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Marshak

Marshak, Marschak, Marchak, Marczak (, ) is a Jewish ( Ashkenazic) surname, which is an acronym from the Hebrew expression Morenu Rabbi Shmuel Kaidanover - "our teacher Rabbi Samuel Kaidanover", after Aharon Shmuel ben Israel Kaidanover, a talmudic scholar and preacher from eastern Europe ( Vilna, 1614 - Kraków, 1676). The surname occurs amongst Russian Jews and Ukrainian Jews.

  • Joseph Abramovich Marchak - founder of Marchak jewelry.
  • Boris Marshak, Russian archaeologist
  • Megan Marshak
  • Robert Marshak, American physicist
  • Samuil Marshak, Russian writer
  • Jacob Marschak (1898-1977), economist

Category:Hebrew-language surnames