A History of Jewish Name Changing in America is topic of free webinar on July 25 Using court documents, oral histories, archival records and contemporary literature, Kirsten Fermaglich argues that name changing had a lasting impact on American Jewish culture. Fermaglich will present A History of Jewish Name Changing in America for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois online meeting on Sunday, July 25. Courtesy of Martin Fischer
Updated 7/15/2021 4:40 PM
On Sunday, July 25, Kirsten Fermaglich, who has been teaching history and Jewish studies at Michigan State University since 2001, will give a talk on A History of Jewish Name Changing in America for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois online meeting.