Historical implications of Jewish surnames in the old Kingdom of Romania /
Examines Jewish surnames in Romanian-speaking lands from the sixteenth century until 1944, exploring how the names reflect Jews' interactions with their surroundings. Uses onomastic methodology to substantiate and complement historical research.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park :
Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2021]
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| Series: | Studies in Jewish Onmosatics ;
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Table of Contents:
- Historical background
- Methodological approach
- Antiquity of early Jewish settlement through the prism of surnames
- Demographic aspects : rural and urban settlement, internal migrations
- Socio-economic profile of the Jewish population
- Jewish identity as reflected in Romanian surnames : from traditional separation to integration
- The Romanian authorities' attitude : from invited settlers to undesired subjects
- A case study : Jewish intellectuals and Romanian and Romanized surnames
- A different group : the Sephardim in the old Kingdom.