Orenstein
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There are several notable people with the surname Orenstein.
- Henry OrensteinHenry OrensteinHenry Orenstein is a poker player and entrepreneur who resides in Verona, New Jersey, United States....
, American poker player and entrepreneur - Henry Orenstein (painter)Henry Orenstein (painter)Henry Orenstein was a Canadian artist, specializing in easel paintings, murals and set design. He was mentioned in Barry Lord's The History of Painting in Canada: Toward a People's Art. He went on to become a set designer for the CBC in Halifax, Nova Scotia.-Family:He was married to Joan...
, Canadian artist - Ian OrensteinIan OrensteinIan Julius Orenstein is a political activist. Orenstein is the younger son of Oscar Orenstein and Jean Orenstein. He first lived in Toronto until 1967. Orenstein has also lived from 1967 to 1972 in Schumacher and Timmins and Ottawa...
, Canadian cartoonist and writer - Joan OrensteinJoan OrensteinJoan Orenstein was a British-born Canadian actress, primarily on stage, although she performed in other media...
, Canadian actress - Leo OrensteinLeo OrensteinLeo Alan Orenstein was a Canadian director, producer and writer who worked primarily in television and theatre. At CBC Television alone, he was director or producer in over 150 works there, many of which were adaptations of works by such authors as Chekhov, Ibsen, George Bernard Shaw and...
, Canadian television producer and director - Oscar OrensteinOscar OrensteinOscar Orenstein was a Canadian politician and artist. He studied art at the Ontario College of Art, The American Artists School in New York City, and elsewhere. During World War II he designed sets for the Canadian Army.Orenstein has exhibited his work in New York City, Montreal and Toronto...
, Canadian artist - Peggy OrensteinPeggy OrensteinPeggy Orenstein is the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir, Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, An Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, A Romantic Night, and One Woman's Quest to Become a Mother .Previous books include, Flux: Women on Sex, Work,...
, American writer - Zigu OrneaZigu OrneaZigu Ornea was a Romanian cultural historian, literary critic, biographer and book publisher. The author of several monographs focusing on the evolution of Romanian culture in general and Romanian literature in particular, he chronicled the debates and meeting points between conservatism,...
(born Orenstein or Ornstein), Romanian cultural historian