Dov-Ber

Dov Ber, Dov-Ber or Dovber (Hebrew: דובער) is a Bilingual Hebrew-Yiddish tautological name: דוב-בער‎, literally 'bear-bear', traceable back to the Hebrew word דב‎ dov 'bear' and the Middle High German word bër 'bear'.^[1]: 138 In various countries the spelling may vary: Dow Ber, Duber, etc. Notable people with the name include:

• Dov Ber Abramowitz, an American Orthodox rabbi and author
• Dov Ber Birkenthal
• Dov Ber Borochov
• Dow Ber Meisels (1798-1870), Polish rabbi
• Dov Ber of Mezeritch, a disciple of Hasidic founder Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov
• Dov Ber Nathanson
• Dov-Ber Rasofsky (Barney Ross), American world champion Hall of Fame lightweight and junior welterweight boxer
• Dovber Schneuri, also known as the Mitteler Rebbe ("Middle Rebbe" in Yiddish)

• Abraham Dov Ber Gottlober
• Avraham Dov Ber Kahana
• Avraham Dov Ber Lebensohn
• Chaim Avraham Dov Ber Levine
• Issachar Dov-Ber Bampi, Russian Jewish scholar
• Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
• Yissachar Dov Ber Horowitz
• Yitzchak Dovber Schneersohn
• Yoel Dov-Ber Perski

See also

• All pages with titles containing Dov Ber
• All pages with titles containing Dovber