A Dictionary Of German Jewish Surnames
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Author | : Lars Menk |
Publisher | : Bergenfield, NJ : Avotaynu |
Total Pages | : 832 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : |
This dictionary identifies more than 13,000 German-Jewish surnames from the area that was pre-World War I Germany. From Baden-Wuerttemburg in the south to Schleswig-Holstein in the north. From Westfalen in the west to East Prussia in the east. In addition to providing the etymology and variants of each name, it identifies where in the region the name appeared, identifying the town and time period. More than 300 sources were used to compile the book. A chapter provides the Jewish population in many towns in the 19th century.
Author | : Benzion C. Kaganoff |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Names, Personal |
ISBN | : 1568219539 |
This reference examines the history of Jewish forenames and surnames, tracing the origin of each name and the changes that have occured over generations.
Author | : Alexander Beider |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1052 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Alexander Beider |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 616 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Heinrich Walter Guggenheimer |
Publisher | : KTAV Publishing House, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 932 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780881252972 |
Author | : Alexander Beider |
Publisher | : Avotaynu |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017-02-01 |
Genre | : Names, Personal |
ISBN | : 9780998057118 |
Author | : Alexander Beider |
Publisher | : Avotaynu |
Total Pages | : 740 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : |
Dictionary of 7000 Ashkenazic given names from the 11th century to the present. Names are traced to specific localities at specific times. Includes a history of Yiddish and a history of Ashkenazic Jews and their migrations. Also includes information of borrowings from non-Jewish groups.
Author | : Dan Cohn-Sherbok |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 383 |
Release | : 2006-03-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0826480403 |
From Abraham to Saul Bellow, from Moses Maimonides to Woody Allen, from the Balla Shem Tov to Albert Einstein, this comprehensive dictionary of Jewish biographies provides a first point of entry into the richness of the Jewish heritage. With the advice of leading Jewish scholars, the Dictionary of Jewish Biography provides a rapid reference to those Jewish men and women who have, over the last four thousand years, contributed to the life of the Jewish people and the history of the Jewish religion. This dictionary will prove essential for general readers interested in the evolution of Judaism from ancient times to the present day, a perfect study aid for students and teachers.
Author | : Shmuel Gorr |
Publisher | : Avotaynu |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : |
"This book shows the roots of more than 1,200 Jewish personal names. It shows all Yiddish/Hebrew variants of a root name with English transliteration. Hebrew variants show the exact spelling including vowels. Footnotes explain how these variants were derived. An index of all variants allows you to easily locate the name in the body of book. Also presented are family names originating from personal names."--Publisher description.
Author | : Gary Mokotoff |
Publisher | : Bergenfield, NJ : Avotaynu |
Total Pages | : 744 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Gazetteer providing information about more than 23,500 towns in Central and Eastern Europe where Jews lived before the Holocaust.