But for a few exceptions, Jews from Eastern Europe adopted their surnames at the turn of the 19th century. For this reason, names present a panorama of the Jewish life at that time: occupations, nicknames, given names used, places of origin. Yet, indirectly, surnames often point to family roots going back centuries before the 19th century.
Alexander Beider holds one doctoral degree in applied mathematics and another in Jewish Studies. He uses onomastics and linguistics as tools to unravel the history of the Jewish people. He has written a series of reference books dealing with the etymology of Ashkenazic and Sephardic surnames and Ashkenazic given names, all published by Avotaynu Inc. (1993-2019). His book Origins of Yiddish Dialects, published by Oxford University Press (2015), sheds light on the early stages of the development of Yiddish. Beider was born in Moscow (Russia) and currently lives in Paris (France).
Alexander Beider holds one doctoral degree in applied mathematics and another in Jewish Studies. He uses onomastics and linguistics as tools to unravel the history of the Jewish people. He has written a series of reference books dealing with the etymology of Ashkenazic and Sephardic surnames and Ashkenazic given names, all published by Avotaynu Inc. (1993-2019). His book Origins of Yiddish Dialects, published by Oxford University Press (2015), sheds light on the early stages of the development of Yiddish. Beider was born in Moscow (Russia) and currently lives in Paris (France).
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