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in reply to a message by Anneza
Thanks for your detailed answer. Interesting to see things from different points of view, different countries resp.
I think the male equivalent in German-Jewish passports was not Abraham, but ISAAK. (I am not sure though.) So maybe someone has got information on this ...
I think the male equivalent in German-Jewish passports was not Abraham, but ISAAK. (I am not sure though.) So maybe someone has got information on this ...
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I wasn't thinking about Nazi identity documents - just about Sarah and Abraham as the original Jewish couple!
By the way, a friend of mine, South African Jewish, says that she and her husband between them have three Sarah grandmothers; her husband's two grandfathers were both named Samuel.
I'm a baby boomer, I suppose - late 40s. My Jewish school friends got the usual 40s names, with a preference for Barbara and Judith, but also Sandra, Karen, Bernice, Myrna, Marsha, Mara, Serena, Ann and Hannah. Boys: Robert, David, Graham, Ian, Jeremy, Stephen, Denis, Julian, Michael.
Anecdotal evidence roolz, OK?
By the way, a friend of mine, South African Jewish, says that she and her husband between them have three Sarah grandmothers; her husband's two grandfathers were both named Samuel.
I'm a baby boomer, I suppose - late 40s. My Jewish school friends got the usual 40s names, with a preference for Barbara and Judith, but also Sandra, Karen, Bernice, Myrna, Marsha, Mara, Serena, Ann and Hannah. Boys: Robert, David, Graham, Ian, Jeremy, Stephen, Denis, Julian, Michael.
Anecdotal evidence roolz, OK?
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Thanks for the ISRAEL part. Any info on the impact of this?
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It was Israel as far as I know.
Sarah and Israel were still very used in France after the war, as Jews use family names. :)
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
Sarah and Israel were still very used in France after the war, as Jews use family names. :)
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
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The Second Decree for the Implementation of the Law Regarding Changes of Family Names from August 17, 1938 states in part "Jews may be given only such given names as are listed in the Guidelines on the Use of Given Names issued by the Reich Minister of the Interior... Insofar as Jews have other given names than those which may be given to Jews...they are obligated, beginning January 1, 1939, to assume an additional given name, namely the given name Israel in the case of males and the given name Sarah in the case of females."
(Unverified information from the internet)
(Unverified information from the internet)
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