Table of Contents
List of Charts, Maps, and Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Topic of Discussion
State of Research on the Topic
Purpose of the Present Study
Scope and Limits of the Study and Style Conventions
Chapter 1. Historical Background
The Jewish Presence in Historical Moldavia and Walachia, Sixteenth Century to 1944
Different and Divergent Historical Narratives
Onomastics as a Means of Refuting the Anti-Jewish Claims
Chapter 2. Methodological Approach
Methodological Background
Jewish Names and Naming Patterns
Jewish Surnames: A Typology
Jewish Surnames and Surnames Used by Jews
Romanian Naming Patterns and Romanian Surnames
Surnames Used by Jews in the Romanian Linguistic-Cultural Space
Romanian and Romanized Jewish Surnames
Sources
Statistical Analysis
Chapter 3. Antiquity of Early Jewish Settlement Through the Prism of Surnames
Early Jewish Settlement: The Native Jews
Romanian Jewish Surnames Adopted at the Time of Early Settlement
Conclusions
Chapter 4. Demographic Aspects: Rural and Urban Settlement; Internal Migrations
Jewish Geographic Dispersion
Rural and Urban Settlement
Internal Migrations
Conclusions
Chapter 5. Socio-economic Profile of the Jewish Population
General Aspects
Jews and Their Occupations in the Romanian Lands
Statistical Analysis of Occupation-Based Surnames
Categorization of Occupation-Based Surnames
Jewish Specialization in Specific Economic Fields
Semantic Analysis of Occupation-Based Surnames
Conclusions
Chapter 6. Jewish Identity as Reflected in Romanian Surnames: From Traditional Separation to Integration
General Aspects
Adaptation and Romanization of Common Jewish Surnames Brought from Abroad
Direct Adoption of Romanian Surnames Developed According to Local Patterns
Direct Adoption of Surnames in Other Languages: A Comparison
Conclusions
Chapter 7. The Romanian Authorities’ Attitude: From Invited Settlers to Undesired Subjects
Governmental Response to Jewish Settlement: Civil and Political Status
Administrative Registration: Regularization of Status and Surnames
Jews and Names During the Holocaust Period
Conclusions
Chapter 8. A Case Study: Jewish Intellectuals and Romanian and Romanized Surnames
Chapter 9. A Different Group: The Sephardim in the Old Kingdom
General Conclusions
Appendix 1. List of Jewish Intellectuals and Artists Active in Romania Prior to WWII
Appendix 2. List of Surnames Used by Sephardic Jews in the Kingdom of Romania
Appendix 3. A Dictionary of Jewish Romanian and Romanized Surnames
Glossary
Bibliography