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* [[Harry Bernstein]] (born 1910), author
* [[Harry Bernstein]] (born 1910), author
* [[Henri Bernstein]] (also Henry-Léon-Gustave-Charles Bernstein, 1876–1953), French playwright
* [[Henri Bernstein]] (also Henry-Léon-Gustave-Charles Bernstein, 1876–1953), French playwright
* [[Henry Bernstein (disambiguation)|Henry Bernstein]] (1912–1964), social realist artist, WPA muralist
* [[Henry Bernstein (sociologist)]] (1912–1964), social realist artist, WPA muralist
* [[Herman Bernstein]] (1876–1935), Jewish American journalist and writer
* [[Herman Bernstein]] (1876–1935), Jewish American journalist and writer
* [[Hilda Bernstein]] (1915–2006), South African author, artist, activist against apartheid and for women's rights
* [[Hilda Bernstein]] (1915–2006), South African author, artist, activist against apartheid and for women's rights
* [[Jared Bernstein]], American economist
* [[Jared Bernstein]], American economist
* [[Jeremy Bernstein]], Physicist on [[Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)]]
* [[Jeremy Bernstein]], Physicist on Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
{{:Joe Bernstein}}
{{:Joe Bernstein}}
* [[Joseph Bernstein]] (born 1945), Israeli mathematician
* [[Joseph Bernstein]] (born 1945), Israeli mathematician
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* [[Sergei Natanovich Bernstein]] (1880–1968), Soviet mathematician
* [[Sergei Natanovich Bernstein]] (1880–1968), Soviet mathematician
{{:Sidney Bernstein}}
{{:Sidney Bernstein}}
* [[Steven Bernstein (musician)|Steven Bernstein]] (born 1961), American trumpeter and composer
* [[Steven Bernstein (musician)]] (born 1961), American trumpeter and composer
* [[Theodore M. Bernstein]], American journalist, NY Times editor
* [[Theodore M. Bernstein]], American journalist, NY Times editor
* [[Theresa Bernstein]] (1890–2002), American artist and painter
* [[Theresa Bernstein]] (1890–2002), American artist and painter

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Bernstein is a Jewish[1] surname meaning "amber". The German pronunciation is [ˈbɛʁnʃtaɪn] , but in English it is often /ˈbɜːrnstn/. Germanic variants: Börnstein, Börnsteen, Brennstein, lit. "burn[ing]stone"; lat. electrum or glaesum, gr. ἤλεκτρον ēlektron.[2] It may refer to:

People

Sidney Bernstein may refer to:

Fictional people

  • Rugal Bernstein, a major villain in the King of Fighters video game series
  • Adelheid Bernstein, the son of Rugal, making a debut appearance in King of Fighters 2003
  • Mr Bernstein, the business partner of Charles Foster Kane in the 1941 film Citizen Kane
  • Judith Bernstein, a pseudonymous character in the British soap opera, EastEnders

Places

See also

References

  1. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=5L494fMY2Y8C&pg=PA316&dq=bernstein+jewish+surnames
  2. ^ Wilhelm Gemoll: Griechisch-Deutsches Schul- und Handwörterbuch. München/Wien 1965.