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This dictionary identifies more than 13,000 German-Jewish surnames from the area that was pre-World War I Germany. From Baden-Wuerttemburg in the south to Schleswig-Holstein in  the north. From Westfalen in the west to East Prussia in the east. In addition to providing the etymology and variants of each name, it identifies where in the region the name appeared, identifying the town and time period.  More than 300 sources were used to compile the book. A chapter provides the Jewish population in many towns in the 19th century. The effort took nearly 10 years and used more than 300 sources to compile the information. 8½" x 11" 824 pp. hardcover $89.00

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Contents
 
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

Introduction   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .viii

How to Use the Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
 Structure of Each Dictionary Entry. . . . . . . . . . . ix
  1) Etymology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
  2) Before 1800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x
  3) After 1800. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x
 Diphthongs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
 German á. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xii
 Rare Spelling Variations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xii

Transliteration of Hebrew Letters. . . . . . . . . . . .xii

Abbreviations Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
 General Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
 Types of Surnames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
 Abbreviations for Location Names. . . . . . . . . . . xiii
  German Federal States (1996) or Provinces of Prussia (1871) xiii
  German Districts (1996). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiv
  Districts of Prussia, East of the rivers Elbe and Neisse (1871) xviii

About This Dictionary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxi
 Geographical Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxi
 Categories of Surnames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxi
 Statistical Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxiii
 Sixty Most Common Surnames. . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxiii

Chapter 1:  A Short History of Jewish Surnames in Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
 Jurisdictions and Dates for Mandated Surnames in Central Europe . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
 Historical Development of the Concentration of Surnames in Some Areas . . . . . . . . . .5

Chapter 2: Number of Jews in the Territories of Germany and Prussia . . . . . . . . . . . 8
 Number of Jews in the Territories of Germany and Prussia Around 1816 . . . . . . . . . . 8
 Number of Jews in the Provinces of Prussia in 1825 And Percent of Total Jewish Population8
 Biggest Jewish Communities in Germany around 1800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
 Biggest Jewish Communities in Germany in 1925 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Chapter 3: Historical Jewish Surnames in Germany Before the 17th Century . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 4: List of Locations with a Jewish Population in the 19th Century . . . . . . . .17

Glossary   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
 Principle Sources of Surnames . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
 Published Naturalization Lists . . . . . . . . . . . .106
 Published Family Name Adoption Lists . . . . . . . . .107
 Unpublished Primary Sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
 Secondary Sources of Family Names . . . . . . . . . . 109
 Lexica, Dictionaries, Gazetteers . . . . . . . . . . .109
 Family and Personal Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
 Local and Family History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 

Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames . . . . . . . . . 125-832