Horowitz family

Horowitz family האָראָװיץ
The Pinkas Synagogue built by R. Aaron Meshullam Horowitz and named after his grandson R. Pinkas Horowitz.
Parent family	Yizhari of Girona
Current region	Prague, North America and Israel
Earlier spellings	Ish-Horowitz
Place of origin	Hořovice, Bohemia
Founded	1391
Founder	R. Joseph HaLevi of Hořovice
Traditions	Judaism
Cadet branches	Nikolsburg Hasidic dynasty Boston Hasidic dynasty Ropshitz Hasidic dynasty Melitz Hasidic dynasty Linsk Hasidic dynasty
Website	www.horowitzassociation.org

The Horowitz family (Hebrew: הוֹרוֹביץ, Yiddish: האָראָװיץ) is a prominent Ashkenazi Levitical rabbinic family that is widely acknowledged for its ancient and well-chronicled Levitical pedigree. The family chiefly descends from Rabbi Joseph HaLevi, who settled in Hořovice, Bohemia, (German: Horschowitz or Horowitz) in 1391 and adopted the surname "Ish-Horowitz" (lit. 'Man of Horowitz').

From the 16th century and onward, the family dominated the Prague community and formed marriage alliances with other prestigious families. They later spread out to Eastern European communities, and produced numerous rabbis and communal leaders. Following the rise of the Haskalah, the family produced several writers of the Enlightenment, scholars, musicians, and scientists.^[1]