What is "sandler"

Sandler is a surname derived from Hebrew "Sandlar" (סנדלר) - " sandal-maker", i.e. shoemaker - which passed over to Yiddish with the same meaning. Thus, persons having this name are likely to have had a shoemaker among their ancestors, though it might be many generations in the past. Holders of the name include:

• Adam Sandler (born 1966), American actor and comedian
• Barry Sandler (born 1947), American screenwriter and film producer
• Ethan Sandler (born 1973), American actor
• Herb Sandler, American banker
• Jackie Sandler (born 1974), American actress and wife of Adam Sandler
• Jonathan Sandler (1982-2012), French rabbi assassinated on March 19th, 2012 with his two sons during the 2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings in Toulouse
• Joseph Sandler (born 1953), Washington, D.C. attorney
• Karen Sandler, attorney
• Larry Sandler, American geneticist
• Rickard Sandler (1884–1964), Prime Minister of Sweden (1925–1926)
• Ron Sandler, British banker
• Tony Sandler (born 1933), Belgian singer, entertainer and performer

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Sandler may refer to:

• Sandler (surname)
• Lowenstein Sandler, corporate law firm
• Sandler O'Neill and Partners, New York City-based investment banking firm
• Sandler and Young, singing team from the 1960s to the '80s with Tony Sandler and Ralph Young
• Sandler Award, genetics dissertation award