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47-662: Not to be confused with Moskvitch . Moskowitz (also Moskovitz, Moskovits, Moscovitch, Moskovich, Moszkowicz , and other variants) is an Eastern Ashkenazic Jewish surname. A Germanized form of a Slavic patronymic of the Yiddish personal name Moshke, a pet form of Moshe . Moscovici is the Romanian form. People [ edit ] Moscovich, Moscovitch [ edit ] Dylan Moscovitch (born 1984), Canadian Olympic medalist pair skater Hannah Moscovitch (born 1978),

94-912: A Canadian female playwright Ivan Moscovich (1926–2023), Yugoslav-Dutch designer of games, puzzles, toys, and educational aids Maurice Moscovich (1871–1940), Russian-American actor Morris Moscovitch , the Max & Gianna Glassman Chair in Neuropsychology and Aging and Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto Moscowitz, Moskovitz [ edit ] Dustin Moskovitz , American businessman Jennie Moscowitz (1867/1868–1953), American actress Moshkovich, Moshkovitz, Moschcowitz, Moschkowitz, Moshkowitz [ edit ] Dana Moshkovitz , Israeli computer scientist Eli Moschcowitz (1879–1964), Hungarian-born American doctor,

141-533: A Dutch jurist and former lawyer, son of Max Moszkowicz sr. Daniel Moszkowicz , aka Dawid Chone (1905–1943), Jewish Polish merchant ( pl:Daniel Moszkowicz ) Imo Moszkowicz (1925, Ahlen –2011, Munich), German director, writer and actor ( de:Imo Moszkowicz ) Ludwig Moszkowicz (1873–1945), Jewish Polish/Austro-Hungarian surgeon, pathologist ( pl:Ludwig Moszkowicz ) Martin Moszkowicz (born 1958), German film producer Max Moszkowicz sr. (born 1926),

188-468: A Moscovite". It was used to point out the original location of the cars manufactured there. The Soviet Union entered a series of five-year plans in 1928 under the rule of Joseph Stalin . The goals of the plan was to rapidly industrialise the economy of the Soviet Union . Included in these plans were provisions for the development of domestic automobile production. It was assumed that by improving

235-850: A food and wine writer, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Eva Moskowitz , educator and former City Council member in New York City Eve Merriam, née Moskovitz (1916–1992, Philadelphia), an American poet Gilberte Marin-Moskovitz (1937–2019), French politician Gordon Moskowitz , social psychologist Hannah Moskowitz (born 1991), American author Henry Moskowitz , civil rights leader Henry Moskowitz , New York real estate investor Howard Moskowitz , American market researcher and psychophysicist Irving Moskowitz , Jewish American businessman and philanthropist Isa Chandra Moskowitz , American-born cookbook author Jared E. Moskowitz (born 1980), American member of

282-433: A retired Dutch lawyer Michał Moszkowicz (born 1941, Magnitogorsk), Jewish Polish writer ( pl:Michał Moszkowicz ) "Baruch" Robert Moszkowicz (born 1953, Maastricht), son of Max Moszkowicz sr. ( nl:Robert Moszkowicz ) Ruth Handler (née Moskowicz; 1916–2002), American businesswoman and Barbie doll inventor Fictional characters [ edit ] An American Tail , American franchise of animated films where

329-643: A short period of time. Moskvitch 408 , Moskvitch 412 , Moskvitch 2140 and Moskvitch 2141 Aleko models were license produced in Lovech , Bulgaria by Balkancar under the Rila marque . Some of these vehicles were identical in configuration to those produced by Moskvitch/AZLK, while some, like their Belgian counterparts, made use of British origin Perkins diesel engines . Florida%27s 23rd congressional district Florida's 23rd congressional district

376-788: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. References [ edit ] ^ ru:Чернявский, Зельман Мошкович ^ de:Martin Moszkowicz Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moskowitz&oldid=1259204587 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of Jewish origin Polish-language surnames Slavic-language surnames Patronymic surnames Yiddish-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Russian-language text Articles with short description Short description

423-545: A wholly owned subsidiary of Renault. The bankruptcy of OAO Moskvitch was officially announced in 2006, and the company was liquidated the following year. As of 2016, over a million Moskvitch cars remained on Russian roads. In 2015, Renault announced they had begun the process for obtaining the Moskvitch rights in Russia. In May 2022, as a result of international sanctions against Russia , Renault sold its Moscow plant to

470-466: Is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress , located in the Greater Miami area and covering parts of Broward County and southern Palm Beach County . In the 2020 redistricting cycle , it was drawn as a successor to the previous 22nd district and includes Boca Raton , Coral Springs , most of Deerfield Beach and Fort Lauderdale , and parts of Pompano Beach . The previous iteration of

517-556: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Moskvitch OAO Moskvitch is the name of a privatized venture given to the former factory to avoid legal issues after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Since the factory had no assembly branches outside Russia after 1991, its name is largely used today to refer to the building located in the lower eastern part of Moscow . The word moskvich ( Russian : москвич ) itself translates as "a native of Moscow,

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564-686: The Group One Production Saloon Car Championship in 1972 and 1973, where it easily beat " sharp-handling but underpowered" British Hillman Imps and Austin Minis . Further improvements were also made in the form of the Moskvitch 2138 and Moskvitch 2140 , based on a modified Moskvitch 412 platform. In 1986, the Moskvitch-2141 Aleko became available for the first time. It was influenced by

611-584: The House of Representatives for Florida's 23rd district Joel Moskowitz , American public health researcher Joseph Moskowitz , Romanian-born American cimbalom player and Restaurateur Miriam Moskowitz . American convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice during the McCarthy era Naftali Asher Yeshayahu Moscowitz (Moskowitz) , a Melitzer Rebbe of Ashdod Ohad Moskowitz (born 1974), Orthodox Jewish singer Paul Moskowitz , Research Staff Member at

658-706: The KIM 10 , and as such rejected the KdF-Wagen and DKW F8 . The Opel Kadett K38 was found to match these requirements. In August 1945, the State Defense Committee published Order No. 9905, which prescribed the start of production of the Kadett , under the Moskvitch-400 name. The implementation of this order was however deeply complicated. The Opelwerk Brandenburg plant had been deeply involved in

705-587: The KIM-10-52 . In August 1945, the plant was renamed to the Moscow Plant of Small Cars (MZMA) ( Russian : Московский Завод Малолитражных Автомобилей ). Following the war, the Soviet Union requested vehicle tooling and designs from Germany as part of war reparations, to compensate for the loss of industrial equipment in the Battle of Moscow . Soviet planners wished for a car similar in specifications to

752-729: The Nazi German war effort, producing aircraft engines for the Luftwaffe , and had been heavily damaged by Allied bombing . However, a number of Kadetts had been captured by the Red Army and were available for study, and was accomplished through joint Soviet-German ventures overseen by the Soviet Military Administration in Germany . Nonetheless, the majority of stamping dies and tooling were freshly produced in

799-600: The Simca 1307 (which had also been badged as the Chrysler/Talbot Alpine, and under other names, in western markets). It was upgraded and restyled during the period of its production. It was powered by the 1.5 L UZAM used in the M-412 model and VAZ-2106 1.6 L in-line, four-cylinder engines, which had by then had been used in several LADA models. Aleko was different from any model the factory had made previously; it

846-477: The Soviet Union due to the amount of damage to the factory. Production of the Moskvitch 400-420 began in December 1946, and continued for ten years until 1956 with the improved Moskvitch 401 . In total 247,439 400 and 401 models had been built, with some being exported to countries such as Belgium , East Germany and Norway . MZMA replaced the 400 and 401 with new designs starting in 1956, developed within

893-603: The United Kingdom , Finland and Norway . The Moskvitch 412 improved on this design with various engine and styling improvements. In 1966 during a visit by French President Charles de Gaulle to the Soviet Union , an agreement was signed between MZMA and Renault . Renault would assist in the reconstruction of the plant in Moscow, as well as cooperate in the establishment of a second plant in Izhevsk. In 1969, both

940-489: The licensed production of Ford Model A and Ford Model AA vehicles began. These were assembled using knock-down kits . In 1933, the plant became a branch of GAZ and began to assemble GAZ-A and GAZ-AA vehicles. In 1939, KIM was no longer a subsidiary of GAZ and in the following year it started to produce their first own model, the KIM 10 inspired by the Ford Prefect . The plant's newly formed design department

987-468: The 23rd district, which included Davie and Pembroke Pines , was instead renamed the 25th district . The district, along with two other districts in Greater Miami, has one of the highest concentrations of Jewish Americans , consisting of about 14% of the electorate. Florida's 23rd congressional district was created after the 1990 U.S. census . Democrat Alcee Hastings won the first election for

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1034-523: The 412 and the related 408 had their bodies redesigned. These were notable for being the first Moskvitch models to feature rectangular headlights and horizontal rear lights . Safety improvements were also incorporated over time, with the Moskvitch 412 meeting the safety standards adopted by the UNECE , and received an international safety certificate as a result of almost five months of tests in France . The 412

1081-654: The IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Hawthorne, NY Robert Moskowitz , American painter Sam Moskowitz , writer, critic, and historian Stacy Moskowitz, shooting victim of David Berkowitz Stanley Moskowitz , top official of the Central Intelligence Agency Tobias Jacob "Toby" Moskowitz (born 1971), an American financial economist and professor Moszkowicz [ edit ] Bram Moszkowicz (born 1960),

1128-431: The Moscow city government which intended to nationalize the facility for renewed production of vehicles under the Moskvitch name. Moskvitch presented its new range of models on July 6, 2022: a sedan and 3 SUVs, Model I having both a fuel version as well as an electric version. The cars have names made up of Roman numerals, from I and II to IV. All models are rebadged cars from Chinese manufacturer JAC . On October 20,

1175-511: The Soviet Union. This marked the second generation of production vehicles for the enterprise. This started with the Moskvitch 402 , followed on by upgraded variants in the form of the Moskvitch 403 and Moskvitch 407 , which featured improvements such as independent suspension, improved interior and radio included, comparable to models such as the Hillman Minx , Fiat 1100 , and Ford Consul . The Moskvitch 402 series could be considered as

1222-515: The district in 1992 until being redistricted to the 20th congressional district in 2013. From 2003 to 2013, the former 23rd district consisted of a major part of Broward County and parts of Palm Beach county. The district included Pompano Beach , Boynton Beach , and Belle Glade . From 2013 to 2023, the district included cities such as Weston , Davie , Pembroke Pines , and Aventura , as well as Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport and Nova Southeastern University . The district

1269-796: The events and ideology of the Russian Revolution , with tens of thousands of vehicles imported during the 1910s and 1920s. This was deemed necessary due to the devastation of the state and its economic output following the Great War , occupation of Russian territories by the Central Powers , and the Russian Civil War . The construction of the Moscow Car Assembly Factory ( Russian : Московский автосборочный завод ) began in 1929. In December 1930,

1316-460: The first step in Soviet and Russian automotive history towards producing adapted models for various use cases. While the Moskvitch 407 provided greater driving comfort at larger expenses, other trim levels included the Moskvitch 407-424 station wagon available for the general public, Moskvitch 431 van and even the Moskvitch 410/411 attempt of creating an early off-road sedan/station wagon. The M-407

1363-814: The mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin , said that the production of Moskvich vehicles will resume in December at Renault's former factory in Moscow, now renamed the Moscow Automobile Factory Moskvich , which has been inactive after Renault decided to leave the Russian market. On December 26, 2022, the Moskvitch 3 and Moskvitch 3e went on sale in Russia, with the JAC JS4 based cars produced in association with truck manufacturer Kamaz . In early 2023, Moskvitch and Yandex Taxi signed an agreement of intent to supply 3,000 Moskvitch 3 , and 2,000 Moskvitch 3e taxi and car share vehicles. This

1410-879: The namesake of the Moschkowitz Syndrome Shulem Moshkovitz (died 1958), Romania-born rabbi, known as the Shotzer Rebbe Zelman Moshkovich Chernyavsky ( Russian : Зельман Мошкович Чернявский ; 1903–1968), a Jewish Soviet cinematographer Moskowitz [ edit ] Abraham Moskowitz Yiddish-language singer Avigdor Moskowitz (born 1953), Israeli basketball player Barry Ted Moskowitz (born 1950, Paterson, New Jersey), United States federal judge Belle Moskowitz , political advisor to New York Governor and 1928 presidential candidate Alfred E. Smith Clara Moskowitz , American science journalist Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, née Moskowitz ,

1457-436: The newly built Moscow-Minsk Highway to rural mud roads and off-road. Despite the official “mostly satisfactory” mark, the car proved to be unsuited to the requirements of the military service. In October, 1941 the plant was hastily evacuated to Ural. Most of the manufacturing equipment was abandoned or destroyed during the Battle of Moscow . In 1944, with a Soviet Victory imminent, plans were in place to continue production of

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1504-456: The next 3 years, but none were successful. Technopolis Moscow was opened in 2012 on the premises of the factory. A portion of the abandoned plant was acquired by Avtoframos (later renamed as Renault Russia), a joint venture between the City of Moscow and French automaker Renault . In 2005, Avtoframos commenced assembly of Renault Logan sedans from imported knock-down kits . It later became

1551-563: The plant received the name of KIM (Factory named after Communist Youth International) Russian : КИМ (Завод имени Коммунистического Интернационала Молодёжи) , from 1930 to 1939 its official name was Moscow Car Assembly Factory named after KIM ( Russian : Московский автосборочный завод имени КИМ ) and then from 1939 until the beginning of the Great Patriotic War it was called Moscow Car Factory named after KIM ( Russian : Московский автомобильный завод имени КИМ ). In 1930,

1598-518: The position of chairman of the board of directors. Moser had previously worked for the Russian truck manufacturer Kamaz , as well as the German industrial firm Knorr-Bremse . In addition, Moskvitch further announced an expansion of their dealer network to more cities across Russia, as well as the impending release of a new Moskvitch 6 model later in 2023, as well as the Moskvitch 5. The current model lines of Moskvitch cars are: The Moskvitch 408

1645-410: The protagonist is a mouse named Fievel Mousekewitz (word play on Moskowitz) " Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz ", the tenth episode in season 6 of American sitcom Frasier Minnie and Moskowitz , a film by John Cassavetes Princess Diaries series of books by Meg Cabot where Moscovitz siblings, Michael and Lilly, are the oldest friends of protagonist Mia Thermopolis and important characters of

1692-617: The quality of life for the affected citizens and providing them with the opportunity to learn to drive during peacetime, they would constitute a cadre of trained drivers for the Red army in the event of armed conflict. Industrial cooperation between Russia and the American Ford Motor Company dated back to the era of Nicholas II , with the company being an important supplier of passenger and commercial vehicles such as tractors and trucks. This cooperation persisted despite

1739-663: The story. Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz, character in TV series Cobra Kai Sid Moscowitz, character in the 1990 film Alice Kevin Moskowitz better known as The Deep, one of the main superheroes in the TV series The Boys See also [ edit ] Moskvitch (disambiguation) Moscovici (Romanian form) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Moskowitz, Moschcowitz, Moscovich, Moscovitch, Moshkovich, Moshkovitz, Moskovitz, Moskowitz, Moszkowicz . If an internal link intending to refer to

1786-459: Was also the case with a diesel version. In the early 1990s, AZLK still remained one of the largest auto companies in the USSR . Design and experimental work were prepared to create a new model car ( sedan M-2142) and an engine plant. However, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union , due to a financial crisis , disruptions in the work of the company, and financial mismanagement , the engine plant

1833-620: Was followed by the introduction of Moskvitch 3 vehicles for the car services Citydrive, BelkaCar, Taxovichkof and Citymobil. Furthermore, traffic police in Moscow Oblast and Stavropol Krai began to be equipped with Moskvitch 3e electric crossovers. Furthermore, delivery was in progress for traffic police in Moscow City , Krasnodar and Krasnoyarsk . In June 2023, Hans Peter Moser was appointed General Manager of Moskvitch, replacing Dmitry Valentinovich Pronin, who would move to

1880-596: Was headed by A. N. Ostrovtsev, an engineer from the NAMI , and tasked by the Economic Committee of Sovnarkom with designing a small economy car suitable for large scale manufacture. From November 1940 to April 1941, 338 sedans were assembled. Exact production numbers for the phaeton version are unknown. In May 1941 the Red Army subjected a KIM-10 to a series of tests, including in road conditions varying from

1927-404: Was larger and more luxurious, made with more comfort, safety , and aerodynamics in mind. The new car had such features as front-wheel drive , a hatchback body style, MacPherson strut front suspension and torsion-crank rear suspension . It had rack-and-pinion steering and a collapsible steering column . The 1.8-liter gasoline engine for the new car was planned, but never materialized, as

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1974-509: Was manufactured in Belgium under the Scaldia name. In 1965, this name was changed to Scaldia-Volga. These vehicles were imported partially built from the Soviet Union , with their engines and transmission installed after arrival in Belgium . Some of these vehicles were equipped with British origin Perkins diesel engines . The Moskvitch 2141 Aleko was also assembled by Scaldia-Volga for

2021-475: Was not finished and the Moskvitch company fell into decline. The factory, which had been renamed to OAO Moskvitch (Moskvitch Joint-Stock Company) in the early 1990s, filed for bankruptcy in 2002 and ceased production. Unfinished bodyshells remained on the production line in various stages of completion, while furniture, computers, office supplies, and documents remained in the plant's administration building. Several attempts to restart production had been made over

2068-400: Was produced between 1969 and 1976. It had the same engine and transmission as its predecessor, but an updated body fitted with rectangular headlights and horizontal rear lights, with triangular turn signal markers mounted on tailfins. It additionally included separated bucket seats and the transmission used a floor-mounted gear lever. The 408 was popular due to its good value in countries such as

2115-615: Was the first Moskvitch vehicle to pass safety-feature tests in France , Bulgaria , Czechoslovakia , Sweden and West Germany . In October 1968, the name of the factory was changed from MZMA to Automobile Factory in Honour of the Leninist Communist Youth Union (AZLK) ( Russian : Автомобильный Завод имени Ленинского Комсомола ), to mark the 50th anniversary of the Komsomol . SATRA Motors entered M-412s in

2162-543: Was the first Soviet automotive export to be truly successful in the West . Up to half of all Moskvitch 407 production was reserved for export, mainly to the Eastern Bloc countries, Norway , Finland , and France . The 1960s bought about a third generation of cars, with the more advanced Moskvitch 408 , Moskvitch 412 and Moskvitch 2140 . On May 18, 1967, the company produced its one millionth car. The Moskvitch 408

2209-431: Was the first Soviet-built car to be designed with extra safety features in mind, including crumple zones, safer steering column, soft interior parts, seat belts, a padded dashboard, and a split circuit braking system. The first series of Moskvitch 408 cars had vertical rear lights, two or four round headlights , a front bench seat, and a 4-speed manual transmission with column mounted gear lever . The second generation 408

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