Popular Arab Hatred of Iran May Be Eclipsing Hatred of Israel
What’s a realist to do?
February 26, 2018
Why Many Russian Jewish Surnames Derive from the Names of Women
Sorkin, Dvorkin, Rivkin . . .
Among Jews who trace their origins to Eastern Europe, and especially to the Russian empire, substantial numbers have last names deriving from the given names of women. Hence Sorkin, Serkin, and Serkis derive from Sorke and Sirke, which are Yiddish forms of Sarah; Rivkin and Rivkes from Rivka (Rebecca), and so forth. Jewish men generally took these surnames from their mothers, mothers-in-law, or even wives. As Alexander Beider explains, many began as nicknames of sorts, sometimes passed down within prestigious families. He writes:
February 26, 2018
The Russian Attack on America That Isn’t Being Reported
What will be Moscow’s next move?
What Jews Got Wrong about Billy Graham
A profound distrust of Christian conservatives is so pervasive among liberal American Jews as to be unremarkable.
Why Many Russian Jewish Surnames Derive from the Names of Women
Sorkin, Dvorkin, Rivkin . . .
The Challenges of Jewish Adult Education
Stopping the march of the Jewish cliché.