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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Avram, Alexander, 1958- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
Series:Studies in Jewish Onmosatics ; 3.
Subjects:
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.