Tuesday, February 11, 2003

Just out of curiosity, I did a Google search for "Labovitz". You might have noticed that "Labovitz" is not the most common last name, and will never take up more than a few lines in the phone book of any city, but it turns out that we Labovitzes are a prolific lot -- it took until page 3 of the search until I located a "Labovitz" whom I recognized (it was my wife, who is listed on her law firm's website).

Some prominent Labovitzes whom I discovered in my travels:

John Labovitz is a photographer. He may also be the same John Labovitz who, until recently, aparrently, maintained a list of ezines that was pretty well-read and influential.
Trudy Labovitz writes mystery novels.
Robby Labovitz is a singer.
Anne (or Annie) Labovitz is a painter from Minnesota.
Craig Labovitz has written extensively in the field of computer science.
Sanford Labovitz is a sociologist.
Arthur Labovitz is the Director of Cardiology at the St. Louis University School of Medicine.
Adrianne Labovitz is the goalkeeper for the mighty Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University.
Siblings Eddie and Leah Labovitz took fourth place at the Colorado Regional Junior Solar Sprint.
George Labovitz is the Founder and CEO of Organizational Dynamics, Inc. (ODI). He counsels corporate executives on organizational alignment and integration strategies and quality management.He is also professor of management and organizational behavior at Boston University’s School of Management.
Joel Labovitz is founder of Labovitz Enterprises, a diversified investment firm based in Duluth with a focus on the hospitality industry. Labovitz Enterprises owns and operates four hotels in three states, including the Duluth Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Downtown Waterfront. Previously, Joel Labovitz was President and CEO of Maurices, the retail clothing company that was founded in 1931 in Duluth by his father, Maurice Labovitz. In 1978, Maurices Incorporated was sold to the Amcena Corporation of New York and continues to remain headquartered in Duluth with more than 400 retail women’s and men’s clothing stores nationwide.
Jeff Labovitz is a Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan.
Sherman Labovitz was a communist.

Other things I learned:

"Labovitz", when translated from Romanian, means "Son of a lion"!
There is a "Labovitz Awards" (I'm a shoo-in!)
There is a Labovitz Scholarship at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota.
Frank Labovitz is buried in Riverside National Cemetary, Riverside California.

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