- Source: Morgentaler
Morgentaler is a family name (or surname) of Jewish families from Poland.
Origin
The family name Morgentaler developed among Ashkenazi Jews in Europe.
Distribution
Until World War II in Poland, mainly in Łódź. The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names enlists many Jewish Morgentaler victims of the Holocaust. Few Polish Morgentalers survived and emigrated. Today's spreading is relatively high in Canada and Serbia.
People
Dr. Henry Morgentaler (1923–2013, Łódź), Canadian physician and abortion activist
Morgentaler v. The Queen, 1976 Supreme Court of Canada decision
R. v. Morgentaler (1988), Supreme Court of Canada decision
R. v. Morgentaler (1993), Supreme Court of Canada decision
Goldie Morgentaler (born 1950), Yiddish author
References
See also
Morgenthaler (name)