tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445639686053980930.post161212704682698485..comments2024-01-01T12:04:12.094-08:00Comments on (going) The Extra Yad: Jewish Surnames Re-explained*Emily Garberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04728999439188446783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445639686053980930.post-49050604538651418352014-01-22T18:53:52.302-08:002014-01-22T18:53:52.302-08:00Good job debunking a myth, Elizabeth!
I have an ...Good job debunking a myth, Elizabeth! <br /><br />I have an interesting one where my great grandfather came to the USA with the surname Mazewitsky. When his family arrived 4-1/2 yrs later, they came from the Russian Empire as Morris. So, he must have used his newly adopted surname when he bought the tickets for the journey of his family. They, apparently, has no trouble traveling with that new (undocumented) name.Emily Garberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04728999439188446783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445639686053980930.post-9412187339720588812014-01-22T17:02:01.376-08:002014-01-22T17:02:01.376-08:00My mother-in-law spent most of her life believing ...My mother-in-law spent most of her life believing that her father's name was changed at Ellis Island (from something else to Goldstein) until I found his passenger record that listed his surname as ... Goldstein and explained that if there was a name change, it had to have happened in Romania.Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.com