I have heard Elohim, YHVW, Yahwew, also that the true name of God has been lost because only the high preist was allowed to say it, that the Torah is one long name of God, that the name of God isn't suppposed to be said, what is the real deal about this someone JEWISH please explain?
A Jewish person please explain to me the Jewish outlook on the name of the Creator?
Yahweh is a Christian invention to explain the Tetragrammaton, YHVH. Ancient written Hebrew had no vowels, (edited to remove wrong info)
With the destruction of the Temple and the Diaspora, the true *pronunciation* has been lost, but the name is still YHVH.
The idea that the Torah is the name in long form comes from kabbalistic thought and is not a part of mainstream Judaism.
Just like a woman can be called by her name by friends, "daughter" by her parents, "mother" by her children, etc., etc., HaShem has different *titles* depending on what relationship you are referring to.
EDIT:
The above poster has serious issues with Judaism, without any understanding of it at all. It CANNOT have been Yahweh, the "w" sound didn't even exist back then, and he pulled the vowel sounds out of thin air.
EDIT:
Thank you for correcting me on the high priest thing, Schmo, not sure where I picked that up from, but I'll try to remember that now.
Reply:It isn't true that only the High Priest was allowed to use it. That DID eventually become the case, but it wasn't always.
1. YHVH, YHWH, ELOHIM, are names of God, but not Yahweh, this is a Christian mistranslation. You won't find Jews using "Yahweh".
2. Yes, the Torah is one long name of God, according to the Chassidim and Kabbalah.
3. It isn't so much that the name of God isn't supposed to be said, it's that the actual pronunciation of YHVH has been lost. Rather than mispronounce it, it is taught that when the Moshiach comes the pronunciation will be revealed once again.
EDIT: Heya Phoenix :) I wasn't correcting you actually. I hadn't seen your post before I made mine. I was just addressing the Asker's question about it.
Reply:God's name is yud hey vav hey or יהוה.
There are other words used as descriptions of God such as Adonai, or El Shaddai, which reflect upon the character or description of God at that moment etc.
As far as how to pronounce יהוה, a major issue is that in Hebrew there's no vowel markings. Back during the temple the Kohanim (priests) would say the name of God during the high holidays only, and not at other times, so when the Temple was destroyed, the pronounciation of the word was lost, since there's no vowel markings to tell us what to say. People can guess all they like and some people prefer yahweh, but to be honest there's no W in Hebrew, and if you want to fool aorund with the vowel sounds you could come up with several possibilities such as: yoVah, or Yooveh, or YeHoVeeHo
I mean, seriously you can mix and match here.
Reply:Here's a link with a lot of details on the various names.
http://www.aish.com/literacy/concepts/Re...
Judaism lives with mulitple layers %26amp; meanings to Torah %26amp; to everything. So, the idea of multiple name of God also makes sense. They refer to different elements or to different ways to looking at God or to the different place you are in when using a name. God being the most important concept in Judaism, would of course have lots of names, no :)?
The site I linked to is Orthodox %26amp; written by Rabbis for other Jews to learn more about Judaism.
Reply:answer: YHVH are the Hebrew letters for the name of G-d. There are no vowels in Hebrew. No one really knows what the vowels between those letters were and Jews don't use the YHVH, Jehovah, Yawheh or another other combination. The true verbalization was lost.
Jews prefer to use the term Elohim, Adonai or Hashem when praying to G-d or talking about him.
Reply:Jews do not call the name of God 'Yahweh'. They follow something known as the E document which has lots of Canaanite exposures. So you are really asking the wrong ones. I worship Yahweh and I can tell that is is name.
Reference: Difference between the Y document and the Canaanite false E document which modern Jews follow!
[ http://www.billnourse.com/4SOURCE.HTM ]
Read a book called The Memorial Name of Yahweh by Jacob O Meir. The Hebrew name was spelled with vowel points as IAUE.
Read this article about Flavius Josephus spelling the name with vowels http://www.wwyd.org/The_Name.htm. It is quoted from out of his book. It is Yahweh the Dead Sea Scroll said it 7,000 times. Enosh and all Hebrews through out worshiped a being by his name of Yahweh. Not all these other false names such as El, El Shaddai, Eloah , Adonai and all this that's all names of Canaanite gods.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Is Demetrius a Jewish name?Also does Hayes, Dubose, and Lett have Jewish roots?
Demetrius is Greek. It can also be Hungarian, German and Turkish. Lett can be either German or English. Dubose is French. Hayes is French, English, Irish or Jewish.
Is Demetrius a Jewish name?Also does Hayes, Dubose, and Lett have Jewish roots?
Demetrius is a Greek word...
Hayes is English...
DuBois (Dubose, etc.) is French..
As to Jewish names, they often have "Schmitt" or "Stein" in them because so many of them settled in Germany before the rise of Hitler.
You can read the Bible (or Torah) or check such websites as:
www.behindthename.com/nmc/jew.php
In my family tree, there are 3 "types" of Jews: the Ashkenazi (which see) is the most common. None of the names you proposed are in my tree; but neither are any of the names I suggested or the website. So, basically, any one can have any name.
Reply:Any name can be Jewish. When surnames were taken or assigned, Jews took often time the same names as non Jews. A lot of names in the U. S. are seen as Jewish as a large portion of the immigrants with those names were Jewish while back in their home countries both Jews and non Jews had those names.
Also Orthodox and Conservative Judaism defines a Jew by the mother not the father.
They state they get the nation from the mother and the tribe from the father. If they don't have a Jewish mother they belong to the tribe of the nearest male relative on the mother's side of the family. Tribe does not necessarily mean one of the 12 tribes as listed in the Bible.
However, if a person doesn't have a Jewish mother, the only way they will consider them Jewish is that they convert to Judaism.
Reform Judaism sees it differently.
Reply:Not to be hostile, but assuming that any name "belongs" only to one location (or ethnicity) is probably the number one urban legend in genealogy. Not a fact.
Your heritage depends on where the persons actually came from.
Reply:http://www.babynames.com
The meaning of the name Demetrius is "Devotee Of Demeter" (the Greek goddess of the earth)
The origin of the name Demetrius is Greek
www.surnamedb.com
Surname: Hayes
This distinguished and ancient surname is of ANGLO-SAXON origin, and is a locational name from any one of a number of places called "Hayes". Hayes in Kent, recorded as "Hese" in the 1168 Pipe Rolls, and in Middlesex, recorded as "Hesa" in the Domesday Book of 1086, derive from the Olde English pre 7th Century "haes", brushwood or underwood. Hayes in Devonshire and Dorset is the plural of the Olde English "(ge)horg" an enclosure, or "hege" a hedge. Locational surnames were developed when former inhabitants of a place moved to another area, usually to seek work, and were best identified by the name of their birthplace. The surname is first recorded in the late 12th Century (see below), and can also be found as Heyes and Hease. Henry Heyse is noted in the Chartulary of Ramsey Abbey, Cambridgeshire (1240). Agnes Hayes married Willmus Smallrydge on October 18th 1543, in Devon. One Martin Hayes, together with his wife and child, is recorded as living in the Barbados in 1680; he was one of the earliest settlers in the New World. There are no less than nineteen Coats of Arms granted to this illustrious family. One granted to the Hayes family in Middlesex is blue, on a gold pale three black bulls heads couped. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Hugh de la Heise, which was dated 1197, in the "Eynsham Cartulary of Oxfordshire", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "The Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Surname: Dubose
Recorded in several forms including du Bois, Dubois and the dialectals from the Midi of du Bosc, du Bose, and Dubose, this is a surname of FRENCH origins. It is either topographical from residence by or in a wood, or near a stand of trees surrounding a country manor, or from any of the various places called 'Bois' in France. The surname is particularly widespread in Northern France. Topographical surnames were among the earliest created, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognizable distinguishing names in the small communities of the Middle Ages. As examples of early recordings on February 1st 1546, Francois, the son of Louis Dubois, was christened in Amboise, Indre-et- Loire, France. This name in its varied spellings was introduced into England from the 16th century by French Huguenot refugees, fleeing religious persecution in their own country. They are widely recorded in the registers of the French Huguenot Church, Threadneedle Street, London. These recordings include on October 7th 1604, the christening of Abraham Dubois, and later in 1670 Pierre Dubose is recorded in the same church on February 13th of that years. He is recorded at least six times thereafter, and is probably the 'father' of the surname in England. The first recorded spelling of the family name in surviving French church registers is shown to be that of Louis Dubois. This was dated March 1540, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, during the reign of King Francis 1st of France, 1515 - 1547. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Surname: Lett
Recorded in several spellings including Lett, Letts, Lettes, Lettsom, Lettson and Letson, this is an ENGLISH surname. It is also a metronymic, and originates not from the fathers name, but from the mothers. It is a short or nickname of the female given name Lettice or Letticia, deriving from the Roman "Laetitia" meaning happiness or gaiety. The female name was not found in England before the Norman Conquest of 1066, but thereafter assumed considerable popularity. Early examples of the surname recordings include Ralph Lette in the Subsidy Tax rolls of Sussex in 1296 and Alicia Letis in the Poll Tax Records of Yorkshire in 1379. Later examples include Jone, the daughter of William Lett, who was christened at St. Leonard's, Eastcheap, London on June 11th 1542, and Thomas Letts who married Rebecca Baker at St. Botolphs Bishopsgate, on the 27th February 1632. Thomas Lett, an early emigrant to the West Indian colonies, sailed aboard the ship "Faulcon" bound for Barbados in April 1635. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Warin Letice. This was dated 1273, in the Hundred Rolls of Suffolk during the reign of King Edward 1st of England, 1272 - 1307. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
(I don't know why everybody on YA is afraid their last name might be Jewish. Anyway, as you can see, NONE of the last names above--which have a long history behind them-- nor the first name Demetrius is of that origin.)
Is Demetrius a Jewish name?Also does Hayes, Dubose, and Lett have Jewish roots?
Demetrius is a Greek word...
Hayes is English...
DuBois (Dubose, etc.) is French..
As to Jewish names, they often have "Schmitt" or "Stein" in them because so many of them settled in Germany before the rise of Hitler.
You can read the Bible (or Torah) or check such websites as:
www.behindthename.com/nmc/jew.php
In my family tree, there are 3 "types" of Jews: the Ashkenazi (which see) is the most common. None of the names you proposed are in my tree; but neither are any of the names I suggested or the website. So, basically, any one can have any name.
Reply:Any name can be Jewish. When surnames were taken or assigned, Jews took often time the same names as non Jews. A lot of names in the U. S. are seen as Jewish as a large portion of the immigrants with those names were Jewish while back in their home countries both Jews and non Jews had those names.
Also Orthodox and Conservative Judaism defines a Jew by the mother not the father.
They state they get the nation from the mother and the tribe from the father. If they don't have a Jewish mother they belong to the tribe of the nearest male relative on the mother's side of the family. Tribe does not necessarily mean one of the 12 tribes as listed in the Bible.
However, if a person doesn't have a Jewish mother, the only way they will consider them Jewish is that they convert to Judaism.
Reform Judaism sees it differently.
Reply:Not to be hostile, but assuming that any name "belongs" only to one location (or ethnicity) is probably the number one urban legend in genealogy. Not a fact.
Your heritage depends on where the persons actually came from.
Reply:http://www.babynames.com
The meaning of the name Demetrius is "Devotee Of Demeter" (the Greek goddess of the earth)
The origin of the name Demetrius is Greek
www.surnamedb.com
Surname: Hayes
This distinguished and ancient surname is of ANGLO-SAXON origin, and is a locational name from any one of a number of places called "Hayes". Hayes in Kent, recorded as "Hese" in the 1168 Pipe Rolls, and in Middlesex, recorded as "Hesa" in the Domesday Book of 1086, derive from the Olde English pre 7th Century "haes", brushwood or underwood. Hayes in Devonshire and Dorset is the plural of the Olde English "(ge)horg" an enclosure, or "hege" a hedge. Locational surnames were developed when former inhabitants of a place moved to another area, usually to seek work, and were best identified by the name of their birthplace. The surname is first recorded in the late 12th Century (see below), and can also be found as Heyes and Hease. Henry Heyse is noted in the Chartulary of Ramsey Abbey, Cambridgeshire (1240). Agnes Hayes married Willmus Smallrydge on October 18th 1543, in Devon. One Martin Hayes, together with his wife and child, is recorded as living in the Barbados in 1680; he was one of the earliest settlers in the New World. There are no less than nineteen Coats of Arms granted to this illustrious family. One granted to the Hayes family in Middlesex is blue, on a gold pale three black bulls heads couped. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Hugh de la Heise, which was dated 1197, in the "Eynsham Cartulary of Oxfordshire", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "The Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Surname: Dubose
Recorded in several forms including du Bois, Dubois and the dialectals from the Midi of du Bosc, du Bose, and Dubose, this is a surname of FRENCH origins. It is either topographical from residence by or in a wood, or near a stand of trees surrounding a country manor, or from any of the various places called 'Bois' in France. The surname is particularly widespread in Northern France. Topographical surnames were among the earliest created, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognizable distinguishing names in the small communities of the Middle Ages. As examples of early recordings on February 1st 1546, Francois, the son of Louis Dubois, was christened in Amboise, Indre-et- Loire, France. This name in its varied spellings was introduced into England from the 16th century by French Huguenot refugees, fleeing religious persecution in their own country. They are widely recorded in the registers of the French Huguenot Church, Threadneedle Street, London. These recordings include on October 7th 1604, the christening of Abraham Dubois, and later in 1670 Pierre Dubose is recorded in the same church on February 13th of that years. He is recorded at least six times thereafter, and is probably the 'father' of the surname in England. The first recorded spelling of the family name in surviving French church registers is shown to be that of Louis Dubois. This was dated March 1540, at Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, during the reign of King Francis 1st of France, 1515 - 1547. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Surname: Lett
Recorded in several spellings including Lett, Letts, Lettes, Lettsom, Lettson and Letson, this is an ENGLISH surname. It is also a metronymic, and originates not from the fathers name, but from the mothers. It is a short or nickname of the female given name Lettice or Letticia, deriving from the Roman "Laetitia" meaning happiness or gaiety. The female name was not found in England before the Norman Conquest of 1066, but thereafter assumed considerable popularity. Early examples of the surname recordings include Ralph Lette in the Subsidy Tax rolls of Sussex in 1296 and Alicia Letis in the Poll Tax Records of Yorkshire in 1379. Later examples include Jone, the daughter of William Lett, who was christened at St. Leonard's, Eastcheap, London on June 11th 1542, and Thomas Letts who married Rebecca Baker at St. Botolphs Bishopsgate, on the 27th February 1632. Thomas Lett, an early emigrant to the West Indian colonies, sailed aboard the ship "Faulcon" bound for Barbados in April 1635. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Warin Letice. This was dated 1273, in the Hundred Rolls of Suffolk during the reign of King Edward 1st of England, 1272 - 1307. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
(I don't know why everybody on YA is afraid their last name might be Jewish. Anyway, as you can see, NONE of the last names above--which have a long history behind them-- nor the first name Demetrius is of that origin.)
What is the name of the local jewish newspaper in the long island, NY area?
especially woodmere/cedarhurst area.
if they have a website what is it?
What is the name of the local jewish newspaper in the long island, NY area?
five towns Jewish times
http://www.5tjt.net/
Reply:Yeah thanks.
I wanted to read the 5 Towns Jewish Times (Weekly Jewish Newspaper based out of Cedarhurst, NY) paper in PDF format. It is right there on the homepage. Report Abuse
Reply:you could have searched this out easily using the info you provided. why use answers? Report Abuse
if they have a website what is it?
What is the name of the local jewish newspaper in the long island, NY area?
five towns Jewish times
http://www.5tjt.net/
Reply:Yeah thanks.
I wanted to read the 5 Towns Jewish Times (Weekly Jewish Newspaper based out of Cedarhurst, NY) paper in PDF format. It is right there on the homepage. Report Abuse
Reply:you could have searched this out easily using the info you provided. why use answers? Report Abuse
Any suggestions for a unique Jewish or Israeli girl name that starts with a J or G?
We're expecting a baby in June.. and so far only like Jaisa.. but yasah is not a hebrew name for a girl. Want a unique name that would start in J in English and start with a yud in Hebrew. Would love name suggestions. Thanks!
Any suggestions for a unique Jewish or Israeli girl name that starts with a J or G?
Yocheved (will be nicknamed Yochie) is a personal favorite, she was the mother of Moses. The "ch" is gutteral, so it might be a little hard for some English speakers to pronounce. English would be Jocheved.
I really like Yardena/Jordana.
A female twist on Biblical names such as Yosefa, Yaacova, Gershona could be interesting.
Other favorites: Yehudit, Yael, Yaffa, Gila, Galit, Gavriella (my daughter).
Mazel tov!
Reply:jezebel
joella
jubilee
judith
jordan
here, try this link:
http://babynames.com/Names/search_result...
Reply:what about 'Gavriela' (hebrew name for Gaby/gabrielle) ...
Reply:Galit
Reply:I knew an Israeli girl named Gilat. Always though that was a pretty cool name!
Reply:i know a jewish girl whose name is galette, im not sure im spelling it right but it sounds like ga-lot
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Any suggestions for a unique Jewish or Israeli girl name that starts with a J or G?
Yocheved (will be nicknamed Yochie) is a personal favorite, she was the mother of Moses. The "ch" is gutteral, so it might be a little hard for some English speakers to pronounce. English would be Jocheved.
I really like Yardena/Jordana.
A female twist on Biblical names such as Yosefa, Yaacova, Gershona could be interesting.
Other favorites: Yehudit, Yael, Yaffa, Gila, Galit, Gavriella (my daughter).
Mazel tov!
Reply:jezebel
joella
jubilee
judith
jordan
here, try this link:
http://babynames.com/Names/search_result...
Reply:what about 'Gavriela' (hebrew name for Gaby/gabrielle) ...
Reply:Galit
Reply:I knew an Israeli girl named Gilat. Always though that was a pretty cool name!
Reply:i know a jewish girl whose name is galette, im not sure im spelling it right but it sounds like ga-lot
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How can I change my Jewish last name without insulting my parents or hassling them?
I am half-jewish and my father bestowed on me a horrible sounding ethnic name. I do not look Jewish nor I do feel even remotely connected with the religion or culture yet I people automatically judge me as soon as they hear my name. I would change my name in a second, but I am still 19 years old going to school and dependent on my parents. I want to change my name now before I get to far into my life where it become to inconvenient.
How can I change my Jewish last name without insulting my parents or hassling them?
good question
you cant hide who you are
Reply:change it to goldberg.
Reply:You do that and your parents will disown you. It may sound horrible now but you'll be proud of it in the future. Shot, I got Maria in my name and I'm male. See what I mean.
Reply:Don't let it be an incovienence for you and don't pay no mind to what others think...Be proud of who you are as a person which includes the jewish heritence as well as the other culture you are! You will be a stronger person for it!
Reply:Don't do that, that's soooo disrespectful. And the people who'd be judging you because of your name shouldn't be in your life anyways.
Reply:My last name wasn't that nice too. But I accepted it as a unique name which only I have and which my parents gave to me. Now most people call me by my last name.If you seen the show"Meet The Fockers", perhaps you name will not sound so bad after all.
Reply:For similar reasons, a friend of mine took his wife's last name when he got married. (Why should women suffer all the inconvenience?)
How can I change my Jewish last name without insulting my parents or hassling them?
good question
you cant hide who you are
Reply:change it to goldberg.
Reply:You do that and your parents will disown you. It may sound horrible now but you'll be proud of it in the future. Shot, I got Maria in my name and I'm male. See what I mean.
Reply:Don't let it be an incovienence for you and don't pay no mind to what others think...Be proud of who you are as a person which includes the jewish heritence as well as the other culture you are! You will be a stronger person for it!
Reply:Don't do that, that's soooo disrespectful. And the people who'd be judging you because of your name shouldn't be in your life anyways.
Reply:My last name wasn't that nice too. But I accepted it as a unique name which only I have and which my parents gave to me. Now most people call me by my last name.If you seen the show"Meet The Fockers", perhaps you name will not sound so bad after all.
Reply:For similar reasons, a friend of mine took his wife's last name when he got married. (Why should women suffer all the inconvenience?)
Name the Jewish cultural group that came from central and eastern Europe?
Ashkenazi Jews
Sephardic Jews are Jews of Spain and Portugal. Mizrahi Jews are Jews of the Middle East and Oriental countries. Ashkenazi comes form Ashkenaz which means German. Sephardic comes from the word Sephard which means Spanish. Mizrahi means Eastern or people of the East. There are also Yemenite and Ethiopian Jews.
Name the Jewish cultural group that came from central and eastern Europe?
Yehudei Ashkenaz, the ashkenazi jews
Reply:my answer: Ashkenazic
Sephardic Jews are Jews of Spain and Portugal. Mizrahi Jews are Jews of the Middle East and Oriental countries. Ashkenazi comes form Ashkenaz which means German. Sephardic comes from the word Sephard which means Spanish. Mizrahi means Eastern or people of the East. There are also Yemenite and Ethiopian Jews.
Name the Jewish cultural group that came from central and eastern Europe?
Yehudei Ashkenaz, the ashkenazi jews
Reply:my answer: Ashkenazic
What is a good name for a Jewish, but French child?
My teacher is having a baby, and I was wondering what Jewish names (she's Jewish) are also of French origin, or vice versa. Thanks!
What is a good name for a Jewish, but French child?
There are no Jewish names that are of French origin. There are Hebrew names that the French have made their own version of though. Jaques or Jack is the only one I can think of which comes from Jacob which is Jewish. (boy)
Elise is the French form of Elizabeth which is Hebrew. (girl)
Hope that helps.
Reply:I dunno. I'm also Jewish but is the baby a girl or boy? If it's a boy a good name that I can think of is Johonis. I'm not sure how it's spelled but it's pronounced yo-hon-iss. Good luck!
Reply:Names that are both used for French and Hebrew babies:
Abel (Male)
Anne (Female)
Ariele/Arielle (Female)
Aron (Male)
Bartlett (Male)
Benjamin (Male)
Daniel (Male)
David (Male)
Elisha/Elishia (Female)
Eliza (Female)
and many many more. Just because she's Jewish and French doesn't mean she's going to name it a name only in those origins.
Reply:Le Goldstein
Reply:Naomi, Phoebe, Rebekah, Rachel
Jason ,Philip, Josiah, Paul, Seth
to name a few you could embellish
Reply:Bagel Baguette.
Reply:"Lisette" means "devoted to God" and is of both French and Hebrew origins.
Reply:huh? so, are you the dad?
Reply:Hot Velma, WHERE are you getting your information from????? First of all, Madeline, though it is French, is not from Mary Madgalen. Second, Mary Magdalen is from the Christian New Testament.
I also want to say that a lot of the "joke" answers were pretty funny...though I'm sorry the asker didn't get the answers she (he?) was looking for.
Reply:Pierrestein
Reply:Maybe Madeline, bcuz it is from Mary Magdelene?
What is a good name for a Jewish, but French child?
There are no Jewish names that are of French origin. There are Hebrew names that the French have made their own version of though. Jaques or Jack is the only one I can think of which comes from Jacob which is Jewish. (boy)
Elise is the French form of Elizabeth which is Hebrew. (girl)
Hope that helps.
Reply:I dunno. I'm also Jewish but is the baby a girl or boy? If it's a boy a good name that I can think of is Johonis. I'm not sure how it's spelled but it's pronounced yo-hon-iss. Good luck!
Reply:Names that are both used for French and Hebrew babies:
Abel (Male)
Anne (Female)
Ariele/Arielle (Female)
Aron (Male)
Bartlett (Male)
Benjamin (Male)
Daniel (Male)
David (Male)
Elisha/Elishia (Female)
Eliza (Female)
and many many more. Just because she's Jewish and French doesn't mean she's going to name it a name only in those origins.
Reply:Le Goldstein
Reply:Naomi, Phoebe, Rebekah, Rachel
Jason ,Philip, Josiah, Paul, Seth
to name a few you could embellish
Reply:Bagel Baguette.
Reply:"Lisette" means "devoted to God" and is of both French and Hebrew origins.
Reply:huh? so, are you the dad?
Reply:Hot Velma, WHERE are you getting your information from????? First of all, Madeline, though it is French, is not from Mary Madgalen. Second, Mary Magdalen is from the Christian New Testament.
I also want to say that a lot of the "joke" answers were pretty funny...though I'm sorry the asker didn't get the answers she (he?) was looking for.
Reply:Pierrestein
Reply:Maybe Madeline, bcuz it is from Mary Magdelene?
My last name is bloomfield and i am told it is a strong jewish name..can i check for jewish roots?
As someone already posted it can be the Americanized version of Jewish Blumfield
However, according to Ancestry.Com it can be the English Norman of the name Blundeville.
The best way to know your heritage is to trace your family starting with your parents and work back one generation at a time.
See the links below for educational purposes
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comconsumerp...
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Faq.ht...
My last name is bloomfield and i am told it is a strong jewish name..can i check for jewish roots?
The spelling was undoubtedly changed on entry to America. The original spelling would be Blumfeld--field of flowers. If no one of your parents' generation or earlier is available to help, census records might do. Records of the 1930 census and earlier are now available.
Reply:Easiest thing to do is to get your grandparents birth and death certificates and then there parents and on and on. Not only do you get to find out about your last name, you also get to build your family tree.
Reply:Have a look at the link posted below
http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=%26amp;...
hope this helps.
Reply:Try asking parents (if they're still alive) and/or relatives. Someone should know whether or not your forebears were Jewish. Other than that you'll likely have to do a full genealogy on your family and hope that there's some evidence that your great-great- etc. were married in a synagogue, or that you find a headstone with a Jewish star on it, etc.
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However, according to Ancestry.Com it can be the English Norman of the name Blundeville.
The best way to know your heritage is to trace your family starting with your parents and work back one generation at a time.
See the links below for educational purposes
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comconsumerp...
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Faq.ht...
My last name is bloomfield and i am told it is a strong jewish name..can i check for jewish roots?
The spelling was undoubtedly changed on entry to America. The original spelling would be Blumfeld--field of flowers. If no one of your parents' generation or earlier is available to help, census records might do. Records of the 1930 census and earlier are now available.
Reply:Easiest thing to do is to get your grandparents birth and death certificates and then there parents and on and on. Not only do you get to find out about your last name, you also get to build your family tree.
Reply:Have a look at the link posted below
http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=%26amp;...
hope this helps.
Reply:Try asking parents (if they're still alive) and/or relatives. Someone should know whether or not your forebears were Jewish. Other than that you'll likely have to do a full genealogy on your family and hope that there's some evidence that your great-great- etc. were married in a synagogue, or that you find a headstone with a Jewish star on it, etc.
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Is simmons a jewish name in UK?
what about yarrow or yarborough or yarbrough? we are lost.
Is simmons a jewish name in UK?
All Brit in origin, which isn't to say that some weren't Jewish by Religion, or that an immigrant didn't change his name to something a little more anglicised.
Should you find an ancestor whom you suspect to be Jewish, you could contact the Jewish Historical Society who have pretty extensive archives and Family Trees submitted by members.
Reply:It can be a Jewish name anywhere but it does not mean that it is specifically a Jewish name. Actually, I believe a lot of names in the U.S. get identified as Jewish as a large portion of the people who immigrated to the U. S. with a particular name were Jewish while back in their original countries they were common for Jews and non Jews alike.
There are 3 branches of Judaism and they don't define a Jew the same way.
Orthodox (oldest, but now probably the smallest) and Conservative define a Jew as someone who has a Jewish mother, not necessarily a Jewish father. They state they get the nation from the mother and the tribe from the father. If they don't have a Jewish father, they belong to the tribe of the nearest male relative on the mother's side of the family. So, a person can have the name McGillicuddy and be a Jew as long as they have a Jewish mother according to Orthodox and Conservative Judaism.
Reform Jews will accept a person as a Jew if they are being raised in the Jewish faith and have a Jewish father only. Orthodox Jews state they cannot be Jews unless they convert.
Reply:damn right it is
Reply:Simmons
English (southern): patronymic either from the personal name Simon (see Simon) or, as Reaney and Wilson suggest, from the medieval personal name Simund (composed of Old Norse sig 鈥榲ictory鈥?+ mundr 鈥榩rotection鈥?, which after the Norman Conquest was taken as an equivalent Simon, with the result that the two names became confused.
Yarrow
habitational name from a place so called, named for the river on which it stands, one in the Border region of Scotland, the other in Lancashire, both named with Welsh garw 鈥榬ough鈥?
topographic name for someone who lived in a place overgrown with yarrow, Old English gearwe.
Dictionary of American
Yarborough
English (Lincolnshire): variant of Yarbrough.
Hope this helps.
Is simmons a jewish name in UK?
All Brit in origin, which isn't to say that some weren't Jewish by Religion, or that an immigrant didn't change his name to something a little more anglicised.
Should you find an ancestor whom you suspect to be Jewish, you could contact the Jewish Historical Society who have pretty extensive archives and Family Trees submitted by members.
Reply:It can be a Jewish name anywhere but it does not mean that it is specifically a Jewish name. Actually, I believe a lot of names in the U.S. get identified as Jewish as a large portion of the people who immigrated to the U. S. with a particular name were Jewish while back in their original countries they were common for Jews and non Jews alike.
There are 3 branches of Judaism and they don't define a Jew the same way.
Orthodox (oldest, but now probably the smallest) and Conservative define a Jew as someone who has a Jewish mother, not necessarily a Jewish father. They state they get the nation from the mother and the tribe from the father. If they don't have a Jewish father, they belong to the tribe of the nearest male relative on the mother's side of the family. So, a person can have the name McGillicuddy and be a Jew as long as they have a Jewish mother according to Orthodox and Conservative Judaism.
Reform Jews will accept a person as a Jew if they are being raised in the Jewish faith and have a Jewish father only. Orthodox Jews state they cannot be Jews unless they convert.
Reply:damn right it is
Reply:Simmons
English (southern): patronymic either from the personal name Simon (see Simon) or, as Reaney and Wilson suggest, from the medieval personal name Simund (composed of Old Norse sig 鈥榲ictory鈥?+ mundr 鈥榩rotection鈥?, which after the Norman Conquest was taken as an equivalent Simon, with the result that the two names became confused.
Yarrow
habitational name from a place so called, named for the river on which it stands, one in the Border region of Scotland, the other in Lancashire, both named with Welsh garw 鈥榬ough鈥?
topographic name for someone who lived in a place overgrown with yarrow, Old English gearwe.
Dictionary of American
Yarborough
English (Lincolnshire): variant of Yarbrough.
Hope this helps.
What is the name of the local Jewish Synagogue in Madrid?
It would help if you know of a link also.
What is the name of the local Jewish Synagogue in Madrid?
There is the link you needed. Have a great trip!
Reply:Bet El - Comunidad Masorti de Madrid
What is the name of the local Jewish Synagogue in Madrid?
There is the link you needed. Have a great trip!
Reply:Bet El - Comunidad Masorti de Madrid
What do you think is a strong Jewish boy's name?
It's years before I have a baby but I can't help to think about it now!
What do you think is a strong Jewish boy's name?
The ABC's of strong Jewish / Hebrew Names According to me:
ADAM אָדָם m English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Jewish, Biblical
This is the Hebrew word for "man"... [more]
BARAK בָרָק m Biblical, Jewish
Means "lightning" in Hebrew... [more]
CHAYIM חַיִּים m Jewish
Derived from the Hebrew word חַיִּים (chayyim) meaning "life".
DAVID דָוִד m English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Biblical
Possibly derived from Hebrew דוד (dvd) meaning "beloved"... [more]
ETHAN אֵיתָן m Jewish, English, Biblical
Means "solid, enduring" in Hebrew...
FALK m Yiddish
Means "falcon" in Yiddish.
GIDEON גִדְעוֹן m Biblical, English, Jewish
Means "feller" or "hewer" in Hebrew...
HADAS הֲדַס m %26amp; f Jewish
Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew
IDAN עִדָן m Jewish
Means "era" in Hebrew.
JEREMIAH m Jewish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmiyahu) which meant "YAHWEH has uplifted"...
KAPEL m Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of JACOB
LEV (2) לֵב m Jewish
Means "heart" in Hebrew.
MEYER m Yiddish
Yiddish form of MEIR...
NATAN נָתָן m Jewish
Hebrew form of NATHAN
ORI אוֹרִי m Jewish
Means "my light" in Hebrew.
PINCHAS פִינְחָס m Jewish
Hebrew form of PHINEHAS
RAVID רָבִיד m Jewish
Means "ornament, necklace" in Hebrew.
RONEN רוֹנֶן m Jewish
Derived from Hebrew רוֹן (ron) meaning "song, joy".
SHANI שָׁנִי f %26amp; m Jewish
Means "red" in Hebrew.
TAMIR תָמִיר m Jewish
Means "palm tree" in Hebrew.
URI אוּרִי m Biblical, Jewish
Means "my light" in Hebrew...
YARDEN יַרְדֵן m %26amp; f Jewish
Hebrew form of JORDAN
ZAKIAH זַכִיָה f Jewish
Means "pure" in Hebrew.
I hope these help in your quest for a strong Jewish boy's name! - H.S. ~ : )
Reply:Moshe.
Reply:David
Jacob
Isaac
Benjamin
Reply:I think that Ariel is a very nice name ( it's my favourite one)...it means "The Lion of God"...other names are: Eitan, Mijael, Yonatan, Zohar... hope you like'em too!!!
Reply:Ethan or Eitan means strong, steadfast, and firm.
Reply:Chaim
Reply:Josh
Henry
David
Reply:Ari
Avram
Chayim
Ephraim
Eliyahu
Ezra
Omri
Solomon
Gideon
Asher
Yehudi
Two Jewish names I can't stand are Dikla and Shlomo.
Reply:I like Abram, Asher, Caleb, Daniel, Gabriel (one of my favs), Isaiah, Joel, Noah, %26amp; Samuel
All are very strong and great names!
Reply:Try "The Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew First Names", by Andrew Kolatch.
Reply:I like Seth, David, Abraham, Cohen, Zechariah, Benjamen,
Ethan, Ezra, Tzach
Ayla, Cayla, Abigail, Adiah, Amelia, Elaiana, Eve, Rachael, Sara, Shayne, Zemora
Reply:I like Seth, David, Abraham, Cohen, Zechariah, Benjamen,
Ethan, Ezra, Tzach
Reply:Asher
What do you think is a strong Jewish boy's name?
The ABC's of strong Jewish / Hebrew Names According to me:
ADAM אָדָם m English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Jewish, Biblical
This is the Hebrew word for "man"... [more]
BARAK בָרָק m Biblical, Jewish
Means "lightning" in Hebrew... [more]
CHAYIM חַיִּים m Jewish
Derived from the Hebrew word חַיִּים (chayyim) meaning "life".
DAVID דָוִד m English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Biblical
Possibly derived from Hebrew דוד (dvd) meaning "beloved"... [more]
ETHAN אֵיתָן m Jewish, English, Biblical
Means "solid, enduring" in Hebrew...
FALK m Yiddish
Means "falcon" in Yiddish.
GIDEON גִדְעוֹן m Biblical, English, Jewish
Means "feller" or "hewer" in Hebrew...
HADAS הֲדַס m %26amp; f Jewish
Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew
IDAN עִדָן m Jewish
Means "era" in Hebrew.
JEREMIAH m Jewish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmiyahu) which meant "YAHWEH has uplifted"...
KAPEL m Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of JACOB
LEV (2) לֵב m Jewish
Means "heart" in Hebrew.
MEYER m Yiddish
Yiddish form of MEIR...
NATAN נָתָן m Jewish
Hebrew form of NATHAN
ORI אוֹרִי m Jewish
Means "my light" in Hebrew.
PINCHAS פִינְחָס m Jewish
Hebrew form of PHINEHAS
RAVID רָבִיד m Jewish
Means "ornament, necklace" in Hebrew.
RONEN רוֹנֶן m Jewish
Derived from Hebrew רוֹן (ron) meaning "song, joy".
SHANI שָׁנִי f %26amp; m Jewish
Means "red" in Hebrew.
TAMIR תָמִיר m Jewish
Means "palm tree" in Hebrew.
URI אוּרִי m Biblical, Jewish
Means "my light" in Hebrew...
YARDEN יַרְדֵן m %26amp; f Jewish
Hebrew form of JORDAN
ZAKIAH זַכִיָה f Jewish
Means "pure" in Hebrew.
I hope these help in your quest for a strong Jewish boy's name! - H.S. ~ : )
Reply:Moshe.
Reply:David
Jacob
Isaac
Benjamin
Reply:I think that Ariel is a very nice name ( it's my favourite one)...it means "The Lion of God"...other names are: Eitan, Mijael, Yonatan, Zohar... hope you like'em too!!!
Reply:Ethan or Eitan means strong, steadfast, and firm.
Reply:Chaim
Reply:Josh
Henry
David
Reply:Ari
Avram
Chayim
Ephraim
Eliyahu
Ezra
Omri
Solomon
Gideon
Asher
Yehudi
Two Jewish names I can't stand are Dikla and Shlomo.
Reply:I like Abram, Asher, Caleb, Daniel, Gabriel (one of my favs), Isaiah, Joel, Noah, %26amp; Samuel
All are very strong and great names!
Reply:Try "The Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew First Names", by Andrew Kolatch.
Reply:I like Seth, David, Abraham, Cohen, Zechariah, Benjamen,
Ethan, Ezra, Tzach
Ayla, Cayla, Abigail, Adiah, Amelia, Elaiana, Eve, Rachael, Sara, Shayne, Zemora
Reply:I like Seth, David, Abraham, Cohen, Zechariah, Benjamen,
Ethan, Ezra, Tzach
Reply:Asher
Are you Jewish if you have a Jewish last name?
To clarify- I know a man from the South with a Jewish last name. He is a blue eyed blond, (like his mother, who raised him as a Baptist, and her ancestors were from Ireland and Wales). His father's ancestor's with a Jewish last name came to America from Germany. What does it all mean? Can one only be a Jew if one's mother is Jewish, meaning she was born as a Jew and also practices the religion?
Are you Jewish if you have a Jewish last name?
If the father has a Jewish name, but does not practice that religion, and the mother is a non-Jew, the person is not Jewish by Jewish rules. However, If that man has a Jewish grandma on his mother's side, he could convert. If he has a Jewish grandma on his father's side, he may be more Jewish than he is aware of.
Some families convert away from Judaism to save their lifes during the War. Some may have practiced Judaism secretly in Communist countries where the practice of any religion was against the law. He could have that type of background. Or he could have Jewish ancestors many generations ago who converted to a Protestant religion so they could eat.
Does he identify with the Jewish people? Does he feel he is Jewish? Maybe he needs to speak to a rabbi if he does.
Several people tell me, even though my mother does not practice the Jewish religion (and is Roman Catholic) since her mother was Jewish, and I am female that makes me Jewish! Judaism goes on the mother's side.
However, I have been a practicing Catholic most of my life. Currently, I have lost any sense of a religion to follow. I feel I am Jewish but do not fit in with the Jewish population. I feel I am Catholic - but feel like an outsider.
I feel it is up to the individual to determine his religion, not just by what his or her sir-name is. Do not judge a person by his sir-name, he or she may surprise you, as I surprised my employer by taking off Yon Kipper to honor my grandma family.
Reply:To the guy wondering what the (F) is a Jewish name.... Believe it or not, there IS a Jewish race and a Jewish language and Jewish names. It is not strictly a religion! Your friend has a Jewish background in terms of race, but to be considered a "Jew" it terms of religion, traditional Jewish law states that the person's mother has to be Jewish. Anyone can convert to Judaism however and both North American and Reform movements consider a child Jewish if either parent is Jewish. But generally speaking, if a father has a child with a non-Jew and wants his child to be raised Jewish, the child can still be considered Jewish if raised in the religion. This also applies to adoption. The child's faith is confirmed when they reach the traditional age of adulthood (12-13) and are asked if they wish to continue with the religion.
Also, it could be that your friend only has what you might consider a "Jewish sounding" name. Several "Jewish names" are identical to ones in German, Polish, Russian etc. He would have to confirm that his ancestors were in fact Jewish. You can't go by a name alone. Here's a page with more info:
http://www.avotaynu.com/csi/csi-home.htm...
Reply:To set things straight, there ARE names that are Jewish in origin. They are Ashkenizaic names, and it means that the original bearer was Jewish. Whether the following generations stayed that particular religion is of no consequence, because they couldn't change it then.
There are also regional names that both Jews and Germans used. They denote a nationality, not a religion. Names ending in -berg, for instance. Berg meant town or city; anyone from that town could have used the same name, simply because they were from that town, and no other reason.
All his name means, depending on the name itself, is either that his ancestors came from a certain place, or that someone in his line was Jewish. They may not have been for centuries, but surnames don't change much except for misspellings.
As for the religion itself, you can be a Jew if you convert to Judaism. Genealogically speaking, you can only be a Jew if your female line was Jewish, i.e. your mother, grandmother, etc. Even if you do not practice, and never have. Judaism is one of the few religions where the lines are matrilineal.
Reply:Judaism, the religion, "passes" through the mother (she doesn't have to practice it), while the child will be from a Jewish descent anyway.
What does it mean a "Jewish last name"? If his name is "Rosenstein", for example, it is very likely that he is from a Jewish descent, but not necessarily. If his name is "Cohen", or "Levi", or anything biblical, he is definitely Jewish (or at least from a Jewish descent).
For the record, there are many practicing and non- practicing Jews who have blue eyes and light hair. I myself have green eyes and freckles.
Reply:Name means nothing.According to Rabbis,your mom has to be Jewish in order for you to be a Jew without having to convert.Alot of Hebrews moved up the Ireland way about 650 BC.Some of their words mean the same in Irish as Hebrew . Jerimiah became Jeremy,Baruch became Breck. Dan became Dunn(both mean judge in Irish or Hebrew etc etc.What's a matter Hon,afraid he might be a....a....Jew?He probably isn't settle down.(just kidding)
Reply:I think that if you practice the Jewish religion, you're Jewish. All a name signifies is that Judism was part of your ancestry.
Reply:no, im half juwish but have a russian last name
Reply:What the F*ck is a JEWISH last Name????
MAYBE it is a GERMAN NAME ?
YOUR NAME Is RACIST.
Reply:In the case that someone's father is Jewish, but his/her mother is not Jewish, he/she could have a Jewish-sounding last name but not be Jewish.
This is common.
Reply:NO, YOU CAN HAVE A JEWISH NAME BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE YOU JEWISH, SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO PRACTICES RELIGION TO BE JEWISH IF SHE IS A JEW THAT MEANS HER MOTHER WAS A JEW AND GRANDMOTHER WAS A JEW THAN HER CHILDREN ARE JEWISH, CANT CHANGE IT.....
Reply:I'm not, I'm Chinese, lol Hymie Goldberg.
Reply:You鈥檝e inadvertently raised a complex issue--- what does it mean to be Jewish?
That depends on who you ask. Different people have different definitions. The standard orthodox/traditional answer, is if your mother is Jewish then so are you, or you can undergo a rigorous conversion process and become a convert to Judaism. Other streams of Judaism are more open to converts and have more relaxed standards for conversion.
So those are some of the religious perspectives. But there are other element of a Jewish identity beyond the religion- it鈥檚 a culture, its diverse communities, and its an identity.
Who gets to decide who belongs to which culture?
I鈥檝e lived in New York for 7 years and consider myself a New Yorker now, so if a non-Jew lived in a Jewish community and identified with it, could they consider themselves a Jew?
I don鈥檛 think there鈥檚 any easy or one answer to the question, I think it鈥檚 a matter of personal choice.
Reply:I think you need to define what it means to be Jewish. If you mean, practice the religeon, then anyone can become jewish. If you mean, go to Israel and live there permanently, then you have to have the bloodline.
Reply:What is a Jewish last name?
Do you mean GERMANIC NAME or POLISH NAME?
My mother's family has a German name in our ancestry, but we were NEVER jewish.
Not all Polls and/or Germans are jewish. Jewish is a RELIGION not a race as you are aware of. It's obvious that you're fairly young.
Was Hilter Jewish? No, he attempted to murder all jews! But he was GERMAN!
WAS Stalin Jewish? NO, but he ran them out on a rail...he wa RUSSIAN!
Your user name sounds Russian, does that mean you're a commie?
Do you see how your assumption can be turned against you?
Reply:No. I know a family in Wisconsin their last name ends in ........berg. They have never found a Jewish relative.
Reply:Look at him and at a picture of Jesus.
If he looks like Jesus he is Jewish (as was Jesus).
Reply:I'm not jewish but I have a jewish last name. but my mom is latin so I'm catholic. my dad is catholic too because he didn't care for his jewish religion as he was growing up. good luck!
Reply:Having a Jewish last name does not mean that a person is Jewish. A person could have had Jewish ancestors thus the name. Also a "Jewish" name could be of a nationality like German or Russian. So you can't tell by a name.
Traditionally a Jew was someone whose mother was Jewish and follow the maternal line. However in Reform Judaism if a child has only a Jewish father they can still be considered Jewish. Of course someone could convert to Judaism and not have Jewish parents.
Being Jewish can refer to one who practices the religion of Judaism or it can refer to an ethnic heritage (ex. mother's ancestors). There are a lot of people who are secular Jews, their family heritage is Jewish but they do not practice Judaism the religion. So you can be considered Jewish by being born Jewish but not practice the religion.
Wikipedia also has a good article describing the tradition.
Reply:no its just a religion not a ethnicity
Reply:My last name's spelled as if it were German but we have no German in our ancestry at all.
Reply:some people with a jewish sounding last name have jewish ancestors who converted many years ago.
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Are you Jewish if you have a Jewish last name?
If the father has a Jewish name, but does not practice that religion, and the mother is a non-Jew, the person is not Jewish by Jewish rules. However, If that man has a Jewish grandma on his mother's side, he could convert. If he has a Jewish grandma on his father's side, he may be more Jewish than he is aware of.
Some families convert away from Judaism to save their lifes during the War. Some may have practiced Judaism secretly in Communist countries where the practice of any religion was against the law. He could have that type of background. Or he could have Jewish ancestors many generations ago who converted to a Protestant religion so they could eat.
Does he identify with the Jewish people? Does he feel he is Jewish? Maybe he needs to speak to a rabbi if he does.
Several people tell me, even though my mother does not practice the Jewish religion (and is Roman Catholic) since her mother was Jewish, and I am female that makes me Jewish! Judaism goes on the mother's side.
However, I have been a practicing Catholic most of my life. Currently, I have lost any sense of a religion to follow. I feel I am Jewish but do not fit in with the Jewish population. I feel I am Catholic - but feel like an outsider.
I feel it is up to the individual to determine his religion, not just by what his or her sir-name is. Do not judge a person by his sir-name, he or she may surprise you, as I surprised my employer by taking off Yon Kipper to honor my grandma family.
Reply:To the guy wondering what the (F) is a Jewish name.... Believe it or not, there IS a Jewish race and a Jewish language and Jewish names. It is not strictly a religion! Your friend has a Jewish background in terms of race, but to be considered a "Jew" it terms of religion, traditional Jewish law states that the person's mother has to be Jewish. Anyone can convert to Judaism however and both North American and Reform movements consider a child Jewish if either parent is Jewish. But generally speaking, if a father has a child with a non-Jew and wants his child to be raised Jewish, the child can still be considered Jewish if raised in the religion. This also applies to adoption. The child's faith is confirmed when they reach the traditional age of adulthood (12-13) and are asked if they wish to continue with the religion.
Also, it could be that your friend only has what you might consider a "Jewish sounding" name. Several "Jewish names" are identical to ones in German, Polish, Russian etc. He would have to confirm that his ancestors were in fact Jewish. You can't go by a name alone. Here's a page with more info:
http://www.avotaynu.com/csi/csi-home.htm...
Reply:To set things straight, there ARE names that are Jewish in origin. They are Ashkenizaic names, and it means that the original bearer was Jewish. Whether the following generations stayed that particular religion is of no consequence, because they couldn't change it then.
There are also regional names that both Jews and Germans used. They denote a nationality, not a religion. Names ending in -berg, for instance. Berg meant town or city; anyone from that town could have used the same name, simply because they were from that town, and no other reason.
All his name means, depending on the name itself, is either that his ancestors came from a certain place, or that someone in his line was Jewish. They may not have been for centuries, but surnames don't change much except for misspellings.
As for the religion itself, you can be a Jew if you convert to Judaism. Genealogically speaking, you can only be a Jew if your female line was Jewish, i.e. your mother, grandmother, etc. Even if you do not practice, and never have. Judaism is one of the few religions where the lines are matrilineal.
Reply:Judaism, the religion, "passes" through the mother (she doesn't have to practice it), while the child will be from a Jewish descent anyway.
What does it mean a "Jewish last name"? If his name is "Rosenstein", for example, it is very likely that he is from a Jewish descent, but not necessarily. If his name is "Cohen", or "Levi", or anything biblical, he is definitely Jewish (or at least from a Jewish descent).
For the record, there are many practicing and non- practicing Jews who have blue eyes and light hair. I myself have green eyes and freckles.
Reply:Name means nothing.According to Rabbis,your mom has to be Jewish in order for you to be a Jew without having to convert.Alot of Hebrews moved up the Ireland way about 650 BC.Some of their words mean the same in Irish as Hebrew . Jerimiah became Jeremy,Baruch became Breck. Dan became Dunn(both mean judge in Irish or Hebrew etc etc.What's a matter Hon,afraid he might be a....a....Jew?He probably isn't settle down.(just kidding)
Reply:I think that if you practice the Jewish religion, you're Jewish. All a name signifies is that Judism was part of your ancestry.
Reply:no, im half juwish but have a russian last name
Reply:What the F*ck is a JEWISH last Name????
MAYBE it is a GERMAN NAME ?
YOUR NAME Is RACIST.
Reply:In the case that someone's father is Jewish, but his/her mother is not Jewish, he/she could have a Jewish-sounding last name but not be Jewish.
This is common.
Reply:NO, YOU CAN HAVE A JEWISH NAME BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE YOU JEWISH, SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO PRACTICES RELIGION TO BE JEWISH IF SHE IS A JEW THAT MEANS HER MOTHER WAS A JEW AND GRANDMOTHER WAS A JEW THAN HER CHILDREN ARE JEWISH, CANT CHANGE IT.....
Reply:I'm not, I'm Chinese, lol Hymie Goldberg.
Reply:You鈥檝e inadvertently raised a complex issue--- what does it mean to be Jewish?
That depends on who you ask. Different people have different definitions. The standard orthodox/traditional answer, is if your mother is Jewish then so are you, or you can undergo a rigorous conversion process and become a convert to Judaism. Other streams of Judaism are more open to converts and have more relaxed standards for conversion.
So those are some of the religious perspectives. But there are other element of a Jewish identity beyond the religion- it鈥檚 a culture, its diverse communities, and its an identity.
Who gets to decide who belongs to which culture?
I鈥檝e lived in New York for 7 years and consider myself a New Yorker now, so if a non-Jew lived in a Jewish community and identified with it, could they consider themselves a Jew?
I don鈥檛 think there鈥檚 any easy or one answer to the question, I think it鈥檚 a matter of personal choice.
Reply:I think you need to define what it means to be Jewish. If you mean, practice the religeon, then anyone can become jewish. If you mean, go to Israel and live there permanently, then you have to have the bloodline.
Reply:What is a Jewish last name?
Do you mean GERMANIC NAME or POLISH NAME?
My mother's family has a German name in our ancestry, but we were NEVER jewish.
Not all Polls and/or Germans are jewish. Jewish is a RELIGION not a race as you are aware of. It's obvious that you're fairly young.
Was Hilter Jewish? No, he attempted to murder all jews! But he was GERMAN!
WAS Stalin Jewish? NO, but he ran them out on a rail...he wa RUSSIAN!
Your user name sounds Russian, does that mean you're a commie?
Do you see how your assumption can be turned against you?
Reply:No. I know a family in Wisconsin their last name ends in ........berg. They have never found a Jewish relative.
Reply:Look at him and at a picture of Jesus.
If he looks like Jesus he is Jewish (as was Jesus).
Reply:I'm not jewish but I have a jewish last name. but my mom is latin so I'm catholic. my dad is catholic too because he didn't care for his jewish religion as he was growing up. good luck!
Reply:Having a Jewish last name does not mean that a person is Jewish. A person could have had Jewish ancestors thus the name. Also a "Jewish" name could be of a nationality like German or Russian. So you can't tell by a name.
Traditionally a Jew was someone whose mother was Jewish and follow the maternal line. However in Reform Judaism if a child has only a Jewish father they can still be considered Jewish. Of course someone could convert to Judaism and not have Jewish parents.
Being Jewish can refer to one who practices the religion of Judaism or it can refer to an ethnic heritage (ex. mother's ancestors). There are a lot of people who are secular Jews, their family heritage is Jewish but they do not practice Judaism the religion. So you can be considered Jewish by being born Jewish but not practice the religion.
Wikipedia also has a good article describing the tradition.
Reply:no its just a religion not a ethnicity
Reply:My last name's spelled as if it were German but we have no German in our ancestry at all.
Reply:some people with a jewish sounding last name have jewish ancestors who converted many years ago.
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Nazis with jewish name during world war II?
this was not a problem for them?
Nazis with jewish name during world war II?
There would have been name changes-many Jews changed their names before and after the war. Some for personal reasons (as in forgetting the past), and some for surviving or becoming a Nazi. If it was just a non-Jewish person with a Jewish name, I can guarantee you they would have changed their name.
Reply:I suspect name changes would have taken place, no nazi would want that baggage.
Reply:A more interesting person you might want to research is a man named Reinhard Heydrich...
Nazis with jewish name during world war II?
There would have been name changes-many Jews changed their names before and after the war. Some for personal reasons (as in forgetting the past), and some for surviving or becoming a Nazi. If it was just a non-Jewish person with a Jewish name, I can guarantee you they would have changed their name.
Reply:I suspect name changes would have taken place, no nazi would want that baggage.
Reply:A more interesting person you might want to research is a man named Reinhard Heydrich...
Is Townsend specifically a Jewish name, just curious?
Not even remotely Jewish. The name originates from Anglo-Saxon England, and strangely enough means 'From the end of town'.
Is Townsend specifically a Jewish name, just curious?
I'm no expert, but it sounds very English to me. I've known a couple of people who had that name and were not Jewish.
In a mixed marriage, the mother's Jewishness determines whether the children are Jewish, and they in all likelihood will carry the father's name instead. Thus, it's quite easy to have Jewish people with non-Jewish surnames.
Reply:Not even remotely. But their may be people who practice the Judaic faith who just happen to have the last name of Townsend.
Just like, if your last name is Horowitz, it doesn't mean you are Jewish or that you are from New York or New Jersey.
And not everyone from Italy or Sicily has family-ties to the "mob", that is just in the movies.
You can be any religion or non-religion your little heart desires.
Reply:No.
It's English.
Reply:Townsend is a English name, like me. Where did you get the idea it was Jewish?
Reply:What brought this one up?!
Do you think the Who's - Peter Townsend is Jewish simply because he has a prominent nose?
Reply:No
Is Townsend specifically a Jewish name, just curious?
I'm no expert, but it sounds very English to me. I've known a couple of people who had that name and were not Jewish.
In a mixed marriage, the mother's Jewishness determines whether the children are Jewish, and they in all likelihood will carry the father's name instead. Thus, it's quite easy to have Jewish people with non-Jewish surnames.
Reply:Not even remotely. But their may be people who practice the Judaic faith who just happen to have the last name of Townsend.
Just like, if your last name is Horowitz, it doesn't mean you are Jewish or that you are from New York or New Jersey.
And not everyone from Italy or Sicily has family-ties to the "mob", that is just in the movies.
You can be any religion or non-religion your little heart desires.
Reply:No.
It's English.
Reply:Townsend is a English name, like me. Where did you get the idea it was Jewish?
Reply:What brought this one up?!
Do you think the Who's - Peter Townsend is Jewish simply because he has a prominent nose?
Reply:No
How to pronounce Jewish prayer name Sh'ma?
Is it pronounced like "shhmah" or "shuh-ma" ?
How to pronounce Jewish prayer name Sh'ma?
If it helps, reinsert the "e", making it Shema, putting the emphasis on the first syllable.
Also, it's not really a prayer. It's more of a declaration of faith.
Reply:It is the core prayer in Judaism.
Sh'ma Yisroel, Adonai Elohenu, Adonai Echad.
Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is ONE.
It is the essence of our Faith and affirms our belief in one God.
How to pronounce Jewish prayer name Sh'ma?
If it helps, reinsert the "e", making it Shema, putting the emphasis on the first syllable.
Also, it's not really a prayer. It's more of a declaration of faith.
Reply:It is the core prayer in Judaism.
Sh'ma Yisroel, Adonai Elohenu, Adonai Echad.
Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is ONE.
It is the essence of our Faith and affirms our belief in one God.
What's the name of the Jewish scientist lady who first discovered the atom bomb in the early 1900's?
Please answer whoever knows a lot about science!! I really need information about her and the name for a project!
What's the name of the Jewish scientist lady who first discovered the atom bomb in the early 1900's?
Perhaps you are looking for Lise Meitner? The atom bomb was invented in the 1940s, not discovered. Here are some excellent sources for your research:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lise_Meitne...
http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/meitner...
http://www.users.bigpond.com/Sinclair/fi...
http://mnmn.essortment.com/lisemeitner_r...
http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~cwp/Phase2/...
http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/lisemeitner.ht...
Reply:Her name was Lise Meitner, born on November, 1878 and died on October 27, 1968. She was born in Vienna (Austrian) and her father, Philipp Meitner, was a freethinking liberal Jewish lawyer. She was a physicist who studied radioactivity and nuclear physics. The element with the atomic number 109 is named meitnerium in her honor.
In 1917, working with Otto Hahn, (her nephew) she isolated the most stable isotope of the element protactinium. She also investigated the disintegration products of radium, thorium, and actinium and the behavior of beta rays. She was then working in Germany.
Then in 1938 she became a refugee from Germany due to her jewish heritage.
That year, she became associated with the Univ. of Stockholm and with the Nobel Institute at Stockholm. She participated in experimental research in bombarding the uranium nucleus with slow-speed neutrons. She interpreted the results as a fission of the nucleus and calculated that vast amounts of energy were liberated.
Her conclusion contributed to the development of the atomic bomb.
Reply:Madame Curie is generally credited with discovering radioactivity. The atomic bomb was invented during WWII.
Reply:The atomic bomb wasn't discovered so much as invented. It was invented by a team of american scientists working on the Manhattan Project. There was no one scientist responsible, it was a group effort. I don't know if there was a woman, let alone a Jewish woman on the team.
Reply:uh
since the atomic bomb wasn't discovered until the 1940's the short answer is "no one."
Assuming you ment a woman scientist who discovered radioactivity, that doesn't work either, since the discoverer of radioactivity was male.
However, there is a woman scientist who worked on radioactivity for a long time and who earned TWO Nobel prizes...
Maria Sk艂odowska-Curie (born Maria Sk艂odowska; known in France where she lived for most of her life as Marie Curie, she was frequently referred to as, Madame Curie; Born in Warsaw, November 7, 1867 Died July 4, 1934, Sancellemoz, France) was a Polish-French physicist and chemist.
Marie and her husband Pierre discovered Radium, and lots of other things about radioactivity and radioisotopes.
She was, however, not jewish, having been raised as a Roman Catholic, although she abandoned the church in her adulthood.
Reply:Are you talking about Madame Curie?
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What's the name of the Jewish scientist lady who first discovered the atom bomb in the early 1900's?
Perhaps you are looking for Lise Meitner? The atom bomb was invented in the 1940s, not discovered. Here are some excellent sources for your research:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lise_Meitne...
http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/meitner...
http://www.users.bigpond.com/Sinclair/fi...
http://mnmn.essortment.com/lisemeitner_r...
http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~cwp/Phase2/...
http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/lisemeitner.ht...
Reply:Her name was Lise Meitner, born on November, 1878 and died on October 27, 1968. She was born in Vienna (Austrian) and her father, Philipp Meitner, was a freethinking liberal Jewish lawyer. She was a physicist who studied radioactivity and nuclear physics. The element with the atomic number 109 is named meitnerium in her honor.
In 1917, working with Otto Hahn, (her nephew) she isolated the most stable isotope of the element protactinium. She also investigated the disintegration products of radium, thorium, and actinium and the behavior of beta rays. She was then working in Germany.
Then in 1938 she became a refugee from Germany due to her jewish heritage.
That year, she became associated with the Univ. of Stockholm and with the Nobel Institute at Stockholm. She participated in experimental research in bombarding the uranium nucleus with slow-speed neutrons. She interpreted the results as a fission of the nucleus and calculated that vast amounts of energy were liberated.
Her conclusion contributed to the development of the atomic bomb.
Reply:Madame Curie is generally credited with discovering radioactivity. The atomic bomb was invented during WWII.
Reply:The atomic bomb wasn't discovered so much as invented. It was invented by a team of american scientists working on the Manhattan Project. There was no one scientist responsible, it was a group effort. I don't know if there was a woman, let alone a Jewish woman on the team.
Reply:uh
since the atomic bomb wasn't discovered until the 1940's the short answer is "no one."
Assuming you ment a woman scientist who discovered radioactivity, that doesn't work either, since the discoverer of radioactivity was male.
However, there is a woman scientist who worked on radioactivity for a long time and who earned TWO Nobel prizes...
Maria Sk艂odowska-Curie (born Maria Sk艂odowska; known in France where she lived for most of her life as Marie Curie, she was frequently referred to as, Madame Curie; Born in Warsaw, November 7, 1867 Died July 4, 1934, Sancellemoz, France) was a Polish-French physicist and chemist.
Marie and her husband Pierre discovered Radium, and lots of other things about radioactivity and radioisotopes.
She was, however, not jewish, having been raised as a Roman Catholic, although she abandoned the church in her adulthood.
Reply:Are you talking about Madame Curie?
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Where germans with the name benjamin jewish?
I was wondering because I never knew my mother and she was of German decent, and her fathers name was Benjamin.
Where germans with the name benjamin jewish?
Many Germans have biblical names !
Jewish surnames are with natural features attached/integrated into surnames like stone,brook,field,mountain, flower,color,etc.
(stein,bach,feld,berg,blumen,farb,rose... usw)
Where germans with the name benjamin jewish?
Many Germans have biblical names !
Jewish surnames are with natural features attached/integrated into surnames like stone,brook,field,mountain, flower,color,etc.
(stein,bach,feld,berg,blumen,farb,rose... usw)
What is a cool name for a jewish teen group?
I'm making a teen group for teens between 14- 16 to hang out and chill instead od doin it on the street. some thing if you take the first letter of every word in the sentence it comes out ot be the name of the group, thanx
What is a cool name for a jewish teen group?
Maccabies? Achad? JTG?
lol i work at a jewish community center and im kind just looking around and finding words.
Reply:im sorry but im not sure that would be possible.
Reply:jew-tang clan
Reply:Is it for teenage gay youth?
What is a cool name for a jewish teen group?
Maccabies? Achad? JTG?
lol i work at a jewish community center and im kind just looking around and finding words.
Reply:im sorry but im not sure that would be possible.
Reply:jew-tang clan
Reply:Is it for teenage gay youth?
How do you pronounce the Jewish name Shmuel?
Sh-moo-ell
[edit] hee hee, yes I agree with Ms. Rahi; I've heard both pronunciations.
How do you pronounce the Jewish name Shmuel?
I never correct Mark.
BUT :-P
it's Shmyuel (there's a bit of a 'y' before the "oo". It's a very brief sound. bJust say the 'u' in full.) And this is only in regard to the Schmuel's I've known, not the Schmuel's Mark has known. :)
edit- thanks, I didn't want to offend one of my favorites!
[edit] hee hee, yes I agree with Ms. Rahi; I've heard both pronunciations.
How do you pronounce the Jewish name Shmuel?
I never correct Mark.
BUT :-P
it's Shmyuel (there's a bit of a 'y' before the "oo". It's a very brief sound. bJust say the 'u' in full.) And this is only in regard to the Schmuel's I've known, not the Schmuel's Mark has known. :)
edit- thanks, I didn't want to offend one of my favorites!
What is the name for a Jewish Diary?
First,
do those of the jewish faith keep diaries? Is it kosher or not kosher? If yes, how long has that been kosher or not kosher?
Second,
if jews do keep diaries, what is the name of a diary in the jewish language and does it have a specific structure?
What is the name for a Jewish Diary?
By 'diary' I'm presuming you mean the little notebook that numerous children use to write their personal feelings and memories in, in order to be able to look back at it later and as a form of catharsis?
If that's the case, what about that has anything to do with Judaism or any other religion?
Now I'll answer your questions: Some, Kosher, Always, (Jewish language? - Hebrew?!) not sure, No.
Reply:There is no reason for a jew not to keep a diary. There are no rules about writing a diary, it is usually just a very personal account of daily struggles, and achievements.
I don't know the Hebrew word for it, but in Yiddish it is a 'tugbich'.
Reply:Read the diary of Anne Frank, she was a Jewish girl who kept a diary, it was published after her death.
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do those of the jewish faith keep diaries? Is it kosher or not kosher? If yes, how long has that been kosher or not kosher?
Second,
if jews do keep diaries, what is the name of a diary in the jewish language and does it have a specific structure?
What is the name for a Jewish Diary?
By 'diary' I'm presuming you mean the little notebook that numerous children use to write their personal feelings and memories in, in order to be able to look back at it later and as a form of catharsis?
If that's the case, what about that has anything to do with Judaism or any other religion?
Now I'll answer your questions: Some, Kosher, Always, (Jewish language? - Hebrew?!) not sure, No.
Reply:There is no reason for a jew not to keep a diary. There are no rules about writing a diary, it is usually just a very personal account of daily struggles, and achievements.
I don't know the Hebrew word for it, but in Yiddish it is a 'tugbich'.
Reply:Read the diary of Anne Frank, she was a Jewish girl who kept a diary, it was published after her death.
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Is the last name "Mayo" a Jewish name?
Thanks!
Is the last name "Mayo" a Jewish name?
Surname: Mayo
Recorded as Mayhow, Mayhew, Mayo, Mayhou, Mayho, Mayow and others, this is an English surname but of either Hebrew or French origins. It is a nickname form of the very popular medieval personal name Matthew, but probably through the Norman-French pre 9th century version of Mahieu. Whether directly from Matthew or indirectly through Mahieu, the name was introduced into England by (in the main) the Normans after the famous conquest of 1066, and in particular, the 12th century crusaders, returning from the Holy Land. It became the fashion for these warriors and pilgrims to name their later children with biblical names in honour of their fathers undoubted bravery in even setting off for the Middle East in the first place, let alone taking part in the fierce fighting to free Jerusalem from the infidel. Early examples of the later surname taken from surviving rolls, registers and charters of the medieval period include: Geoffrey Mahou, in the tax rolls of the county of Berkshire in the year 1240, John Mahyw and William Mahu both in the Subsidy Rolls for the county of Sussex in 1296, and William Mayhew in the court rolls of the city of Colchester, Essex in the year 1351. Later recordings taken from surviving early church registers include: May Mayou, who married Joesph Chamberlin at Budbrooke, Warwick, on January 14th 1735, and William Mayhow who married Mary Ratcliffe in London on March 10th 1748. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was sometimes known as the Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Reply:We get this question about a name many times a day.
Any name can be Jewish. A lot of names in the U.S. get identified as Jewish as a large portion of immigrants to this country had those names while back in their home countries they were used by Jews and non Jews alike. You have to understand most people in Europe did not have a surname until the last melennium.
Also consider the fact that a person gets their surname from the father. However, Orthodox and Conservative Judaism defines a Jew by the mother not the father.
They state they get the nation from the mother and the tribe from the father and if they don't have a Jewish father they belong to the tribe of the nearest male relative on the mother's side of the family. Whereas if they don't have a Jewish mother, they aren't considered Jewish.
Reform Judaism views it differently.
Reply:http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Mayo-name-...
No
Reply:Only ask the question once. Give us a chance to answer and let Yahoo catch up
You don't have to ask 3 times like you have
Reply:yes
Is the last name "Mayo" a Jewish name?
Surname: Mayo
Recorded as Mayhow, Mayhew, Mayo, Mayhou, Mayho, Mayow and others, this is an English surname but of either Hebrew or French origins. It is a nickname form of the very popular medieval personal name Matthew, but probably through the Norman-French pre 9th century version of Mahieu. Whether directly from Matthew or indirectly through Mahieu, the name was introduced into England by (in the main) the Normans after the famous conquest of 1066, and in particular, the 12th century crusaders, returning from the Holy Land. It became the fashion for these warriors and pilgrims to name their later children with biblical names in honour of their fathers undoubted bravery in even setting off for the Middle East in the first place, let alone taking part in the fierce fighting to free Jerusalem from the infidel. Early examples of the later surname taken from surviving rolls, registers and charters of the medieval period include: Geoffrey Mahou, in the tax rolls of the county of Berkshire in the year 1240, John Mahyw and William Mahu both in the Subsidy Rolls for the county of Sussex in 1296, and William Mayhew in the court rolls of the city of Colchester, Essex in the year 1351. Later recordings taken from surviving early church registers include: May Mayou, who married Joesph Chamberlin at Budbrooke, Warwick, on January 14th 1735, and William Mayhow who married Mary Ratcliffe in London on March 10th 1748. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was sometimes known as the Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Reply:We get this question about a name many times a day.
Any name can be Jewish. A lot of names in the U.S. get identified as Jewish as a large portion of immigrants to this country had those names while back in their home countries they were used by Jews and non Jews alike. You have to understand most people in Europe did not have a surname until the last melennium.
Also consider the fact that a person gets their surname from the father. However, Orthodox and Conservative Judaism defines a Jew by the mother not the father.
They state they get the nation from the mother and the tribe from the father and if they don't have a Jewish father they belong to the tribe of the nearest male relative on the mother's side of the family. Whereas if they don't have a Jewish mother, they aren't considered Jewish.
Reform Judaism views it differently.
Reply:http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Mayo-name-...
No
Reply:Only ask the question once. Give us a chance to answer and let Yahoo catch up
You don't have to ask 3 times like you have
Reply:yes
Can you please name some important Jewish places?
Like synagogues or any other important places that i would be able to research and make a fact file of.
Can you please name some important Jewish places?
Much of Judaism is about bringing God down into our midst and about creating holiness in both time and space. The Sabbath is an example of creating holiness in time. We have traditions for welcoming the Sabbath and other traditions for the end of the day.
The Torah scroll is an example of creating holiness in space. The Torah scroll is given a special place of honor in the synagogue and is *dressed* with a beautiful covering and ornaments.
Another example of holiness in space is the dinner table. Our meals are made holy by following dietary restrictions, by special blessings before and after meals, by special blessings while washing our hands before eating, etc.
From “Torah Today/Exodus” Pinchas Peli
The task of bringing holiness into the world, which is the main obligation of the Jew, has always been seen in the Hebrew Bible as a partnership, a combined project of humans and God. The Holy, or the Godly, can be manifested in the three dimensions of the real: in space, time and the person (depicted in an ancient Jewish mystical book as olam-space, shana-time and nefesh-person). God desires to encounter human beings by meeting them half-way as partners. In time: the Sabbath, which He sanctified (Genesis 2:3) and commanded them to sanctify (Exodus 20:8); in space: the sanctuary, about which we are told here; and in person: through the mitzvah, the sacred deed, which brings us into His presence every time we perform it.
The in-dwelling of God among the people cannot take place as long as the people are passive and do nothing to help bring the sacred into the world. “And let them make me a sanctuary – that I may dwell among them” (25:8). My dwelling among them is on condition that they make my sanctuary. The same expression used here in the sanctification of space is used elsewhere (Exodus 31:16) in the sanctification of time: “And the children of Israel shall observe the Sabbath to make the Sabbath unto their generations.” Man must start out on the path towards God, both in time and in space, in order to God to meet him half-way as his partner in the act of sanctification.
Reply:DJ makes a good point. I'd only say that for all Jews, the home is the most important place. Jerusalem also has symbolic importance for all Jews.
If you are interested in the HISTORY of the Jewish people, and places associated with that history, please edit your question to let us know that, and I'll come back to it and try to answer.
Reply:Herod's Temple, Jerusalem.
The Great Synagogue, Jerusalem.
The Ari's Synagogue, Sefad.
The Belz Synagogue, Jerusalem.
The Cave of Machpela (of the Patriarchs), Hebron.
Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem.
The Dohany Synagogue, Budapest.
The Maharal's Synagogue, Prague.
The Grave of Rabbi Akiva, Sefad.
Masada National Park, Masada.
The Knesset (Congress, Parliament...), Jerusalem.
Migdal David/The Tower of David, Jerusalem.
Ihr David/The City of David, Jerusalem.
Yad Vashem (Holocaust Memorial), Jerusalem.
Yeshivas Mir (University of Jewish Studies of Mir), initially in Mir, then in Shanghai during WW2, now in Jerusalem.
Yeshivas Ponovezh (University of J.S of Ponovezh), initially in Ponovezh, now in Bnei Brak.
Yeshivas Cachmei Lublin (University of J.S of the geniuses of Lublin), initially Lublin, now Bnei Brak.
I hope this helps.
Reply:Strangely enough, after 2000 years of diaspora and persecution, Jews don't really have places so much.
Herod's temple is still in Jerusalem. It predates Jesus and was built on the site of Solomon's temple.
Reply:There's the Herod's Temple western wall, that is considered the most important place.
There is also the Cave of the Patriarchs in the city of Hebron.
Reply:Any Jewish owned Mall or shopping center.
Can you please name some important Jewish places?
Much of Judaism is about bringing God down into our midst and about creating holiness in both time and space. The Sabbath is an example of creating holiness in time. We have traditions for welcoming the Sabbath and other traditions for the end of the day.
The Torah scroll is an example of creating holiness in space. The Torah scroll is given a special place of honor in the synagogue and is *dressed* with a beautiful covering and ornaments.
Another example of holiness in space is the dinner table. Our meals are made holy by following dietary restrictions, by special blessings before and after meals, by special blessings while washing our hands before eating, etc.
From “Torah Today/Exodus” Pinchas Peli
The task of bringing holiness into the world, which is the main obligation of the Jew, has always been seen in the Hebrew Bible as a partnership, a combined project of humans and God. The Holy, or the Godly, can be manifested in the three dimensions of the real: in space, time and the person (depicted in an ancient Jewish mystical book as olam-space, shana-time and nefesh-person). God desires to encounter human beings by meeting them half-way as partners. In time: the Sabbath, which He sanctified (Genesis 2:3) and commanded them to sanctify (Exodus 20:8); in space: the sanctuary, about which we are told here; and in person: through the mitzvah, the sacred deed, which brings us into His presence every time we perform it.
The in-dwelling of God among the people cannot take place as long as the people are passive and do nothing to help bring the sacred into the world. “And let them make me a sanctuary – that I may dwell among them” (25:8). My dwelling among them is on condition that they make my sanctuary. The same expression used here in the sanctification of space is used elsewhere (Exodus 31:16) in the sanctification of time: “And the children of Israel shall observe the Sabbath to make the Sabbath unto their generations.” Man must start out on the path towards God, both in time and in space, in order to God to meet him half-way as his partner in the act of sanctification.
Reply:DJ makes a good point. I'd only say that for all Jews, the home is the most important place. Jerusalem also has symbolic importance for all Jews.
If you are interested in the HISTORY of the Jewish people, and places associated with that history, please edit your question to let us know that, and I'll come back to it and try to answer.
Reply:Herod's Temple, Jerusalem.
The Great Synagogue, Jerusalem.
The Ari's Synagogue, Sefad.
The Belz Synagogue, Jerusalem.
The Cave of Machpela (of the Patriarchs), Hebron.
Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem.
The Dohany Synagogue, Budapest.
The Maharal's Synagogue, Prague.
The Grave of Rabbi Akiva, Sefad.
Masada National Park, Masada.
The Knesset (Congress, Parliament...), Jerusalem.
Migdal David/The Tower of David, Jerusalem.
Ihr David/The City of David, Jerusalem.
Yad Vashem (Holocaust Memorial), Jerusalem.
Yeshivas Mir (University of Jewish Studies of Mir), initially in Mir, then in Shanghai during WW2, now in Jerusalem.
Yeshivas Ponovezh (University of J.S of Ponovezh), initially in Ponovezh, now in Bnei Brak.
Yeshivas Cachmei Lublin (University of J.S of the geniuses of Lublin), initially Lublin, now Bnei Brak.
I hope this helps.
Reply:Strangely enough, after 2000 years of diaspora and persecution, Jews don't really have places so much.
Herod's temple is still in Jerusalem. It predates Jesus and was built on the site of Solomon's temple.
Reply:There's the Herod's Temple western wall, that is considered the most important place.
There is also the Cave of the Patriarchs in the city of Hebron.
Reply:Any Jewish owned Mall or shopping center.
What was the name of those Jewish time travelers animated movies?
they oppened with the man, red head, and indian friend whos always hungry, and they fall through the sand and end up in this underground temple where the gates open and a big light flashes and they travel back in time to king david and noahs ark and stuff.
What was the name of those Jewish time travelers animated movies?
My children used to watch those movies all the time! We still have the videos!
They are called "The Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible" by Hanna-Babera.
They were not jewish however they were archeologists with the indian boy who was laways hungry always getting into trouble aswell. They did indeed travel back in time by falling through the sand into an underground temple which when the inscriotion on the doors was read, the doors opened into a Bible story from the Bible.
We have Daniel and the Lions Den, David and Goliath. but theres a whole series I`m sure can now find on Amazon on DVD?
We have the video cassettes...well loved during the early childhood years :)
Hope this helps
What was the name of those Jewish time travelers animated movies?
My children used to watch those movies all the time! We still have the videos!
They are called "The Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible" by Hanna-Babera.
They were not jewish however they were archeologists with the indian boy who was laways hungry always getting into trouble aswell. They did indeed travel back in time by falling through the sand into an underground temple which when the inscriotion on the doors was read, the doors opened into a Bible story from the Bible.
We have Daniel and the Lions Den, David and Goliath. but theres a whole series I`m sure can now find on Amazon on DVD?
We have the video cassettes...well loved during the early childhood years :)
Hope this helps
Is theres a name of BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL IN LONDON?
Do they have project in London for this hospital? Can you provide me correct address for this?
Is theres a name of BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL IN LONDON?
am also in doubt. recently i got a job offer from this hospital with huge salary i dont know whether its genuine or not?
Reply:I cannot find any information regarding a Barnes Jewish Hospital in London, proposed or otherwise.
This site gives the history of the founding of the original hospital http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes-Jewi...
I suggest that you contact them directly via this site
http://www.barnesjewish.org/groups/conta...
Reply:There is a London suburb named Barnes in the borough of Richmond upon Thames. Perhaps the source of your confusion?
Try this:
http://www.manta.com/comsite5/bin/pddnb_...
Reply:Barnes and Jewish Hospitals in St. Louis, MO merged/combined since I left town
qigong
Is theres a name of BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL IN LONDON?
am also in doubt. recently i got a job offer from this hospital with huge salary i dont know whether its genuine or not?
Reply:I cannot find any information regarding a Barnes Jewish Hospital in London, proposed or otherwise.
This site gives the history of the founding of the original hospital http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes-Jewi...
I suggest that you contact them directly via this site
http://www.barnesjewish.org/groups/conta...
Reply:There is a London suburb named Barnes in the borough of Richmond upon Thames. Perhaps the source of your confusion?
Try this:
http://www.manta.com/comsite5/bin/pddnb_...
Reply:Barnes and Jewish Hospitals in St. Louis, MO merged/combined since I left town
qigong
What did the Jews do to give themselves such a bad name (being Jewish)?
It doesn't just come from anywhere without reason. Being called Christian or Muslim or Hindu--these other terms are not even close in degree of pejoration.
What did the Jews do to give themselves such a bad name (being Jewish)?
its partially a sick joke origionating from war times
and also in the past the jewish religion has been associated with greed for money
people shouldn't pay attention to these jokes and remarks,
a persons religion does not secide their personality
Reply:They don't really have a bad name. Historically, there have been periods of antisemitism, including - but not limited to - the famous Nazi times. However the major religions also spread hate about other religions, like the obvious Muslims vs Christians, so even this bigotry isn't aimed at giving only the Jews a bad name.
Other than the Jews being a minority in almost any place they have lived in, and thus being targets of prejudice, there is no real cause for Jewish people to think they have a bad name, overall. Of course slaughtering thousands of innocent civilians in the Middle East is slowly ruining their peaceful image, but I was talking about the entire span of history.
Reply:Basically its their habit of secrecy and being insular. In Roman and early Christian history, they tended to keep to themselves, not intermarry and not really participate in mainstream society. That led people to make up all sort of rumours about them that soon became established fact (not that they were true, people just became convinced). In the Middle Ages they were exempt from Papal laws on usury (money lending) and this gravitated to being bankers and lenders. This meant that people needing money had to deal with them (and many countries leaders were among them). This encouraged resentment and often a leader wanting to get out of debt would inflame the people against the 'greedy jews' riot and burn them out, and then be free of debt. Also they still tended to live together in ghettos and their clothing made them easily identifable as well. So they became a easy to find, secretive enemy everyone could hate and make stories up about.
Reply:They weren't CATHOLIC... seriously... The Church demonized them. So great was the damnation of them that it passed from Catholicism to Protestantism.
Another issue: Education... a male of the Jewish faith is required to be able to read from the Torah. This gave them a power and therefore bad reputation during the Middle Ages when almost NO ONE else, in Europe, was literate with the exception of the Clergy.
Another reason: Catholic / Christian teaching %26amp; practice once prohibited the making of LOANS, or "money lending". Jews are not prohibited from such, and therefore MUCH of Middle Age low to middle nobility might end up in GREAT debt to Jewish lenders as they tried to fund their lifestyle on "credit". This gives them the "penny-pinching" stereotype.
As I mentioned... a very LARGE reason would be the Catholic Church !! The Spanish Inquisition was an ecclesiastical tribunal established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms, and to replace the medieval inquisition which was under papal control. The new body was under the direct control of the Spanish monarchy. It was not definitively abolished until 1834, during the reign of Isabel II.
Not to mention the Medieval Inquisition, the Goa Inquisition, the Paris Inquisition
Reply:The Jews have been hated through out history, some would say because they are God's chosen people, and when they sin they are judged. Others would say its stems from their belief that they are god's chosen people and Abraham's fathering of Ishmael.
During the middle ages, the Roman Catholic Church said it was sin to loan each other money. So the Jews, being the only people group in Europe that were not Catholic, created bank and started loaning Catholics money. Jews of course got wealthy and became hated by the people, laying the foundation for many of the prejudices of today.
Many "christian" groups have hated the Jew because they see them as having murdered Jesus, which is a gross misunderstanding of why Jesus came to earth.
Reply:Christians were forbidden to lend money or charge interest by the Church. Jewish merchants had no restrictions so went into this line. Anybody who is chasing people for money owed is not going to be popular!
This money lending became a traditional trade amongst Jews and in times of poverty many Jewish money lenders were seen to be profiting from the misfortunes of others. This is likely to be the reason for Hitler's attitude to Jews.
The Jews are a tight-knit community, which was also seen to be very exclusive by many! What happens to a gentile who wants to marry a Jewish girl, for instance? Unless he is very rich!
All these and many other aspects of Jewish culture led to a "them %26amp; us" or a "they think they are better than us!" feeling amongst many people.
One case in point very recently is in Ethiopia, during the famine, when thousands were dying, There are tribes there who are Jewish in their beliefs. Relief was sent to these people by Jewish organizations but not given to those others locally who were dying but were not Jewish!
A Christian charity would never have done this! What were the people behind this relief thinking!!!?
All of these and more are reasons Jews were disliked. Add to this the formal hatred of Jews preached in the Koran, and the Catholics blaming them for Jesus's death and you can see how they were not top of many popularity polls over the centuries.
Thankfully, many Jewish people have worked hard to change popular perception and it does help if you understand the history behind the bad press!
Reply:I don't think they have a bad name.
The countries that do think so want to destroy them. All Muslim countries oddly enough.
Reply:Well, what Fishin' In The Dark said...and the fact that they apparently "killed Christ".
Or something.
Mikhaela
Reply:because throughout history they have been stereotyped for being stingy and cheap with money.
Reply:Well, they are God's chosen people, maybe everyone else is just jealous.
What did the Jews do to give themselves such a bad name (being Jewish)?
its partially a sick joke origionating from war times
and also in the past the jewish religion has been associated with greed for money
people shouldn't pay attention to these jokes and remarks,
a persons religion does not secide their personality
Reply:They don't really have a bad name. Historically, there have been periods of antisemitism, including - but not limited to - the famous Nazi times. However the major religions also spread hate about other religions, like the obvious Muslims vs Christians, so even this bigotry isn't aimed at giving only the Jews a bad name.
Other than the Jews being a minority in almost any place they have lived in, and thus being targets of prejudice, there is no real cause for Jewish people to think they have a bad name, overall. Of course slaughtering thousands of innocent civilians in the Middle East is slowly ruining their peaceful image, but I was talking about the entire span of history.
Reply:Basically its their habit of secrecy and being insular. In Roman and early Christian history, they tended to keep to themselves, not intermarry and not really participate in mainstream society. That led people to make up all sort of rumours about them that soon became established fact (not that they were true, people just became convinced). In the Middle Ages they were exempt from Papal laws on usury (money lending) and this gravitated to being bankers and lenders. This meant that people needing money had to deal with them (and many countries leaders were among them). This encouraged resentment and often a leader wanting to get out of debt would inflame the people against the 'greedy jews' riot and burn them out, and then be free of debt. Also they still tended to live together in ghettos and their clothing made them easily identifable as well. So they became a easy to find, secretive enemy everyone could hate and make stories up about.
Reply:They weren't CATHOLIC... seriously... The Church demonized them. So great was the damnation of them that it passed from Catholicism to Protestantism.
Another issue: Education... a male of the Jewish faith is required to be able to read from the Torah. This gave them a power and therefore bad reputation during the Middle Ages when almost NO ONE else, in Europe, was literate with the exception of the Clergy.
Another reason: Catholic / Christian teaching %26amp; practice once prohibited the making of LOANS, or "money lending". Jews are not prohibited from such, and therefore MUCH of Middle Age low to middle nobility might end up in GREAT debt to Jewish lenders as they tried to fund their lifestyle on "credit". This gives them the "penny-pinching" stereotype.
As I mentioned... a very LARGE reason would be the Catholic Church !! The Spanish Inquisition was an ecclesiastical tribunal established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms, and to replace the medieval inquisition which was under papal control. The new body was under the direct control of the Spanish monarchy. It was not definitively abolished until 1834, during the reign of Isabel II.
Not to mention the Medieval Inquisition, the Goa Inquisition, the Paris Inquisition
Reply:The Jews have been hated through out history, some would say because they are God's chosen people, and when they sin they are judged. Others would say its stems from their belief that they are god's chosen people and Abraham's fathering of Ishmael.
During the middle ages, the Roman Catholic Church said it was sin to loan each other money. So the Jews, being the only people group in Europe that were not Catholic, created bank and started loaning Catholics money. Jews of course got wealthy and became hated by the people, laying the foundation for many of the prejudices of today.
Many "christian" groups have hated the Jew because they see them as having murdered Jesus, which is a gross misunderstanding of why Jesus came to earth.
Reply:Christians were forbidden to lend money or charge interest by the Church. Jewish merchants had no restrictions so went into this line. Anybody who is chasing people for money owed is not going to be popular!
This money lending became a traditional trade amongst Jews and in times of poverty many Jewish money lenders were seen to be profiting from the misfortunes of others. This is likely to be the reason for Hitler's attitude to Jews.
The Jews are a tight-knit community, which was also seen to be very exclusive by many! What happens to a gentile who wants to marry a Jewish girl, for instance? Unless he is very rich!
All these and many other aspects of Jewish culture led to a "them %26amp; us" or a "they think they are better than us!" feeling amongst many people.
One case in point very recently is in Ethiopia, during the famine, when thousands were dying, There are tribes there who are Jewish in their beliefs. Relief was sent to these people by Jewish organizations but not given to those others locally who were dying but were not Jewish!
A Christian charity would never have done this! What were the people behind this relief thinking!!!?
All of these and more are reasons Jews were disliked. Add to this the formal hatred of Jews preached in the Koran, and the Catholics blaming them for Jesus's death and you can see how they were not top of many popularity polls over the centuries.
Thankfully, many Jewish people have worked hard to change popular perception and it does help if you understand the history behind the bad press!
Reply:I don't think they have a bad name.
The countries that do think so want to destroy them. All Muslim countries oddly enough.
Reply:Well, what Fishin' In The Dark said...and the fact that they apparently "killed Christ".
Or something.
Mikhaela
Reply:because throughout history they have been stereotyped for being stingy and cheap with money.
Reply:Well, they are God's chosen people, maybe everyone else is just jealous.
What was the name of a Jewish Delicatessen in Niles, Illinois?
What was the name of the Jewish Delicatessen Restaurant on Golf Road west of Green Street in Niles, Illinois during the seventies?
What was the name of a Jewish Delicatessen in Niles, Illinois?
Do you mean Dempster and Greenwood? It's called New York Bagel and Bialy at 8794 West Dempster, it's still there.
Correction, it's on Dempster, across from Lutheran General Hospital.
What was the name of a Jewish Delicatessen in Niles, Illinois?
Do you mean Dempster and Greenwood? It's called New York Bagel and Bialy at 8794 West Dempster, it's still there.
Correction, it's on Dempster, across from Lutheran General Hospital.
Is Niemeyer a Jewish last name?
My family has been asked several times if we're Jewish, and a little bit of my own research has suggested that we are. Anybody know for sure?
Is Niemeyer a Jewish last name?
Just have a look at the links I have posted below, I found it really interesting.
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact...
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact...
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact...
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact...
http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=%26amp;...
I hope this helps you.
Reply:Jewish is still a religion. There's only one sure way to learn your own family history that's to research it back one generation at a time. We just cannot read shortcuts into surnames.
Reply:I searched the Family Finder on JewishGen (the largest Jewish genealogy site online) and there are no people researching the surname NIEMEYER or NIEMAYER - There is one person from Ill. who is researching the spelling NIEMEIER. http://www.jewishgen.org
I think that your best bet would be to find the ship manifest which brought your NIEMEYER (spelling could vary) family to the U.S. You can do this via the Ellis Island database(if you believe this to be the port of entry) or through http://stevemorse.org . I prefer the latter as you can play around more with the parameters of your search.
If you find your relatives' ship manifest/s, and they were Jewish - you would see the ethnicity listed as "Hebrew".
Good luck...
Reply:I don't think it directly pertains to the Jewish heritage. There are a lot of variations of that name, like Niedermeyer, and often, these variations occur in order to dissociate from the others who previously had the same name. I think it's more of a middle European name, German/Austian.
Reply:Frequently Jews took the surnames in the country that the lived in. My maternal grandfather was a Jew. He had some American Indian and Polish in him. The famiy name was Altman which in German means old man. So many of the Jews in the U. S. have German or Russian names because they came from those countries.
I might add beware of coat of arms peddlers. There is no law in the United States re heraldry and a person is free to display one if the wish but to do so is like putting up a picture of a famous person with their surname and claiming him as their ancestor whether they know he is or not.
It is possible persons funishing links to sites selling coats of arms are ignorant of the rules of heraldry. However, some might be working for coat of arms peddlers or own companies that sell coats of arms. I feel those who peddle them are descendants of snake oil salesmen of the past.
Reply:I would tend to agree this this appears to be a German name. I would ask on the Niemeyer surname message board:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/niemeyer/
Good luck,
Dave
--
http://www.familypulse.org
Is Niemeyer a Jewish last name?
Just have a look at the links I have posted below, I found it really interesting.
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact...
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact...
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact...
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact...
http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=%26amp;...
I hope this helps you.
Reply:Jewish is still a religion. There's only one sure way to learn your own family history that's to research it back one generation at a time. We just cannot read shortcuts into surnames.
Reply:I searched the Family Finder on JewishGen (the largest Jewish genealogy site online) and there are no people researching the surname NIEMEYER or NIEMAYER - There is one person from Ill. who is researching the spelling NIEMEIER. http://www.jewishgen.org
I think that your best bet would be to find the ship manifest which brought your NIEMEYER (spelling could vary) family to the U.S. You can do this via the Ellis Island database(if you believe this to be the port of entry) or through http://stevemorse.org . I prefer the latter as you can play around more with the parameters of your search.
If you find your relatives' ship manifest/s, and they were Jewish - you would see the ethnicity listed as "Hebrew".
Good luck...
Reply:I don't think it directly pertains to the Jewish heritage. There are a lot of variations of that name, like Niedermeyer, and often, these variations occur in order to dissociate from the others who previously had the same name. I think it's more of a middle European name, German/Austian.
Reply:Frequently Jews took the surnames in the country that the lived in. My maternal grandfather was a Jew. He had some American Indian and Polish in him. The famiy name was Altman which in German means old man. So many of the Jews in the U. S. have German or Russian names because they came from those countries.
I might add beware of coat of arms peddlers. There is no law in the United States re heraldry and a person is free to display one if the wish but to do so is like putting up a picture of a famous person with their surname and claiming him as their ancestor whether they know he is or not.
It is possible persons funishing links to sites selling coats of arms are ignorant of the rules of heraldry. However, some might be working for coat of arms peddlers or own companies that sell coats of arms. I feel those who peddle them are descendants of snake oil salesmen of the past.
Reply:I would tend to agree this this appears to be a German name. I would ask on the Niemeyer surname message board:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/niemeyer/
Good luck,
Dave
--
http://www.familypulse.org
What is a name of a Jewish Partisan group?
[if possible]
How were they formed?
Where were they located?
How long were they there?
What kind of hardships did they have to face?
How many jews did this group save?
What did they do after the war?
What is a name of a Jewish Partisan group?
I don't know about a particular group, but you might be interested in learning about Chiune Sugihara. He saved a lot Jews in WW2.
Reply:The Judean People's Front.
martial arts styles
How were they formed?
Where were they located?
How long were they there?
What kind of hardships did they have to face?
How many jews did this group save?
What did they do after the war?
What is a name of a Jewish Partisan group?
I don't know about a particular group, but you might be interested in learning about Chiune Sugihara. He saved a lot Jews in WW2.
Reply:The Judean People's Front.
martial arts styles
How to spell the name of the Jewish holiday?
How to spell the name of the Jewish holiday that occurs in December, around the Christian holiday of Christmas?
How to spell the name of the Jewish holiday?
The holiday of Hanukkah doesn't really have a "correct" English spelling. This is because it's transliterated from the Hebrew word, and that word uses sounds that English doesn't quite have. The first letter is called a "het" - and the sound it makes is somewhere between the sound an "h" makes and the gutteral "ch" that you hear in German. As a result, you'll see it spelled both "Hanukkah" and "Chanukkah" from time to time. Either one is fine.
Reply:lol good one, reminds me of the name of the category ..........
Reply:Hanukkah, or Chanukkah.It is the same pronunciation ,like you are clearing your throat....:) (It corresponds to the Feast of Dedication in John)
Reply:hannukah can be spelled 17 different ways
Reply:Since it is a transliteration (i.e. its a hebrew word) any spelling is ok as long as it aproximates the pronunciation acurately.
I personally spell it "Chanukah". Phonetically: HA (guteral H) NOO KA
Reply:There was a humor piece going around the Internet about all the different ways of spelling Hannukah. Their tongue-in-cheek conclusion was that it should be spelled "xanuka".
Reply:Hannukah
Reply:I'm Jewish, so you can sort of take my word for this:
Because it's a transliteration, you can spell it practically any way you want as long as it reads the same. For example, all of these are correct:
Hannukah, Hanukah, Chanukah, Channukah, Hanukkah, etc. People will understand.
But your word processor may insist on one correct one. For instance, Yahoo's spell check insists on Hanukkah. But it's the same -- transliteration, no right spelling.
But if you must pick one, I do suggest Hanukkah, as it is the most common, and recognized by most spell checkers.
Reply:Hannukah
Reply:Holocaust! Dummy. Oh no wait I'm the dummkopf. That's a Nazi holiday!
How to spell the name of the Jewish holiday?
The holiday of Hanukkah doesn't really have a "correct" English spelling. This is because it's transliterated from the Hebrew word, and that word uses sounds that English doesn't quite have. The first letter is called a "het" - and the sound it makes is somewhere between the sound an "h" makes and the gutteral "ch" that you hear in German. As a result, you'll see it spelled both "Hanukkah" and "Chanukkah" from time to time. Either one is fine.
Reply:lol good one, reminds me of the name of the category ..........
Reply:Hanukkah, or Chanukkah.It is the same pronunciation ,like you are clearing your throat....:) (It corresponds to the Feast of Dedication in John)
Reply:hannukah can be spelled 17 different ways
Reply:Since it is a transliteration (i.e. its a hebrew word) any spelling is ok as long as it aproximates the pronunciation acurately.
I personally spell it "Chanukah". Phonetically: HA (guteral H) NOO KA
Reply:There was a humor piece going around the Internet about all the different ways of spelling Hannukah. Their tongue-in-cheek conclusion was that it should be spelled "xanuka".
Reply:Hannukah
Reply:I'm Jewish, so you can sort of take my word for this:
Because it's a transliteration, you can spell it practically any way you want as long as it reads the same. For example, all of these are correct:
Hannukah, Hanukah, Chanukah, Channukah, Hanukkah, etc. People will understand.
But your word processor may insist on one correct one. For instance, Yahoo's spell check insists on Hanukkah. But it's the same -- transliteration, no right spelling.
But if you must pick one, I do suggest Hanukkah, as it is the most common, and recognized by most spell checkers.
Reply:Hannukah
Reply:Holocaust! Dummy. Oh no wait I'm the dummkopf. That's a Nazi holiday!
Is the surename "Kochendorfer" a German-Jewish name?
My grandmother has that name in her family tree, and when she met some folks from Germany many years back and told them about her German ancestry, they said that Kochendorfer sounded "Jewish". Is this true?
Is the surename "Kochendorfer" a German-Jewish name?
It's German, but it can be Jewish. Any name can be a Jewish name. There are very very few exclusively Jewish names. Many names in the U.S. are viewed as Jewish as a large portion of immigrants to the U.S. had those names while back in their country of origin, the same name was used by Jews and non Jews. When surnames were taken in the last millenium, Jew took names just like Christians, based on being the son of someone, their occupation, where they lived, or some characteristic about them. It wasn't impossible for legitimate sons of the same man to have a different surname and still each could have shared their surname with others unrelated. Some will say we are all related if we go back far enough. However,the root person of your surname will not necessarily be the root person of someone else with your surname.
People who told your grandmother that probably new someone named Kochendorfer who was Jewish.
Also understand that Jews do not agree on the definition of a Jew.
Reform Jews define a Jew by the religious faith alone.
Orthodox and Conservative Judaism defines a Jew by the mother, not the father or necessarily the religion. An Orthodox Jew will tell you that a person is still a Jew if they have a Jewish mother even though they no longer consider themselves part of the Jewish faith.
At the same time if they only have a Jewish father, not a Jewish mother, Orthodox and Conservative Judaism will tell you the only way they can be Jewish is to convert.
So your name could be McGillicuddy and you can be Jewish.
Names with "stein" "stine" "stern" "berg" "burg"
ending in "er" "ski" "sky" are not necessarily of themselves Jewish names.
Here is what Ancestry.Com says about Kochendorfer
German: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kochendorf, in W眉rttemberg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Bohemia.
Reply:It just means they're bakers from town. It's no different than John Denver's real name being Deutschendorf. Names don't have religious connotations unless they're taken directly from religious practices. Kantor is a truly Jewish name. Christian/Christopher/Krzyz are pretty common Christian names. But occupations that crossed religious boundaries are ambiguous and don't belong uniquely to one group or another.
Reply:Kocher is a river in Germany and Kochendorf could be a village at this river. And everyboby from Kochendorf is a Kochendorfer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Friedri...
There was a synagogue in Kochendorf/Bad Friedrichshall until 1925.
Reply:yeah it's german
Is the surename "Kochendorfer" a German-Jewish name?
It's German, but it can be Jewish. Any name can be a Jewish name. There are very very few exclusively Jewish names. Many names in the U.S. are viewed as Jewish as a large portion of immigrants to the U.S. had those names while back in their country of origin, the same name was used by Jews and non Jews. When surnames were taken in the last millenium, Jew took names just like Christians, based on being the son of someone, their occupation, where they lived, or some characteristic about them. It wasn't impossible for legitimate sons of the same man to have a different surname and still each could have shared their surname with others unrelated. Some will say we are all related if we go back far enough. However,the root person of your surname will not necessarily be the root person of someone else with your surname.
People who told your grandmother that probably new someone named Kochendorfer who was Jewish.
Also understand that Jews do not agree on the definition of a Jew.
Reform Jews define a Jew by the religious faith alone.
Orthodox and Conservative Judaism defines a Jew by the mother, not the father or necessarily the religion. An Orthodox Jew will tell you that a person is still a Jew if they have a Jewish mother even though they no longer consider themselves part of the Jewish faith.
At the same time if they only have a Jewish father, not a Jewish mother, Orthodox and Conservative Judaism will tell you the only way they can be Jewish is to convert.
So your name could be McGillicuddy and you can be Jewish.
Names with "stein" "stine" "stern" "berg" "burg"
ending in "er" "ski" "sky" are not necessarily of themselves Jewish names.
Here is what Ancestry.Com says about Kochendorfer
German: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kochendorf, in W眉rttemberg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Bohemia.
Reply:It just means they're bakers from town. It's no different than John Denver's real name being Deutschendorf. Names don't have religious connotations unless they're taken directly from religious practices. Kantor is a truly Jewish name. Christian/Christopher/Krzyz are pretty common Christian names. But occupations that crossed religious boundaries are ambiguous and don't belong uniquely to one group or another.
Reply:Kocher is a river in Germany and Kochendorf could be a village at this river. And everyboby from Kochendorf is a Kochendorfer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Friedri...
There was a synagogue in Kochendorf/Bad Friedrichshall until 1925.
Reply:yeah it's german
How Do You Know If A Last Name Is Jewish?
How do you find out if somebody's last name is Jewish, or if they're name is Jewish in general? Is there a site with listings of Jewish names? Or is there a common prefix or suffix?
Thank You
How Do You Know If A Last Name Is Jewish?
In some cases there are distinctly Jewish names that belong to people that are not Jewish. There are also people that are Jewish that do not have Hebrew names. The answer is no, there is not a direct database that has the names of just Jews in it. Not directly that is, but many medical records and civic organizations keep records of what members religions are, frequently people do not provide this information because it is not legally required information at this time.
Your question is a little spooky!
Reply:There is no such thing. "Jewish names" are really in Ashkenazi culture European names. They come from the person profession like Schneider was a last name from those who worked with clothing or were Tailors and Bauer were peasants and servants. In Sephardi culture, "Jewish Names" are really spanish names. But there is no such thing. They are just common in Judaism. Like Cohen is a perfect example. A person with the name Cohen has a 80% chance that they are Jewish and 60% chance that they are a Cohen(Kohanim) in history were priest in the Temple years and years back in history. But here is a list:
http://www.jewfaq.org/jnames.htm
Reply:Well, if their name is like, Jewy McJewJew, that's a pretty good sign. Seriously though? Sometimes you simply can't tell. Since a Jew is someone who either converts to Judaism, or is born to a Jewish mother, you could have someone who's technically Jewish but with a name like "Christiansen," either because they had a non-Jewish father, or they converted but who didn't change their last name. Plus, a lot of Jews have changed their last names, or had their last names changed for them (gotten the "Ellis Island treatment"), either in the hopes of assimilating them, or to improve their socioeconomic upward mobility.
As far as first names go, if the name is in Hebrew or Yiddish, there's a pretty decent chance that they're Jewish. But, in the western world at least, there's no law saying a Christian can't name their son "Moishe" or "Yankel". Moreover, Christians and Muslims have taken a lot of Jewish names for themselves, since they draw some of their traditions from the Hebrew scriptures. Avraham can become Abraham or Ibrahim, for example. Yaakov can be Jake or Yaqub, and so on.
Some last names are of Jewish origin, but if a Jewish guy with that name marries a non-Jewish woman and passes the name on to their kids, you can have non-Jews with Jewish names.
If you ever meet someone with a last name like Levy or Levi or Levinsky or Levinowitz or what have you, odds are that they're descended from the tribe of Levi. And names like Cohen and Cohn signify members of the priestly line (the kohanim, singular = kohein) within the tribe of Levi (descendants of Moses' brother Aaron). "Katz" is another kohein name, an acronym for "kohein tzedek" or "righteous priest".
Suffixes vary from country to country, and may not reliably identify someone as Jewish. They may have become stereotypically associated with Jews in places like the United States. But a lot of the cultural idiosyncrasies or physical features that are thought of as "Jewish" are in fact just Eastern European, like, Russian or Polish. People don't realize that not all Jews are "-steins" or "-bergs" or "-skys" (and that not all steins bergs and skys are Jewish). There are Hispanic Jews, Black Jews, Middle Eastern Jews (and I'm not even talking about converts who of course are 100% Jewish as well).
So there's your Jewish culture lesson for the day. Not all Jews have Jewish names, and not all people with Jewish names are Jewish. Sorry to disappoint. That being said, folks with names like "Moishie Goldberg" and "Chaim Lefkowitz" are probably members of the tribe.
I hope this helps.
Reply:Well, first of all you have the common ones of Levy, Levi, Levey, Cohen, Cohn, Cowan which are all variations of the names of two Tribes. Common names also end in Stein, Berg, Baum, Klein and Roth. For instance, there are many Jewish people called Goldberg etc.
Reply:There are some names that you can be pretty sure are Jewish!
Such as:
Cohen
Abrahams
Greenberg
These and various other names are almost always Jewish - and also names that end with 'berg' and 'stein' tend to be Jewish as well. Lots of European Jews had their names changed when they arrived in, for example, the UK.
But this aside, you can't be sure. If you want to know if a person is Jewish, best just to ask them!
Reply:I find your question offensive and worthy of being a anti-semetic
Reply:i guess jewish and muslim names are very peculiar ,,,
you could google up a few sites u will surely find sth ..
Reply:Call me overly-sensitive, but why do you ask?
Reply:My last could either be German or Jewish. But it's bad to make assumptions... Those are some strange questions. :\
Reply:Is it any of your business?
Reply:is there a reason you care? people are just people after all.
call me curious
Thank You
How Do You Know If A Last Name Is Jewish?
In some cases there are distinctly Jewish names that belong to people that are not Jewish. There are also people that are Jewish that do not have Hebrew names. The answer is no, there is not a direct database that has the names of just Jews in it. Not directly that is, but many medical records and civic organizations keep records of what members religions are, frequently people do not provide this information because it is not legally required information at this time.
Your question is a little spooky!
Reply:There is no such thing. "Jewish names" are really in Ashkenazi culture European names. They come from the person profession like Schneider was a last name from those who worked with clothing or were Tailors and Bauer were peasants and servants. In Sephardi culture, "Jewish Names" are really spanish names. But there is no such thing. They are just common in Judaism. Like Cohen is a perfect example. A person with the name Cohen has a 80% chance that they are Jewish and 60% chance that they are a Cohen(Kohanim) in history were priest in the Temple years and years back in history. But here is a list:
http://www.jewfaq.org/jnames.htm
Reply:Well, if their name is like, Jewy McJewJew, that's a pretty good sign. Seriously though? Sometimes you simply can't tell. Since a Jew is someone who either converts to Judaism, or is born to a Jewish mother, you could have someone who's technically Jewish but with a name like "Christiansen," either because they had a non-Jewish father, or they converted but who didn't change their last name. Plus, a lot of Jews have changed their last names, or had their last names changed for them (gotten the "Ellis Island treatment"), either in the hopes of assimilating them, or to improve their socioeconomic upward mobility.
As far as first names go, if the name is in Hebrew or Yiddish, there's a pretty decent chance that they're Jewish. But, in the western world at least, there's no law saying a Christian can't name their son "Moishe" or "Yankel". Moreover, Christians and Muslims have taken a lot of Jewish names for themselves, since they draw some of their traditions from the Hebrew scriptures. Avraham can become Abraham or Ibrahim, for example. Yaakov can be Jake or Yaqub, and so on.
Some last names are of Jewish origin, but if a Jewish guy with that name marries a non-Jewish woman and passes the name on to their kids, you can have non-Jews with Jewish names.
If you ever meet someone with a last name like Levy or Levi or Levinsky or Levinowitz or what have you, odds are that they're descended from the tribe of Levi. And names like Cohen and Cohn signify members of the priestly line (the kohanim, singular = kohein) within the tribe of Levi (descendants of Moses' brother Aaron). "Katz" is another kohein name, an acronym for "kohein tzedek" or "righteous priest".
Suffixes vary from country to country, and may not reliably identify someone as Jewish. They may have become stereotypically associated with Jews in places like the United States. But a lot of the cultural idiosyncrasies or physical features that are thought of as "Jewish" are in fact just Eastern European, like, Russian or Polish. People don't realize that not all Jews are "-steins" or "-bergs" or "-skys" (and that not all steins bergs and skys are Jewish). There are Hispanic Jews, Black Jews, Middle Eastern Jews (and I'm not even talking about converts who of course are 100% Jewish as well).
So there's your Jewish culture lesson for the day. Not all Jews have Jewish names, and not all people with Jewish names are Jewish. Sorry to disappoint. That being said, folks with names like "Moishie Goldberg" and "Chaim Lefkowitz" are probably members of the tribe.
I hope this helps.
Reply:Well, first of all you have the common ones of Levy, Levi, Levey, Cohen, Cohn, Cowan which are all variations of the names of two Tribes. Common names also end in Stein, Berg, Baum, Klein and Roth. For instance, there are many Jewish people called Goldberg etc.
Reply:There are some names that you can be pretty sure are Jewish!
Such as:
Cohen
Abrahams
Greenberg
These and various other names are almost always Jewish - and also names that end with 'berg' and 'stein' tend to be Jewish as well. Lots of European Jews had their names changed when they arrived in, for example, the UK.
But this aside, you can't be sure. If you want to know if a person is Jewish, best just to ask them!
Reply:I find your question offensive and worthy of being a anti-semetic
Reply:i guess jewish and muslim names are very peculiar ,,,
you could google up a few sites u will surely find sth ..
Reply:Call me overly-sensitive, but why do you ask?
Reply:My last could either be German or Jewish. But it's bad to make assumptions... Those are some strange questions. :\
Reply:Is it any of your business?
Reply:is there a reason you care? people are just people after all.
call me curious
Is Mietkiewicz a Jewish name?
How can I find my relatives in Poland?
Is Mietkiewicz a Jewish name?
Judaism is a religion, not a region where one is a native of.
Reply:The spelling is definitely Polish but I doubt if it is a "Jewish Surname".
What you have is a fixed surname derived from patronymics. Patronymics is the form of name where it is someone son of someone else.
The "wicz" is the Polish "son of" - as is "witz". So the surname actually means "son of Mietki". Mietki would be a FIRST NAME.
But it isn't as easy as it looks. The region you are talking about was at times under Russian, Lithuanian, Polish and even for a time, Germanic rule. EACH had their own form of "son of" and surnames could often change based on the powers that be. During Russian rule, the name would be Mietkievich (vich being Russian "son of") or if under Lithuanian rule, it could be Mietkis or Mietkiescu or many other forms. Also realize that "V" and "W" are almost completely interchangeable in all as none use the arabic alphabet.
Many jews did take this form of surname when they were forced to adopt fixed surnames in the 1800s. For example, the Jewish name would have been maybe Itsak ben Ibrahim (Isaac son of Abraham). When this Itsak was forced by the government to adopt a fixed surname, it was common for jews to take the local form that meant the same thing as their actual name. Thus Isaac could have become Abramovich, Abramowitz, Abramowicz, Abramescu, etc. all of which means "son of Abraham" as did his "former" jewish name. Because of high Eastern European Jewish immigration, that's why you see a large number of Jewish families with the "wicz, witz, vech, vitch" endings. A lot of non-jewish families in those regions (even more than Jewish of course) had those forms of surnames, but there wasn't as large of emmigration as there was with Jewish populations.
Why I don't think it is Jewish is that if this was a Jewish conversion from patronymics to fixed surname, then "Mietki" would have to be a Jewish name. Even taking into account spelling differences, I cannot come up with a traditional Hebrew name that would fit "Mietki", so that's why I would suspect that this is actually a Polish person not of Jewish lineage.
But realize that the form of surname changed all the time depending on the powers that be. You can find one person under many different forms. To complicate matters, when immigration to the US occurred, an immigrant often picked their "favorite" spelling, not necessarily the spelling last used in the homeland. A person may be Mietkievich (Russian spelling) in the homeland, but also may not have been too fond of Russian rule...so upon immigration, he picked to him the more favorable Mietkiewicz (Polish spelling) so as to distance himself from Russia. What fun huh?
Reply:As noted in your other question, you get the immigration paperwork on your grandfather, mother and her siblings from the Australian Archives. It will tell you where they were born.
Then you contact the International Red Cross Displaced Persons program through you local Red Cross Office and find out if they have information on other members of the family.
Once you know the hometown of your mother and grandparents, then find a Catholic priest or nun who is from Poland, and there are many in the Jesuit order if you're at a loss where to start, and ask if they can help you make contact with your Polish relatives.
I'm not sure why you think Mietkiewicz is a Jewish name. If your mother was Jewish, then she was Jewish. That doesn't mean her name was particularly Jewish. As also shown in the other answer, every record I can find on people with that name shows they were Catholic. But it was very possible for a Catholic man named Mietkiewicz to marry a Jewish woman named Goldman and their offspring would be Jewish. The name didn't change, just the religious preferences of some people with that name changed.
If you think they were Jewish just because they were displaced, the reality is also different. After the war, and especially when the Russians were setting up shop in Poland, everyone who could get out did get out. Religion had nothing to do with it. If they were in concentration camps and lived to tell about it, they were more likely to be Christians than Jews. Remember that Catholics/Christians were also sent to the camps for helping Jews. No one was immune to torture.
Reply:Ancestry.com lists two Mietkiewicz families living in Ohio in 1920, but it doesn't give their country of origin. However a quick google search of the Mietkiewicz surname turns up a Toronto-based Internet producer, Mark Mietkiewicz, who writes on Jewish topics, for instance, "Peak at lavish 'Bash' Mitzvahs". If Mr. Mietkiewicz's numerous articles are any indication, Mietkiewicz is a name used by Jews. Thus, you might want to turn to a genealogical web site that specializes in Jewish family history:
http://www.jewishgen.org
http://www.pitt.edu/~meisel/jewish
Reply:I can't speak for anyone else but all the Mietkiewicz's that I am related to are Jewish. "Mietkiewicz" may not be a traditional Jewish name (like Cohen or Levine). But in the same vein, I’ve also met a Jewish "Smith" or two over the years.
I have found an excellent resource to be Jewishgen database which has helped me find the names of many Mietkiewicz's who lived near my family's hometown of Czestochowa. Go to http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Polan... (may require free registration). Type in Mietkiewicz and hit “search”. When you get your results, look in the "Piotrkow Gubernia" section. You'll see the names of many Mietkiewicz's - a handful of whose families survived the Holocaust. Most did not.
I am not aware of any Jewish Mietkiewicz's still living in Poland. But you never know.
Reply:i dont think so he is n about ur relative u've to get his/her address then u can find him/her
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Is Mietkiewicz a Jewish name?
Judaism is a religion, not a region where one is a native of.
Reply:The spelling is definitely Polish but I doubt if it is a "Jewish Surname".
What you have is a fixed surname derived from patronymics. Patronymics is the form of name where it is someone son of someone else.
The "wicz" is the Polish "son of" - as is "witz". So the surname actually means "son of Mietki". Mietki would be a FIRST NAME.
But it isn't as easy as it looks. The region you are talking about was at times under Russian, Lithuanian, Polish and even for a time, Germanic rule. EACH had their own form of "son of" and surnames could often change based on the powers that be. During Russian rule, the name would be Mietkievich (vich being Russian "son of") or if under Lithuanian rule, it could be Mietkis or Mietkiescu or many other forms. Also realize that "V" and "W" are almost completely interchangeable in all as none use the arabic alphabet.
Many jews did take this form of surname when they were forced to adopt fixed surnames in the 1800s. For example, the Jewish name would have been maybe Itsak ben Ibrahim (Isaac son of Abraham). When this Itsak was forced by the government to adopt a fixed surname, it was common for jews to take the local form that meant the same thing as their actual name. Thus Isaac could have become Abramovich, Abramowitz, Abramowicz, Abramescu, etc. all of which means "son of Abraham" as did his "former" jewish name. Because of high Eastern European Jewish immigration, that's why you see a large number of Jewish families with the "wicz, witz, vech, vitch" endings. A lot of non-jewish families in those regions (even more than Jewish of course) had those forms of surnames, but there wasn't as large of emmigration as there was with Jewish populations.
Why I don't think it is Jewish is that if this was a Jewish conversion from patronymics to fixed surname, then "Mietki" would have to be a Jewish name. Even taking into account spelling differences, I cannot come up with a traditional Hebrew name that would fit "Mietki", so that's why I would suspect that this is actually a Polish person not of Jewish lineage.
But realize that the form of surname changed all the time depending on the powers that be. You can find one person under many different forms. To complicate matters, when immigration to the US occurred, an immigrant often picked their "favorite" spelling, not necessarily the spelling last used in the homeland. A person may be Mietkievich (Russian spelling) in the homeland, but also may not have been too fond of Russian rule...so upon immigration, he picked to him the more favorable Mietkiewicz (Polish spelling) so as to distance himself from Russia. What fun huh?
Reply:As noted in your other question, you get the immigration paperwork on your grandfather, mother and her siblings from the Australian Archives. It will tell you where they were born.
Then you contact the International Red Cross Displaced Persons program through you local Red Cross Office and find out if they have information on other members of the family.
Once you know the hometown of your mother and grandparents, then find a Catholic priest or nun who is from Poland, and there are many in the Jesuit order if you're at a loss where to start, and ask if they can help you make contact with your Polish relatives.
I'm not sure why you think Mietkiewicz is a Jewish name. If your mother was Jewish, then she was Jewish. That doesn't mean her name was particularly Jewish. As also shown in the other answer, every record I can find on people with that name shows they were Catholic. But it was very possible for a Catholic man named Mietkiewicz to marry a Jewish woman named Goldman and their offspring would be Jewish. The name didn't change, just the religious preferences of some people with that name changed.
If you think they were Jewish just because they were displaced, the reality is also different. After the war, and especially when the Russians were setting up shop in Poland, everyone who could get out did get out. Religion had nothing to do with it. If they were in concentration camps and lived to tell about it, they were more likely to be Christians than Jews. Remember that Catholics/Christians were also sent to the camps for helping Jews. No one was immune to torture.
Reply:Ancestry.com lists two Mietkiewicz families living in Ohio in 1920, but it doesn't give their country of origin. However a quick google search of the Mietkiewicz surname turns up a Toronto-based Internet producer, Mark Mietkiewicz, who writes on Jewish topics, for instance, "Peak at lavish 'Bash' Mitzvahs". If Mr. Mietkiewicz's numerous articles are any indication, Mietkiewicz is a name used by Jews. Thus, you might want to turn to a genealogical web site that specializes in Jewish family history:
http://www.jewishgen.org
http://www.pitt.edu/~meisel/jewish
Reply:I can't speak for anyone else but all the Mietkiewicz's that I am related to are Jewish. "Mietkiewicz" may not be a traditional Jewish name (like Cohen or Levine). But in the same vein, I’ve also met a Jewish "Smith" or two over the years.
I have found an excellent resource to be Jewishgen database which has helped me find the names of many Mietkiewicz's who lived near my family's hometown of Czestochowa. Go to http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Polan... (may require free registration). Type in Mietkiewicz and hit “search”. When you get your results, look in the "Piotrkow Gubernia" section. You'll see the names of many Mietkiewicz's - a handful of whose families survived the Holocaust. Most did not.
I am not aware of any Jewish Mietkiewicz's still living in Poland. But you never know.
Reply:i dont think so he is n about ur relative u've to get his/her address then u can find him/her
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What is the name of the Jewish holiday where Jewish women have to clean their entire house?
What is the name of the Jewish holiday where Jewish women have to clean their entire house? I also wanted to know, why Jewish women have to do this?
What is the name of the Jewish holiday where Jewish women have to clean their entire house?
Men AND women do this before Passover.
Why?
Because we remove all unleavened product from our homes that may have gone on the floor, in the furniture, on the counters, in the cubboards, every place, even places we don't think it will be found.
We clean under, on, around, in, out, whatever you can think of for at least a couple weeks before Passover. We don't just refrain from eating bread/grain products, we also remove it completely from our homes.
Reply:Well, the holiday is Passover, but it has nothing to do with cleanliness. Before Passover begins, all traces of leavening in a household have to be removed; this usually necessitates a thorough cleaning of the house.
As to why it's Jewish women - it isn't. NO Jew is allowed to possess any form of leavening during Passover. While it may be traditional in some households for women to do the cleaning, a man is just as forbidden from possessing leavening agents as a woman is, and his responsibility is no different from a woman's.
Reply:Erev Shabbat???
There really isnt a certain holiday where there is JUST jewish women who would clean the home. On Passover, All in the household participate in the cleaning of the home. It is interconnected with the search of chometz(unleavened bread) and the cleaning up of it.
Reply:This is Passover, or in hebrew, Pesach.
This must be done because on Passover, Jewish people can only eat certain foods, nothing with yeast, or anything that rises. There cannot be any traces or any crumbs of these foods with yeast in the house, that's why women have to clean, so they don't accidently eat these foods with yeast.
Reply:Why do you think it's Jewish women who clean the house? Men definitely are participants.
It's passover. It's also NOT mostly about cleaning. It has tons of religious significance %26amp; most of it is about the Seders (meals with an order) in which we use a Hagadah to guide us through telling the story %26amp; the lessons learned.
Reply:The truth is
That prior to any Jewishh holiday the house should be clean also clean garments should be dressed.
Basically because each holiday is a shabt in nature .
PESACH is the same plus any reminders of bread should be cleaned away .
Your jewish wife? Aren't you jewish ?
If not then this the first and most severe problem .
A jewish woamn must marry a jewish man point.
Be Well
Ben Aharon Hacohen
Reply:passover, they clean out any bread in there house to remmber when they were freed from egypt they ran out with bread that wasnt fully baked (they call this bread matza).they spend the entire holiday not eating bread but matza.
Reply:passover, peasach
What is the name of the Jewish holiday where Jewish women have to clean their entire house?
Men AND women do this before Passover.
Why?
Because we remove all unleavened product from our homes that may have gone on the floor, in the furniture, on the counters, in the cubboards, every place, even places we don't think it will be found.
We clean under, on, around, in, out, whatever you can think of for at least a couple weeks before Passover. We don't just refrain from eating bread/grain products, we also remove it completely from our homes.
Reply:Well, the holiday is Passover, but it has nothing to do with cleanliness. Before Passover begins, all traces of leavening in a household have to be removed; this usually necessitates a thorough cleaning of the house.
As to why it's Jewish women - it isn't. NO Jew is allowed to possess any form of leavening during Passover. While it may be traditional in some households for women to do the cleaning, a man is just as forbidden from possessing leavening agents as a woman is, and his responsibility is no different from a woman's.
Reply:Erev Shabbat???
There really isnt a certain holiday where there is JUST jewish women who would clean the home. On Passover, All in the household participate in the cleaning of the home. It is interconnected with the search of chometz(unleavened bread) and the cleaning up of it.
Reply:This is Passover, or in hebrew, Pesach.
This must be done because on Passover, Jewish people can only eat certain foods, nothing with yeast, or anything that rises. There cannot be any traces or any crumbs of these foods with yeast in the house, that's why women have to clean, so they don't accidently eat these foods with yeast.
Reply:Why do you think it's Jewish women who clean the house? Men definitely are participants.
It's passover. It's also NOT mostly about cleaning. It has tons of religious significance %26amp; most of it is about the Seders (meals with an order) in which we use a Hagadah to guide us through telling the story %26amp; the lessons learned.
Reply:The truth is
That prior to any Jewishh holiday the house should be clean also clean garments should be dressed.
Basically because each holiday is a shabt in nature .
PESACH is the same plus any reminders of bread should be cleaned away .
Your jewish wife? Aren't you jewish ?
If not then this the first and most severe problem .
A jewish woamn must marry a jewish man point.
Be Well
Ben Aharon Hacohen
Reply:passover, they clean out any bread in there house to remmber when they were freed from egypt they ran out with bread that wasnt fully baked (they call this bread matza).they spend the entire holiday not eating bread but matza.
Reply:passover, peasach
Fisher-Price dolls say Islam is the light.Fisher is Jewish name. Did a Jew plant the saying in the dolls?
That way American parents will think the Muslims planted the saying, Islam is the light in the dolls and the Muslims will be scapegoated again. What is your opinion?
Fisher-Price dolls say Islam is the light.Fisher is Jewish name. Did a Jew plant the saying in the dolls?
what the fu)) this crap is goimg too far leave my little babys toys alone
Reply:Like critics believe, I think the doll is actually saying 'Who turned out the light?'
Now, the The Little Mermaid (Aerial) figurine with a sound trigger being pressed repeatedly saying 'You're a slut' is coincidental, but it's not some subliminal message like the whole Islam is the light thing is thought to be.
Reply:I don't think it was intentional. Like Fisher-Price and Nintendo have commented, they have thousands of different sounds that people market to big corporations and companies. The sounds are interchangeable and they got put together in the wrong order.
Or maybe it was intentional, but I really doubt any Muslims (or Jews) were at fault. Probably some basement-dwelling nerd with nothing better to do, so he thought it would be funny to piss off a bunch of overprotective parents. :b
Reply:Mrs. Christianson had a 3rd grade classroom with a Christian boy, Muslim Boy and a Jewish Boy. Mrs. Christianson told the class that if anyone could guess who the greatest person ever to live was, she would give them a dollar. The Christian boy quickly raised his hand and said, "The Pope." "Good answer but not correct", replied Mrs. Christianson. The Muslim boy threw up his hand and said, "Mohammed!" "Nice try but no", she replied. The Jewish boy threw up his hand an yelled, "Jesus was!" "Wow, you are correct! Here is your dollar."
After class, as the children were leaving, Mrs. Christianson pulled the little Jewish boy aside and told him she was surprised that although he was Jewish, he still knew the correct answer. The little Jewish boy smiled at her and said, "Look, I know Moses was the greatest man ever to live but business is business."
Reply:That silly doll again. Have you listened to the tape? It's so garbled that it's amazing anyone can hear any words at all out of it. Stupid hype that's all it is.
Reply:Fisher Price produces children's toys. I believe that they make toy's for children of all religions, since NOT doing so would cut out some of their prospective target market.
Fisher-Price dolls say Islam is the light.Fisher is Jewish name. Did a Jew plant the saying in the dolls?
what the fu)) this crap is goimg too far leave my little babys toys alone
Reply:Like critics believe, I think the doll is actually saying 'Who turned out the light?'
Now, the The Little Mermaid (Aerial) figurine with a sound trigger being pressed repeatedly saying 'You're a slut' is coincidental, but it's not some subliminal message like the whole Islam is the light thing is thought to be.
Reply:I don't think it was intentional. Like Fisher-Price and Nintendo have commented, they have thousands of different sounds that people market to big corporations and companies. The sounds are interchangeable and they got put together in the wrong order.
Or maybe it was intentional, but I really doubt any Muslims (or Jews) were at fault. Probably some basement-dwelling nerd with nothing better to do, so he thought it would be funny to piss off a bunch of overprotective parents. :b
Reply:Mrs. Christianson had a 3rd grade classroom with a Christian boy, Muslim Boy and a Jewish Boy. Mrs. Christianson told the class that if anyone could guess who the greatest person ever to live was, she would give them a dollar. The Christian boy quickly raised his hand and said, "The Pope." "Good answer but not correct", replied Mrs. Christianson. The Muslim boy threw up his hand and said, "Mohammed!" "Nice try but no", she replied. The Jewish boy threw up his hand an yelled, "Jesus was!" "Wow, you are correct! Here is your dollar."
After class, as the children were leaving, Mrs. Christianson pulled the little Jewish boy aside and told him she was surprised that although he was Jewish, he still knew the correct answer. The little Jewish boy smiled at her and said, "Look, I know Moses was the greatest man ever to live but business is business."
Reply:That silly doll again. Have you listened to the tape? It's so garbled that it's amazing anyone can hear any words at all out of it. Stupid hype that's all it is.
Reply:Fisher Price produces children's toys. I believe that they make toy's for children of all religions, since NOT doing so would cut out some of their prospective target market.
I need a Jewish name for a girl in my book?
I am writing a book and this girl named Ruth just found out that her name is not really Ruth, and I need to come up with a jewish name for her. help anyone?
I need a Jewish name for a girl in my book?
Rebekah, Sarah, Rachel.........you could go to behindthename.com and check out some Jewish names they have. That site has a ton of catagories of names to choose from as well.
Reply:I found this website: http://adaniel.tripod.com/jewishnames.ht...
It has some good ones but I liked the names Raya and Mina.
Another good website to help you is: http://www.babynames.org.uk/jewish-girl-...
It has a lot of names.
Hope I helped
~Lyla A.
Reply:Bluma it means "Flower."
Rani it means "She is singing."
Reina it means "Clean/Pure."
Shayna/and or Shana it means "Beautiful, Pretty."
Reply:Sarah
Rachel
Dinah
Rebekka (THAT'S MY NAME :P)
Lily
Esther
Tabea (pronounced Tabi)
Edan
Elia
Gabi
Gilah
Hannah
Mical
Good luck!
:-)
Reply:Rachel, Rebecca, Leah, Rivka.
Reply:Rachel
Sarah
Rebecca
Talia
... and Ruth is a Jewish name already :)
Reply:Go to www.babynamesworld.com and look there. They have a category of Jewish girl names that you could look through.
Reply:Sarah
Miriam
Esther
Roberta
Pisah
Reply:Naomi
Miriam
Mary
Elizabeth
Reply:Call her Weshji, which is just an anagram from the word Jewish. See if anyone catches on.
Reply:tamima i have a jewish cousin named that she lives in isreal and i like the name
Reply:Petra
Reply:Sarah
Reply:Name her Mary???...idk
I need a Jewish name for a girl in my book?
Rebekah, Sarah, Rachel.........you could go to behindthename.com and check out some Jewish names they have. That site has a ton of catagories of names to choose from as well.
Reply:I found this website: http://adaniel.tripod.com/jewishnames.ht...
It has some good ones but I liked the names Raya and Mina.
Another good website to help you is: http://www.babynames.org.uk/jewish-girl-...
It has a lot of names.
Hope I helped
~Lyla A.
Reply:Bluma it means "Flower."
Rani it means "She is singing."
Reina it means "Clean/Pure."
Shayna/and or Shana it means "Beautiful, Pretty."
Reply:Sarah
Rachel
Dinah
Rebekka (THAT'S MY NAME :P)
Lily
Esther
Tabea (pronounced Tabi)
Edan
Elia
Gabi
Gilah
Hannah
Mical
Good luck!
:-)
Reply:Rachel, Rebecca, Leah, Rivka.
Reply:Rachel
Sarah
Rebecca
Talia
... and Ruth is a Jewish name already :)
Reply:Go to www.babynamesworld.com and look there. They have a category of Jewish girl names that you could look through.
Reply:Sarah
Miriam
Esther
Roberta
Pisah
Reply:Naomi
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Elizabeth
Reply:Call her Weshji, which is just an anagram from the word Jewish. See if anyone catches on.
Reply:tamima i have a jewish cousin named that she lives in isreal and i like the name
Reply:Petra
Reply:Sarah
Reply:Name her Mary???...idk
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