The Schaechter-Gottesman family is a leading family in Yiddish language and cultural studies.
Members include:
- Lifshe Schaechter-Widman née Gottesman (1893-1974) – author of Yiddish autobiography, folksinger
- Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman (1920-2013) - Yiddish poet, songwriter and folksinger
- Mordkhe Schaechter (1927-2007) - Yiddish expert, linguist, researcher, teacher, and writer
- Charlotte (Charne) Schaechter née Saffian (1927-2014) - Yiddish piano accompanist and translator
- Itzik Gottesman (1957-) - Yiddish journalist with The Forward; expert on Yiddish folklore
- Rukhl Schaechter (1957-) - Yiddish journalist with The Forward; host of on-line cooking show, Est gezunterheyt
- Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath (1958-) - Yiddish poet, and editor
- Eydl Reznik née Schaechter (1962-) - Yiddish teacher and choir director, as well as artist
- Binyumen Schaechter (1963-) - Yiddish composer, choral conductor, piano accompanist, and translator
- Reyna Schaechter (1995-) - leading exponent of Yiddish song