Schachter , Schächter or Schechter (from Yiddish shochet , 'to slaughter'. Hebrew :שכטר also Shechter) is a Yiddish and German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Daniel Schacter , psychologist, neuroscientist, researcher in human memoryBinyumen Schaechter , composer, arranger, conductorCarl Schachter , music theorist specializing in Schenkerian analysisHershel Schachter , Rosh Yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological SeminaryHerschel Schacter (1917–2013), American Orthodox rabbiJoshua Schachter , creator of the website Delicious Mioara Mugur-Schächter , French specialist on Physics and EpistemologyNorm Schachter , American football official in the NFLOscar Schachter , international law and diplomacy professorRafael Schächter , Czechoslovakian composer, pianist and conductor, organizer of cultural life in Terezín concentration campSam Schachter , Canadian Olympic beach volleyball playerStanley Schachter , American psychologistSteven Schachter , American director and screenwriterZalman Schachter (1924–2014), Jewish activist
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Aaron Schechter , rosh yeshiva of the Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin.Alan Schechter , political scientistBen Schechter , American filmmakerDaniel Schechter , American psychiatrist, developmental neuroscientist, researcher in trauma and attachmentDaniel Schechter (director) , American filmmaker and directorDanny Schechter , American television producer and filmmakerHarold Schechter , American writerItay Shechter , Israeli footballer currently playing for Beitar Jerusalem.Jody Scheckter , retired racing driver now farmerMartin Schechter (epidemiologist) , Canadian medical epidemiologist recognized for contributions to HIV and addiction researchMathilde Roth Schechter , American founder of the U.S. National Women's League of Conservative Judaism.Ofer Shechter , Israeli actor, entertainer, model and TV host.Paul L. Schechter , American astronomerPeter Schechter , American political consultant and authorSarah Schechter , American rabbiSolomon Schechter , rabbiSusan Schechter (1946–2004), American domestic violence activistSusan Schechter Bortner , American statisticianYaakov Meir Shechter leader and teacher in the Breslov Hasidic movement in Israel.
See also
Germanic
Beenhouwer Butcher , Kellogg , Cleaver Metzger , Metzler Fleischer , Fleischner , Fleischhacker , Fleischhauer , Fleischmann , Fleishman Knaak , Wurster Schlachter , Schechter , Slagter Kalbfleisch , Rindfleisch Romance
Boucher Carnicero , Obregon Beccaio , Boccieri , Buccieri , Bucceri . Beccheri , Becheroni , Becherini , Beghè , Carnera , Pizzicagnolo , Tagliabue , Tagliavacche Măcelaru /MăcelarMangon Slavic Semitic Other
