How Ashkenazic Jews Got Their Names and The Problems They Have Caused Them – Kalman Weiser

January 27, 2022
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Prof. Weiser discusses (in English) the origin of Ashkenazic Jewish names and focuses on the bureaucratic issues historically associated with keeping track of and reconciling Jewish naming practices. The first of a three-part Winter Talk Series with Prof. Weiser (York University, Toronto). Recorded January 9, 2022.