Heifetz is a
Jewishsurname from
Belarus and
Lithuania. It derives from
Hebrew חפץ (chefets; "delight" "pleasure"). It is unrelated to the similar-sounding Arabic name حافظ (Hafez or Hafiz; guardian, protector). It is also spelled Chafets,
Chaffetz,
Chaifetz, Cheifetz, Chejfec, Chofets. It may refer to:
Ze'ev Chafets, American-Israeli author and columnist
Jason Chaffetz (born 1967), a U.S. Representative from Utah
Hammond Chaffetz (1907–2001), a U.S. federal prosecutor and partner at Kirkland & Ellis
Jill Chaifetz (1964–2006), an American lawyer and children's rights advocate
Sergio Chejfec (1956–2022), an American-Argentine writer.
Chofetz Chaim, (1838–1933), popular name of Rabbi Yisrael Meir ha-Kohen Kagan, Lithuanian rabbi and posek
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameHeifetz. If an
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given name(s) to the link.
Heifetz is a
Jewishsurname from
Belarus and
Lithuania. It derives from
Hebrew חפץ (chefets; "delight" "pleasure"). It is unrelated to the similar-sounding Arabic name حافظ (Hafez or Hafiz; guardian, protector). It is also spelled Chafets,
Chaffetz,
Chaifetz, Cheifetz, Chejfec, Chofets. It may refer to:
Ze'ev Chafets, American-Israeli author and columnist
Jason Chaffetz (born 1967), a U.S. Representative from Utah
Hammond Chaffetz (1907–2001), a U.S. federal prosecutor and partner at Kirkland & Ellis
Jill Chaifetz (1964–2006), an American lawyer and children's rights advocate
Sergio Chejfec (1956–2022), an American-Argentine writer.
Chofetz Chaim, (1838–1933), popular name of Rabbi Yisrael Meir ha-Kohen Kagan, Lithuanian rabbi and posek
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameHeifetz. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.