I loved this article when I saw it! It was published in Jewish Currents. FYI, the author of this article wrote a Guide to Yiddish Short Stories with the help of the Association of Jewish Libraries, found here: http://www.amazon.com/Association-Jewish-Libraries-Yiddish-Stories/dp/1934730319
Best, Danielle On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Stephanie L Gross <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's The Fascinating Origin Of Almost Every Jewish Last Name > > > > Bennett > Muraskin<http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2014/01/08/ashkenazi_names_the_etymology_of_the_most_common_jewish_surnames.html>, > Slate <http://www.slate.com/> > > > > Ashkenazic Jews were among the last Europeans to take family names. Some > German-speaking Jews took last names as early as the 17th century, but the > overwhelming majority of Jews lived in Eastern Europe and did not take last > names until compelled to do > so<http://jewishcurrents.org/november-12-jews-acquire-family-names-12794>. > The process began in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1787 and ended in > Czarist Russia in 1844. > > In attempting to build modern nation-states, the authorities insisted that > Jews take last names so that they could be taxed, drafted, and educated (in > that order of importance). For centuries, Jewish communal leaders were > responsible for collecting taxes from the Jewish population on behalf of > the government, and in some cases were responsible for filling draft > quotas. Education was traditionally an internal Jewish affair. > > > Read more: > http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2014/01/08/ashkenazi_names_the_etymology_of_the_most_common_jewish_surnames.html#ixzz2pvsRmoNp > > > > > > > > Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross > > MSLIS, MATESOL > > > > Chair, AJL Mentoring > > Member, AJL Librarianship and Education Committee > > Pollack Library > > Yeshiva University > > 500 West 185th Street > > New York NY 10033-3229 > > 212.960.5442 > > Skype: Stephanie.l.gross > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanielgross > > http://yeshiva.academia.edu/StephanieGross > > > > *“As we look ahead to the next century, leaders will be those who empower > others.”* – Bill Gates. > > > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > >
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