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*Ancestry.com also has an excellent database for Jewish given names. Read also the ''Jewish Given Name Variations'' article on lower part of the search page. | *Ancestry.com also has an excellent database for Jewish given names. Read also the ''Jewish Given Name Variations'' article on lower part of the search page. | ||
**With an Ancestry.com membership, click [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1528 here]. | **With an Ancestry.com membership, click [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1528 here]. | ||
**From the | **From the FamilySearch Library, a FamilySearch Center, or other participating institution, click [http://search.ancestryintitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1528 here]. | ||
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**Change the name to make it less foreign-sounding [e.g. Meier to Myer, Leo Kochanski to Hans Leon]. | **Change the name to make it less foreign-sounding [e.g. Meier to Myer, Leo Kochanski to Hans Leon]. | ||
*To find possible alternative spellings, try searching the JewishGen.org Family Finder database by clicking [http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/ here]. Use the spellings you already have with the "sounds like" or "starts with" options. This may yield suggestions for alternate spellings. | *To find possible alternative spellings, try searching the JewishGen.org Family Finder database by clicking [http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/ here]. Use the spellings you already have with the "sounds like" or "starts with" options. This may yield suggestions for alternate spellings. | ||
*Find additional information in these books available at the reference desk in the | *Find additional information in these books available at the reference desk in the FamilySearch Library: | ||
**''A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames'' by Lars Menk. | **''A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames'' by Lars Menk. | ||
**''A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland'', by Alexander Beider. | **''A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland'', by Alexander Beider. | ||
**''A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire'', by Alexander Beider. | **''A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire'', by Alexander Beider. | ||
**''Finding Our Fathers, A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy'', by Dan Rottenberg, Section: Alphabetical List of Family Names, starting on page 149. | **''Finding Our Fathers, A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy'', by Dan Rottenberg, Section: Alphabetical List of Family Names, starting on page 149. | ||
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