New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-11

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Treutigam bridegroom 1nfaenlcr beginner
vrn4r S 96sT nas n5S Sptf aG hin
Fssendrash ir p' Wire t 6reras tripod a5
Baumgnrton, orchard Gross. great.
Goldeniranz wreath OF gold Fo1iqswaerter servant IL
schiuessei. key. ,der eagle
FTeGdentiai. 'I vale of Of pleas Hahn Hahn Fooscr
Alderman farmer. Geier. vulturc.
Kstzenstein cat store Schreiner carpenter.
Kate ielleabogen elbow of schuster cohhler.
EerSrauer beer brewer 12 5f1 sE EnocFer
Ktndervater. father chill CAM goose
s sgsSsamen t t9rn,a seed Eass sa
Sehnabe srout. Gaertner. gardener
zeisfn drauehtsman Tloblsaat cabbage seed.
Strauss. ostrich. Samsag Saturday.
sS TTaF ca raGd day s9ntaE s@pdo ,b.
rodt death. Guecz. luck. etc
Erauskopt curly head
The names Of the German Jews if they were
studied by the man who paid much attention to
The Japanese names, would prove equally interest
ing The Queerness OF the names is easily account
Cd for. Surnames did not exist among the Jews in
Germany and Austria until toward the end of the
eighteenth century The edict compelling the Jews
TO adopt surnames was promulgated in Austria in
nS7 and in France by Napoleon in 1903 Commits
Eaoners were appointed to confer upon all
those who refused or neglected to adopt them and
these names depended largely on the hurnor the
friendship the degree of greed on the part Of
the naming commissioner. 1t was in his power TO
give the man any name he pleased. The sign over
the door often determined the matter If IT was
nlack the man was named SchwartschId Cblack
sgn); If red, his became Rothschild: If the
man had a brass sign he probably received the
HA1le Goidschild When commissioner wanted to
De particularly disagreeable. possibly because the
lees were not sufficient, names would be given
which would make the recipient the object of scorr
or ridicule Karl Emil Frances in a pamphlet ON
ahs SUBJECT mentions among these names the fol-
owing: Rindskopf Cbull head. Ochs (ox), Esels-
kopf (aSs's head, Groberklotz crude fellow Sau-
nasen sow BELLY, Wanzenkpicker Obedbug killer)
bchmetterling butterfly. Fresser (gutton) Tasch-
engreifer Cpckpocket), TodschIaegcr (murder) Gal
genstrick (galows birdD. Wohlgeruch (perfume)
Gottoss Cgodless), Krautkopf Cabbage headl ana
Ochsenschwanz Cbulrs taiD.
The mood OF the commissioner was also Reflected
IN names like
ehcen handsome Ra iTsehba 5 cherry tree
Huetsch pretty I nS honest
Hottgetreu. true to God Freund friend s0d Pe-iiA-
1eII;; nero Edelmann. nobeInan
Freunduch. friendly lISstjG ioHvS Hh
ApfeIbaur- apple tree.
The rose plays great part in the names Of these
people and this fact is looked upon as evidence
that many OF the Jews when they 1Uara cor,
pelled TO select names. actuated by artistic
instinct Rosenbaum. Rosenbach Rosenber,
Eosenthal. Rosenduft, RosensteI Rosenblatt
Rosenfeld, Rosenganz Rosenhaupt Rosenstein
and RosenwaId are among this large family ~
names The lily was drawn upon in the same wav
The animal Kingdom was also drafted into the SER
vice. ana was go popular that one writer. IN COM
Faenting on It, said that a geological rardan cou1d
pc started In any Jewish community of respectable
hagnitude They also selected the names OF their
hauVe or Iavorlte towns to serve as family names
and there Is hardly a city a town in Germany
which has not sent its to this country IN tho
Erm of Jewish immigrant
Some years ago wit about to register at n
Long Branch hotel BE glanced over the names on
the book which the clerk handed him. and seeing
Newsletter. Gugceuheimer
BernhefTncK- IBraunSC hWeiger
Etetner MannheiTner
&eidelbergH Schesinger
trank uTter AnSbaCher.
f3rtBer l-anSberger.
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Bresaner. Prayer.
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