We've identified 100 common Jewish last names and their Hebrew meanings. One doesn't have to be fluent in Yiddish to be familiar with the term, "mensch." If you're a mensch, it says a lot about you, ...

"What Can We Learn about Our Ancestors from Jewish Surnames Adopted in the Russian Empire?" will be the topic of a presentation by scholar and author Alexander Beider for the 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, ...

As with many aspects of Jewish culture, religion, genetics and heritage, the origins of Jewish last names are ensconced in more myth than fact. There are many explanations out there attempting to ...

Jewish surnames traditionally began as being patronymic; that is, the person’s surname was the father’s name. Abraham, son of Isaac, would be known as Abraham ben Isaac, and Miriam, daughter of Isaac ...

Last week’s column described how Jewish surnames were adopted in different localities around the world. Jews assumed fixed surnames much later than their gentile neighbors, and the process, as well as ...

Chancellor Hitler’s Voelkischer Beobachter, chief organ of the Nazi Party, today warned Jews with German surnames to change them to Jewish names or face the imposition of names by the Government. The ...

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland will host its annual meeting, “Indiana Jewish Connections to Cleveland with Michael ...

In a heartfelt email to colleagues and friends, a longtime City Council staffer announced Tuesday he was readopting the Jewish surname his father dropped 40 years ago in the Soviet Union because of ...