Re: Fanny #general
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Ida & Joseph Schwarcz <idayosef@...>
In the early Haskala literature the hero was often called Marcus, or Markus.
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This seemed to be a sign of his assimilation. Ida -----Original Message-----
From: KARPLUS Hermann [mailto:HermannKARPLUS@...] Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 8:32 PM To: JewishGen Discussion Group Subject: Fanny b"h Vienna, Feb. 21.2004 Dear JewishGenners, da capo for Fanny: In Vienna and in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the name Fanny was very common and an abbrev. for Franziska. In assimilated Jewish families, a "secular" adaption of names like Feige was a normal procedure. Another example: on a Karplus gravestone in Osoblaha /CSR there is a Hebrew name "Hendl", which appears as "Johanna" inthe 19. cent. on our Family Tree. Question: I wonder if there is scientific literature about similar changes of names and also surnames of assimilated Jewish families. Thanks, Hermann David Karplus |
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