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Customer Reviews: Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0  Magnum Opus by THE authority on the topic:
Russian born, with a PhD., living in France, writing in English, Beider is a bona fide genius -- an intellectual athlete on the scale of a William Dembski. If you think he is wasting his time with such a topic as the origin of Jewish surnames, read the introduction to this book. The project is fascinating and immensely complicated. In German speaking countries Christian civil authorities were generally responsible for the surnaming process in the late 18th century. In Pale of Settlement within the Russian... more info
Excellent Resource book for Jewish Geneologists:
An essential, well-produced and rich resource for anyone interested in his/her Jewish (Ashkenazi) roots. Well-documented with excellent chapters on different kind of surnames.Suitable for 19th century Jewish historians as well. A treasure.
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