show' which introduced the world to Lamb Chop and debuted on October 1st, 1960. Fun fact: this tv program is what replaced the famous 'The Howdy Doody Show". See Shari Lewis: Professions.
Rhona S Hurwitz of Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee United States was born on August 21, 1950 at Beth Israel in Boston, Suffolk County, MA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rhona S. Hurwitz.
Rose (Yaffee) Hurwitz of Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts United States was born in 1913 in Malden, Middlesex County, and died at age 51 years old on July 13, 1965 in Chelsea, Suffolk County.
Hans Hurwitz of Kerkstraat, in Raalte, OV Netherlands was born on August 17, 1936 in Twistringen, NDS Germany, and died at age 6 years old on September 17, 1942 in Oświęcim, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Poland.
Abraham Hurwitz of Everett, Massachusetts United States was born on December 3, 1914, and died at age 75 years old in February 1990.
Frances Hurwitz of Hollywood, Broward County, FL was born on August 14, 1899, and died at age 98 years old on January 23, 1998.
Bessie Hurwitz of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on September 30, 1895, and died at age 89 years old in January 1985.
Anna Hurwitz of Everett, Massachusetts United States was born on May 12, 1916, and died at age 80 years old on November 2, 1996.
Hassel Hurwitz was born on February 8, 1908, and died at age 76 years old on October 25, 1984. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hassel Hurwitz.
Wilma Doris Hurwitz of Sacramento, Sacramento County, California was born on September 19, 1924, and died at age 85 years old on January 10, 2010.
Ann R Hurwitz of Hollywood, Broward County, FL was born on October 24, 1908, and died at age 85 years old in April 1994.
Vincent Thomas Hurwitz was born on August 30, 1913, and died at age 52 years old on February 7, 1966. Vincent Hurwitz was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery
Section K Site 794 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Vincent Thomas Hurwitz.
Irving Hurwitz of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL was born on January 8, 1909, and died at age 77 years old in July 1986.
Sidney I Hurwitz of Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ was born on May 12, 1922, and died at age 75 years old on December 26, 1997.
Anne Hurwitz of Skokie, Cook County, IL was born on February 9, 1916, and died at age 94 years old on March 31, 2010.
Henrietta Hurwitz of West Hartford, Hartford County, CT was born on January 9, 1901, and died at age 95 years old on December 23, 1996.
Frances L Hurwitz of Framingham, Middlesex County, MA was born on September 21, 1921, and died at age 87 years old on January 16, 2009.
Hurwitz Death Records & Life Expectancy
The average age of a Hurwitz family member is 79.0 years old according to our database of 1,579 people with the last name Hurwitz that have a birth and death date listed.
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Oldest Hurwitzes
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Samuel Hurwitz of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA was born on May 12, 1886, and died at age 106 years old on July 11, 1992.
Abraham Hurwitz of Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, FL was born on November 18, 1888, and died at age 105 years old on March 12, 1994.
Freda R Hurwitz of Columbus, Muscogee County, GA was born on June 16, 1892, and died at age 104 years old on January 14, 1997.
Dora Hurwitz of New York, New York County, NY was born on September 15, 1887, and died at age 104 years old on February 6, 1992.
Ethel G Hurwitz of Woodbridge, New Haven County, CT was born on October 18, 1905, and died at age 103 years old on December 26, 2008.
Hannah Hurwitz of Denver, Denver County, Colorado was born on January 23, 1875, and died at age 102 years old in August 1977.
Sarah Hurwitz of Wayland, Middlesex County, MA was born on May 17, 1890, and died at age 102 years old on August 12, 1992.
Jesse Hurwitz of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on December 12, 1899, and died at age 100 years old on March 16, 2000.
Sara Hurwitz of Gwynn Oak, Baltimore County, MD was born on January 13, 1901, and died at age 101 years old on May 30, 2002.
Henrietta O Hurwitz of Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY was born on October 10, 1908, and died at age 101 years old on October 28, 2009.
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