Alexander Beider's Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names cites sources for Shoshana in Mainz in 1338 and in Vienna in 1641. Neil Kominsky Brookline, MA

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Alexander Beider's Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names cites sources for Shoshana in Mainz in 1338 and in Vienna in 1641. Neil Kominsky Brookline, MA

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Alexander Beider's Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names cites a use of the name Sela in 14th century Frankfurt. Beider also documents use of Alexander among German Jews in the Rhineland in 1096, Colog

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Alexander Beider's Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names cites a use of the name Sela in 14th century Frankfurt. Beider also documents use of Alexander among German Jews in the Rhineland in 1096, Colog

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Re: meaning of name Ginesya Beider's Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names documents Ginesya in 19th century Poland and Russia. He derives it >from the much earlier borrowing by German Jews of the Chri

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Re: meaning of name Ginesya Beider's Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names documents Ginesya in 19th century Poland and Russia. He derives it >from the much earlier borrowing by German Jews of the Chri

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Alexander Beider's Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names documents Dartshe, a variant of Daria, a borrowing of a Gentile Polish name in the 19th century. It is very easy (especially for those of us liv

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Alexander Beider's Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names documents Dartshe, a variant of Daria, a borrowing of a Gentile Polish name in the 19th century. It is very easy (especially for those of us liv

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These are equivalent names. Srul is a Yiddish contraction of Yisrael. Dov Ber is a compound name reflecting the word bear in both Hebrew and Yiddish. (Parallel to such constructions as Aryeh Lev -- li

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These are equivalent names. Srul is a Yiddish contraction of Yisrael. Dov Ber is a compound name reflecting the word bear in both Hebrew and Yiddish. (Parallel to such constructions as Aryeh Lev -- li

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I noted in today's GerSIG digest a request for information on local Jewish histories for German communities. I have a history of the Jews of Werneck, Bavaria (in German) compiled by Manfred Fuchs and

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I noted in today's GerSIG digest a request for information on local Jewish histories for German communities. I have a history of the Jews of Werneck, Bavaria (in German) compiled by Manfred Fuchs and

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Over the years, in both rabbinic and family situations, I have frequently run into "double marriage" situations. Reasons for an earlier civil ceremony have included insurance, military posting and ben

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Over the years, in both rabbinic and family situations, I have frequently run into "double marriage" situations. Reasons for an earlier civil ceremony have included insurance, military posting and ben

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Alexander Beider's Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names has Khonke as a derivative of Elkhanan. Makes one wonder if "L" wandered in there by accident or mispronunciation. (Rabbi) Neil Kominsky Brookli

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Alexander Beider's Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names has Khonke as a derivative of Elkhanan. Makes one wonder if "L" wandered in there by accident or mispronunciation. (Rabbi) Neil Kominsky Brookli

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Beider's dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names has Yettkhen as an indirect derivative of Judith (Yudes, as he frames it). There is no one to one correspondence of secular and Jewish names except for se

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Beider's dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names has Yettkhen as an indirect derivative of Judith (Yudes, as he frames it). There is no one to one correspondence of secular and Jewish names except for se

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Saul and Solomon are two different Hebrew names--Shaul vs. Shlomo. Sol is most commonly short for Solomon. However, correspondence between Hebrew names and what people were called in English can be pr

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Saul and Solomon are two different Hebrew names--Shaul vs. Shlomo. Sol is most commonly short for Solomon. However, correspondence between Hebrew names and what people were called in English can be pr

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