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Help[Opinions] Re: Best for Jewish soviet actress born I Ukriane
in reply to a message by (Is-rah-el) Israelle
I can't speak on historical accuracy, or on the plausibility of the last name, so I'll assume you have your facts right.
I'm not really feeling Julia but I'm not sure why not. I would expect a rabbi's children to have strongly Jewish names, but at the same time, in that time and place, maybe the parents wouldn't care to call that much attention to their Judaism?
Also, how secret was this lady's background when she hit the stage in the USSR? If she was really hiding it, using a last name that's a direct translation of her original surname wouldn't be too smart.
I'm thinking Olga for her first name. It works in both Ukrainian and Russian and I've run across Jewish characters in books named Olga. It's not Biblical, but neither is it strongly associated with Christian figures.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
I'm not really feeling Julia but I'm not sure why not. I would expect a rabbi's children to have strongly Jewish names, but at the same time, in that time and place, maybe the parents wouldn't care to call that much attention to their Judaism?
Also, how secret was this lady's background when she hit the stage in the USSR? If she was really hiding it, using a last name that's a direct translation of her original surname wouldn't be too smart.
I'm thinking Olga for her first name. It works in both Ukrainian and Russian and I've run across Jewish characters in books named Olga. It's not Biblical, but neither is it strongly associated with Christian figures.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
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Julia can be used to honor people with the Hebrew name Yoel. Sometimes especially during the 20th or 19th century, you could see religious parents giving their Children "gentile names", often it was a way of ensuring their child would be safe