ROIZMAN Origin of surname
ROIZMAN
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. Roizman is the Yiddish for the "man/husband of Rose". Rose is one of the many female first names comprising the term for a flower.
Matronymics of Rose (denoting descent from a female ancestor) have produced many Jewish family names. In some cases, the surname Roizman is derived from a medieval house-sign, as for example in the Jewish quarter (Judengasse) of medieval Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where each house had a sign, usually an animal or a flower. With time, many of the signs became fixed hereditary family names. A few houses displayed a rose, particularly in Frankfurt am Main, but also in other German cities. Jewish hereditary family names, comprising the syllable Ros/Roiz, have been Hebraicized as Rozen, which means "prince". As a Jewish first name, Rose is documented in Paris in 1292 and as a family name in Strasbourg in 1387 with Symunt Rose.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish surname Roizman include the Russian author and poet Matvei Davydovich Roizman.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. Roizman is the Yiddish for the "man/husband of Rose". Rose is one of the many female first names comprising the term for a flower.
Matronymics of Rose (denoting descent from a female ancestor) have produced many Jewish family names. In some cases, the surname Roizman is derived from a medieval house-sign, as for example in the Jewish quarter (Judengasse) of medieval Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where each house had a sign, usually an animal or a flower. With time, many of the signs became fixed hereditary family names. A few houses displayed a rose, particularly in Frankfurt am Main, but also in other German cities. Jewish hereditary family names, comprising the syllable Ros/Roiz, have been Hebraicized as Rozen, which means "prince". As a Jewish first name, Rose is documented in Paris in 1292 and as a family name in Strasbourg in 1387 with Symunt Rose.
Distinguished 20th century bearers of the Jewish surname Roizman include the Russian author and poet Matvei Davydovich Roizman.
Roiz Roiz for mixed a cappella choir (1980)
(Music)Roiz Roiz ("Rose, Rose" in Yiddish)
According to a folktale about this poem, the Rabbi of Rimanov went out to the fields on a Friday evening, and heard a Shepherd nearby singing in this song in Polish, about the wonders of the world "Rose, rose, how far away? Forest, forest, hoe vast?". The next day, the Rabbi sang the song in Yiddish but added another verse comparing the rose to the divine presence, and the forest to redemption.
This traditional Hassidic song was arranged for choir by Yehezkel Braun, as is heard in this 1980 recording performed by Israel Kibbutz choir, conducted by Avner Itai.
Original recording from Israel Kibbutz Choir conducted by Avner Itai: Jewish and Israeli Music. Produced by Beit Hatfutsot in 1999