ISBN:
9781479867202
Language:
English
Pages:
v, 245 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
Year of publication:
2018
Series Statement:
The Goldstein-Goren series in American Jewish history
DDC:
929.4089/924
Keywords:
Names, Personal Jewish
;
History
;
USA
;
Juden
;
Familienname
;
Namensänderung
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
Introduction: Sean Ferguson, Winona Ryder, and other Jewish names -- Part I. The rise of Jewish name changing in New York City. 1. Too long, too foreign . . . too Jewish?: developing a pattern of Jewish family name changing, 1917-1942 -- 2. What's Uncle Sam's last name?: Jews and name changing in New York City during the World War II era -- Part II. The impact of Jewish name changing after World War II. 3. Changed my name: cultural debates over name changing, passing, and Jewish identity after World War II, 1945-1965 -- 4. Has your surname been changed?: name changing and the politics of Civil Rights activism, 1945-1965 -- Part III. The decline of Jewish name changing in the 1970s and beyond -- 5. My resentment of arbitrary authority: the decline and erasure of name changing in American Jewish society, 1965-2001 -- 6. Not everyone is prepared to remake themselves: name changing in the 21st century
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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