Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: The paper presents Jewish surname changes as a part of the phenomenon of surname changes in Hungary, \nas well as a part of the history of Jewish communities in a surrounding majority. It is based on social \nhistorical studies and current onomastic research, and applies different sources (as Jewish jokes, original \npetitions or propagandistic statements of their time) to investigate the social, historical, political and \nideological background, and the characteristics of surname changes of the Jews. It gives a summary on the \norigin of Jewish surnames, analyzes the role of these surnames as symbols of Jewish origin, and the \ndifferent reasons that made the surname changes so typical for the Jews. It presents the assimilation process \nof persons and their personal names in general, and the history of Jewish surname changes in Hungarian \nhistory. The characteristic features of the surnames chosen and their typical motivations are also analyzed \nhere, also in comparison with those of the non-Jewish society.
Author: Tamás Farkas
Language: English
Topic: Jewish Identity and Society
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1570062982