Kirschenbaum

Kirschenbaum is a German surname of Lutheran or Ashkenazic origin meaning "cherry tree", written Kirschbaum in modern German (Kirschen means "cherries"; Baum means "tree"). It is uncommon as a given name. It was a common name that Jewish Refugees gave themselves during the 1940s when evading prosecution in Germany.

An orthographic variation of the name is Kirshenbaum.

People named Kirschenbaum or Kirshenbaum include:
 * Alan Kirschenbaum, American television producer and writer
 * Binnie Kirshenbaum, American novelist and short story writer
 * Faina Kirschenbaum, Israeli politician
 * Marc Kirschenbaum, American origami artist
 * Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli media personality and documentarian
 * Sheril Kirshenbaum, American science writer
 * Susan Kirshenbaum, American television writer