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Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames by Lars Menk 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