The Howard Family

הווארד

Origin of the name, history and genealogy of the Howard lineage — a Jewish family name and the traces it left behind.

Surname borne by several documented Jewish figures (United States). This record groups 3 figures from the corpus sharing this name; their precise genealogical links remain to be documented.

Geographic origin: États-Unis

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Variants of the name (4)

One name, a hundred faces.

The same surname, transcribed differently across languages, eras, and diasporas.

עברית · Hebrew1

הווארד

العربية · Arabic1

هوارد

Кириллица · Cyrillic1

Говард

Ελληνικά · Greek1

Χάουαρντ

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Notable figures

1.
Moe Howard
acteur américain
2.
Curly Howard
acteur américain
3.
Shemp Howard
acteur américain

In memory

The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names at Yad Vashem records the women, men, and children murdered during the Shoah. You can search there for the people who bore the name Howard.

Search “Howard” on Yad Vashem

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Works & texts (1)

Documents published on Zakhor linked to this lineage through their keywords.

litteraire

Moe Howard and the Three Stooges

Moe Howard

Autobiographie de l'acteur Moe Howard, cofondateur des Three Stooges.

Notable figures of the lineage

Moe Howard

מו הווארד

1897–1975

Shemp Howard

שמפ הווארד

1895–1955

Curly Howard

קורלי הווארד

1903–1952

Diaspora regions

États-Unis

The days of this book

This book bears no memory day yet. The sources that document Howard give years and centuries, never a day; we do not invent one.

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Recorded burials

Howard Bernard

Cimetière juif de Boston — King Solomon · Boston

Howard Edith

Carré juif du cimetière West Park (Johannesburg) · Johannesburg

Howard Francis

Cimetière juif de Boston — King Solomon · Boston

Howard Gregory Paul

Carré juif du cimetière West Park (Johannesburg) · Johannesburg

Howard Irene M.

Cimetière juif de Woburn — Woburn Hebrew Center · Woburn

Howard Louis

Carré juif du cimetière West Park (Johannesburg) · Johannesburg

Howard Morris E.

Cimetière juif de Boston — King Solomon · Boston

HOWARD ALFRED