Dear Safranim, This is for Joan or someone else at LC who deals with Name headings. Would it be possible to get the heading Benn, Bencjon, 1905- changed to Benn, 1905-1989. The Jewish artist in question, Benn, originally from Poland, used the name Benn throughout his career. I don't believe there is a single publication or work of art by him that has the name Bencjon on it. The EJ2 simply lists him as Benn. Since he's an artist, other reference works may be called into play, but it should be obvious that the LC form is not the commonly used form of the name, and its use is perpetuating this distortion of the artist's public persona.
Thanks, Barry Barry Dov Walfish, Ph.D. Judaica Specialist University of Toronto Libraries Toronto, ON M5S 1A5 Canada
