The Ransohoff family is a German Jewish family originally from Westphalia, Germany.
The progenitor of the family, Levy Abraham Ransohoff (1761-1845) was a wealthy Westphalian merchant, who had four sons.
Each of his sons occupied key positions in the Frankfurt Parliament, became notable doctors and academics, and his eldest son, Sigmund even received a knighthood.
In the beginning of the 20th-century, the majority of the family immigrated to Cincinnati, United States, where they rose to prominence in medicine and the arts.
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