Shitrit

Shitrit, Sheetrit, Shitreet, Chitrit, Chetrit, Chettrit (Hebrew: שטרית, Arabic: شطريت), and the related names Benchetrit, Benshitreet, Ben Shitrit (Hebrew: בן שטרית‎, Arabic : بن شطريت) are Moroccan surnames (family names) of Berber Jewish origin. The original pronunciation in Moroccan Arabic is Sh-t-ret. Many people within the Moroccan Jewish diaspora hold this family name.[citation needed]

Notable people with these names include:

  • Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit (1895–1967), Israeli minister
  • Meir Sheetrit (born 1948), Israeli politician
  • Ofer Shitrit (born 1970), Israeli footballer
  • Joseph Chetrit (born 1957), American real estate investor and developer
  • Joseph Chetrit (linguist) (born 1941), Moroccan linguist
  • Ofir Ben Shitrit (born 1995), Israeli religious singer
  • Ori Shitrit (born 1986), Israeli footballer
  • Sami Shalom Chetrit (born 1960), Moroccan-born Israeli writer and poet
  • Shimon Shetreet (born 1946), Israeli professor
  • Talia Chetrit (born 1982), American photographer

See also

  • Benchetrit
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