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I’ve Got a Lovely Jewish Name: First Names in Jewish History

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Jewish History Soundbites

Explores the sources and trends of Jewish first names across centuries and communities.

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[Music] a date which will live in information [Music] both of those projects initiatives got off the ground because of the Guerrera team members slain in West Germany the Olympic Games good job out of the 24 who were killed were out of the 24 who were killed were Americans who had come to learn in heaven I say one million Jewish children who were made to be cut losers [Music] whoever heard such beautiful words it is never too little it is never too late and it is never enough late and it is never enough Jewish history sound bites ringing alive the world of our glorious past here is our host live from Jerusalem Jewish historian and tour guide in this episode which is going to discuss a little bit of the history of Jewish first names I don't know if it's sociology or history or culture but a little bit about the development and trends of first names first name giving shamam that the Jewish people did not change their names exactly what that means is Up For Debate but it there's definitely something about the fact that they attached importance to their Jewish name in fact there's an incredibly historic um halachic response a chuva of hermesha Feinstein on the topic it's towards the beginning of in egress Maisha but there's several is actually dispersed throughout all the different volumes of egress Maisha just the main one is this one I think it's the I think it's

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  1. 0:02[Music] a date which will live in information [Music] both of those projects initiatives got off…
  2. 4:14seems to be okay and then he goes Ramesh is almost like a historian in this…
  3. 7:49um so you you wonder how that that happens there's more obscure names of Tanakh which…
  4. 11:24ashkenas you had the clinamous family of Italy and later on in medieval ashkenaz certain branches…
  5. 15:00definitely existed for centuries we know of double names from at least medieval times I just…
  6. 18:34whole event you give them you bestow this special German name on the child which they…
  7. 22:08sociology than history we're witnessing in front of our eyes in our own communities today a…
  8. 25:44not verify in time for the release of this episode so I'm not 100 sure this…
  9. 29:15Fishel or shoshana another girl's name Reza um or shashana bluma flower right or even sapiro…
  10. 32:50Gula or its source but it's clear one thing that in the 1700s when the Pele…

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