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Russian Jewish surnames is focus of Alexander Beider talk

Name: Russian Jewish surnames is focus of Alexander Beider talk
Start: 2022-02-27T14:00:00-06:00
End: 2022-02-27T16:00:00-06:00
Location: Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois

February 27 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm America/Chicago

“What Can We Learn about Our Ancestors from Jewish Surnames Adopted in the Russian Empire?” will be the topic of a virtual presentation by scholar and author Alexander Beider for the Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois at 2 p.m. CST.

Register/RSVP at https://jgsi.org/event-4545169.

Mr. Beider will explain how Jewish surnames adopted in the Russian Empire reflect a panorama of Jewish life at the beginning of the 19th century including: languages used and their peculiarities, occupations, given names, and places of settlement.