Hebraization of surnames
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hebraization-of-surnames-184-60587
title:
Hebraization of surnames
text:
The Hebraization of surnames is the act of amending one's Jewish surname so that it originates from the Hebrew language, which was natively spoken by Jews and Samaritans until it died out of everyday use by around 200 CE. For many diaspora Jews, immigrating to the Land of Israel and taking up a Hebrew surname has long been conceptualized as a way to erase remnants of their diaspora experience, particularly since the inception of Zionism in the 19th century. This notion, which was part of what dr
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description:
Adoption of Hebrew-language Jewish surnames
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebraization_of_surnames
date created:
2009-01-07T00:36:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T15:29:31Z
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