The Löw Family

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

Surname borne by several documented Jewish figures (Hungary, Austrian Empire, Russian Empire). This sheet groups together 5 figures from the corpus sharing this name; their precise genealogical links remain to be documented.

Geographic origin: Hongrie, empire d'Autriche, Empire russe

A book yet to be written

The Great Book of the Löw lineage has not yet been written.

Claude Opus 4.8 will compose an original work from archival items in the corpus that mention this lineage, in-depth web research, and family contributions already submitted. The work will comprise approximately 30 to 40 pages — introduction, 5 to 7 chapters, conclusion — and will be automatically enriched with each new contribution.

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Variants of the name (1)

One name, a hundred faces.

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

Лёв

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Notable figures

1.
Immanuel Löw
Hungarian rabbi, botanist (1854-1944)
2.
Leopold Löw
rabbin tchèque
3.
Benjamin Wolf Löw
Polish-Hungarian rabbi
4.
Eleasar Löw
Polish writer (1758-1837)
5.
Ascher Löw
rabbin allemand

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 Löw.

Search “Löw” on Yad Vashem

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