Schechter

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:

Schachter, Schächter

 * Daniel Schacter, psychologist, neuroscientist, researcher in human memory
 * Binyumen Schaechter, composer, arranger, conductor
 * Carl Schachter, music theorist specializing in Schenkerian analysis
 * Hershel Schachter, Rosh Yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
 * Herschel Schacter (1917–2013), American Orthodox rabbi
 * Joshua Schachter, creator of the website Delicious
 * Mioara Mugur-Schächter, French specialist on Physics and Epistemology
 * Norm Schachter, American football official in the NFL
 * Oscar Schachter, international law and diplomacy professor
 * Rafael Schächter, Czechoslovakian composer, pianist and conductor, organizer of cultural life in Terezín concentration camp
 * Sam Schachter, Canadian Olympic beach volleyball player
 * Stanley Schachter, American psychologist
 * Steven Schachter, American director and screenwriter
 * Zalman Schachter (1924–2014), Jewish activist

Schechter

 * Aaron Schechter, rosh yeshiva of the Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin.
 * Alan Schechter, political scientist
 * Ben Schechter, American filmmaker
 * Daniel Schechter, American psychiatrist, developmental neuroscientist, researcher in trauma and attachment
 * Daniel Schechter (director), American filmmaker and director
 * Danny Schechter, American television producer and filmmaker
 * Harold Schechter, American writer
 * Itay Shechter, Israeli footballer currently playing for Beitar Jerusalem.
 * Jody Scheckter, retired racing driver now farmer
 * Martin Schechter (epidemiologist), Canadian medical epidemiologist recognized for contributions to HIV and addiction research
 * Mathilde 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 astronomer
 * Peter Schechter, American political consultant and author
 * Sarah Schechter, American rabbi
 * Solomon Schechter, rabbi
 * Susan Schechter (1946–2004), American domestic violence activist
 * Susan Schechter Bortner, American statistician
 * Yaakov Meir Shechter leader and teacher in the Breslov Hasidic movement in Israel.