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A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire Hardcover – December 31, 1992

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Avotaynu
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December 31, 1992
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9 x 1.75 x 11.25 inches
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0962637335
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978-0962637339
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avotaynu (December 31, 1992)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0962637335
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0962637339
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.55 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 1.75 x 11.25 inches

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Baja Diver 770

Not the complete reference that I was hoping for. ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2014

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Not the complete reference that I was hoping for. There are a lot of references to many different Jewish surnames but the info is not so conclusive and leaves much to be desired. It can be helpful as a starting point for researching last names. That's why I bought a used copy at a much lower price.

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Wallie

All comprehensive

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2019

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Excellent work. I think this is the only one of its kind.

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cleo

Great source. The amount of work the author must ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2016

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Great source. The amount of work the author must have gone to come up with this comprehensive book is amazing.

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Dr. Ray Cannata, author Rooted: The Apostles' Creed

Magnum Opus by THE authority on the topic

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2005

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 Empire, Jewish authorities were responsible for the adoption of surnames. Some names came from German, Russian, Yiddish and Hebrew words, or occupations, or personality traits. Some names came from localities. Some could come from Jewish given names. Some were patrynomics. Some were of compound or highly ambiguous orgins. Most were fluid. The complexities are staggering, and it took someone with the care and analytic skills of Beider to start to sort this all out.

To get a picture of the debates see Beider's recent review of Lars Menk and Heinrich and Eva Guggenheimer's books, in Avotaynu journal XXI: 2 (summer 2005), pp.35ff. Beider shows Menk to be a qualified success, and Guggenheimer to be a muddled trainwreck. I don't think most of us would be equipped to navigate through the issues involved without Beider.

The book consists of two massive works -- 1. a huge introduction that charts out all the debates and argues for his approach. And 2. an enormous dictionary of zillions of surnames. This book, while staggering in detail, is not yet comprehensive. For example, only 2 of the 10 surnames I am most interested in from Elizavetgrad (Kirovograd) central Ukraine (Kherson oblast) were listed at all.

In any case, it is indispensible for anyone with interest in 18th and 19th century Jewish Russia.

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fluffy

Take it with a grain of salt

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2009

However extensive is the list of Jewish surnames in this book, the interpretation of these names by the author should be always taken with a grain of salt. A.Beider often takes the first plausible explanation of the name without checking it against available historical records or even common sense.

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Excellent Resource book for Jewish Geneologists

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2003

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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