Yesterday I watched the movie Everything is Illuminated starring
Elijah Wood which is based on a novel by the same name. (Fantastic movie btw!!!) It's about a young American who travels to the Ukraine to find out the history of his grandfather's escape to
America during WWII.
The grandfather's name, and the lead character's mn after his grandfather, is Safran. It's said sa-FRAN with the accent on the second syllable.
Has anyone heard of this name. I'm guessing it's either Ukrainian or perhaps Hewbrew, as the family is Jewish.