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Goldberg is a surname of German or Yiddish origin, meaning 'gold mountain', which is common among Ashkenazi Jews. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Notable people with the surname include: Entertainment
William Scott Goldberg was born into a Reform Jewish family [10] in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on December 27, 1966, [2] the son of classical violinist Ethel and OB-GYN Jed Goldberg. He is of Russian-Jewish and Romanian-Jewish descent, with his Romanian-born great-grandfather having relocated to the U.S. from Bucharest through Ellis Island. [11]
Goldenberg is a surname of Jewish-Austrian or Jewish Romanian origin. Notable people with the surname include: Billy Goldenberg (1936–2020), American composer; Carl Goldenberg (1907–1996), Canadian lawyer & politician; Charles Goldenberg (1911–1986), American football player; Chelli Goldenberg (born 1954), Israeli actress & writer & blogger
So people used to say to me, 'You're like a whoopee cushion.' And that's where the name came from." [16] About her stage surname, she claimed in 2011, "My mother did not name me Whoopi, but Goldberg is my name—it's part of my family, part of my heritage, just like being black," and "I just know I am Jewish. I practice nothing.
Jackie Goldberg remains president with lack of rancor or drama. But financial and academic challenges loom while pending elections will change the makeup of the Los Angeles Board of Education.
Goldberg's essay explores the state of the Jewish communities across Europe, in light of the resurgence of anti-Semitism and attacks against Jews in Europe. [38] [non-primary source needed] Historian Diana Pinto, who is of Italian Jewish descent, wrote a rejoinder to Goldberg's article in The New Republic, arguing that his article is ...
Whoopi Goldberg. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue The story behind Whoopi Goldberg’s name came straight from a real-life experience. “Once I started getting parts in ...
Avicii’s ex-girlfriend, Emily Goldberg, has died at age 34 after suffering from a pulmonary embolism. Goldberg passed away on April 3, in La Jolla, California, according to her online obituary .