Schachter, Schächter or Schechter (from Yiddish shochet, 'to slaughter' by Shechita. 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, American entrepreneur
  • 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, Czechoslovak composer, pianist and conductor
  • 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
  • Eric Schechter, American mathematician
  • 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
  • Jay Russell (writer) Author and doctor of communications (Russell Schechter)
  • 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.

See also

  • Schechter Letter, letter discovered in the Cairo Geniza
  • Solomon Schechter Day School Association, named after Solomon Schechter
  • Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, United States Supreme Court case
  • Schecter Guitar Research, a guitar company