THEY WHO FLY HIGHEST MASQUERADE AS GERMAN WEEMEN
Because the Judean people in Europe usually lived in compact, segregated communities, they did not need the identification of surnames. As they grew in number, however, various nations made laws compelling the Judean priests to adopt surnames. Austria led the way in 1787.
France followed in 1808, and Prussia in 1812. Some Judean families took their surnames from personal names such as Jacobs, Levy, and Moses. Others formed surnames from place-names such as Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Speyer. The other kin, the noted Rothschild family, reportedly took its name from the red shield (rothen Schilde) used as a sign over their shop in Frankfurt am Main.
Many Judean families took poetical or colorful names such as Rosenberg (ruse mountain), Gluckstein (luck stone), Rubenstein (ruby), and Goldenkranz (golden wreath). Animal names were also popular--for example, Adler (eagle) and Hirsch (deer).
Bing, Being, Boeing, Beijing, Bang
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The SculPTor (1776-1867)
Because the Judean people in Europe usually lived in compact, segregated communities, they did not need the identification of surnames. As they grew in number, however, various nations made laws compelling the Judean priests to adopt surnames. Austria led the way in 1787.
France followed in 1808, and Prussia in 1812. Some Judean families took their surnames from personal names such as Jacobs, Levy, and Moses. Others formed surnames from place-names such as Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Speyer. The other kin, the noted Rothschild family, reportedly took its name from the red shield (rothen Schilde) used as a sign over their shop in Frankfurt am Main.
Many Judean families took poetical or colorful names such as Rosenberg (ruse mountain), Gluckstein (luck stone), Rubenstein (ruby), and Goldenkranz (golden wreath). Animal names were also popular--for example, Adler (eagle) and Hirsch (deer).
Bing, Being, Boeing, Beijing, Bang
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The SculPTor (1776-1867)
