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Zakheim
Zakheim is a Jewish surname. This surname is an acronym for "They are descendants of the Martyrs" in Hebrew. Probably all Zakheims are descendants of Rabbi Yisrael Bachrach who died as martyr in Ruzhany, Belarus in 1659. His children were called Z"K. In later generations, the name was changed to Zakheim.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Bernard Zakheim (1898-1985), Polish muralist
- Dan Zakheim (1958-1994), Israeli sculptors
- Dov S. Zakheim (born 1948), American politician