Rivlin (Hebrew: ריבלין) is a primarily Jewish family originating from Austria and Eastern Europe, which became established in early 19th century Palestine (now Israel). There are also branches of the family in several other countries.
The family
The Rivlin family originated from Vienna, Austria and has over 50,000 members.[1]
The Rivlin family has held major reunions in Jerusalem in 1980 and 2009. These reunions drew thousands of family members to Jerusalem. A film, The Tribe, was made about the 1980 reunion by Lilly Rivlin.
Yosef Yoel Rivlin (1889–1971), Oriental studies scholar, Hebrew U. professor and translator
Ronald Rivlin (1915–2005), Anglo-American physicist, developer of the Mooney-Rivlin model for calculating the mechanical behaviour of rubber and similar materials
Jule Rivlin (1917–2002), American college men's basketball coach and professional basketball player
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