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***Translate the last name to English [e.g., Weiß to White, Zimmermann to Carpenter, Schwartz to Black]. | ***Translate the last name to English [e.g., Weiß to White, Zimmermann to Carpenter, Schwartz to Black]. | ||
***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. | |||
**Refer to the book ''A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames'' by Lars Menk which is available at the reference desk in the Family History Library. | **Refer to the book ''A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames'' by Lars Menk which is available at the reference desk in the Family History Library. | ||
*Multiple given and surname spelling changes are possible during an individual's lifetime. | *Multiple given and surname spelling changes are possible during an individual's lifetime. | ||