Books By Alexander Beider A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames From the Russian Empire by Alexander Beider This work is a compilation of 50,000 Jewish surnames from the Russian Pale of Settlement (excluding the Kingdom of Poland). Shows etymology, variants and where within the Russian Empire the name appeared. The 90-page introductory portion of this book defines the origin and evolution of Jewish surnames from this area. "(This book) is an outstanding exemplar of the intensive research being done in the field (of Jewish surnames). It also sets the highest standards for any future work on surnames."—Sol Steinmetz, executive editor of Random House dictionaries, in Verbatim, The Language Quarterly [Table of Contents] 8½" x 11" 784 pp. hardcover $75.00 OUT OF PRINT - Revised edition to be published Summer 2008 A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames From the Kingdom of Poland by Alexander Beider Brilliant onomastician, Dr. Alexander Beider, has completed his second major work on Jewish surnames with the compilation of this book of more than 32,000 Jewish surnames with origins in that part of the Russian Empire known as the "Kingdom of Poland." The book provides information on (1) where within the Kingdom of Poland the name was prevalent at the turn of the 20th century, (2) all likely etymologies of the name, and (3) spelling variants and derivatives of the name. A soundex index makes it simpler to locate a given surname with its proper Polish spelling. The introductory portion of the book describes the origins and evolution of Polish-Jewish surnames. [Table of Contents] 8½" x 11" 608 pp. hardcover $69.50 A Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names: Their Origins, Structure, Pronunciation, and Migrations by Alexander Beider This 728-page book identifies more than 15,000 given names derived from just 735 root names. Each root name includes a detailed description of the origin (etymology) of the name, a list of the variant and derivative names displayed in a scheme that reveals how the variants evolved, and references to the more than 15,000 variations of the root names throughout the centuries--some dating back to the 11th century. An index to the 15,000 variations guides you to the proper root name. [Table of Contents] 8½" x 11" 728 pp. hardcover $85.00 Ancient Ashkenazic Surnames: Jewish Surnames from Prague (15th 18th Centuries) by Alexander Beider This short work identifies 700 surnames from the ancient city of Prague from the 15th to 18th centuries. In the style that has made this author famous for his work, A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire, Beider provides the etymology of each name. 7" x 10" 46 pp. softcover Price Reduced! $8.25 OUT OF PRINT - No current plans to reprint   (Want to write to us?) Press here for more books published by Avotaynu Avotaynu Home Page Copyright © 1995-2007 by Avotaynu, Inc. Do you want to contact us?