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What the Jewish Genealogist Needs to Know About Jewish Names

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From the genealogical perspective, Jewish family names are anything but simple. In
this talk, we will consider how, why and when Jews acquired family names; what
kinds of names they adopted; some special aspects of rabbinical names; techniques
devised to avoid being identified; spelling considerations; soundex; the variable
effects of emigration; expert sources and a few words about how to locate maiden
names and married names of women.

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Jul 22, 2020 03:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Jul 22, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: What the Jewish Genealogist Needs to Know About Jewish Names Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8L4Y26HJTsSCwpNXCVjSTw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Dr. Sallyann Sack Founding chair of the International Institute for Jewish Genealogy; past president of IAJGS and recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award; editor and co-owner of AVOTAYNU the International Review of Jewish Genealogy; founder of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington, author or co-author of seven genealogy books; chair or co-chair of seven IAJGS conferences.

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