title: Blitzstein
text: # Blitzstein
  
  Blitzstein (German: "lightning stone") is an Ashkenazi surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Herbert Blitzstein (1934–1997), American loanshark, bookmaker, and racketeer
  * Marc Blitzstein (1905–1964), American composer, lyricist, and librettist
  