Helfand

Helfand is a surname meaning "elephant" in Yiddish language. Notable people with the surname include:


 * David Helfand, a U.S. astronomer
 * Ira Helfand, one of the co-founders and past co-president of IPPNW, as well as a member of the international steering group of ICAN, organizations that seek to prohibit nuclear weapons in the world.
 * Jessica Helfand, a designer, author, and educator
 * Lev Borisovich Helfand, a soviet diplomat
 * A. Litvak or Litwak, nom de plume of Khayim (Chaim) Yankl Helfand (1874–1932), social-democratic Bundist ideologue and Yiddishist