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It was established in 1985. An index to the first 24 volumes is available. [1] The magazine gets its name from the Hebrew word, avotaynu, which literally means "our fathers," but has come to mean "our ancestors." The Consolidated Jewish Surname Index (CJSI) is Avotaynu's metasearch engine which points to 42 different specialized data banks. [2]
Albeit, the Consolidated Jewish Family Name Index of U.S. based Avotaynu indicates Adin is a Jewish family name that was present in Poland and Belarus prior to World War II. Due to the name having just 4 letters, it may be a phonetic coincidence that it exists across diverse cultures.
Beider–Morse Phonetic Matching: An Alternative to Soundex with Fewer False Hits. Avotaynu: The International Review of Jewish Genealogy 24/2: 12-18. Beider, A. 2005. Scientific Approach to Etymology of Surnames. Names: A Journal of Onomastics 53: 79-126. Beider, A. 2004. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu.
Sallyann Sack-Pikus (née Amdur; born March 13, 1936) is an American genealogist and psychologist, and editor of Avotaynu Magazine, a journal of Jewish genealogy and scholarship. Sack is the only genealogist listed in Jewish Women in America .
For example, the surname Rivkes is derived from the female name Rivkeh, the Yiddish form of Rebecca, so the surname literally means "Rivka's". The Slavic language-influenced counterpart is Rivkin . Other surnames came from the man's trade such as Metzger (butcher) or Becker (baker), and a few derived from personal attributes, such as Joffe ...
Jewish genealogy is the study of Jewish families and the tracing of their lineages and history. The Pentateuchal equivalent for "genealogies" is "toledot" (generations). In later Hebrew, as in Aramaic, the term and its derivatives "yiḥus" and "yuḥasin" recur with the implication of legitimacy or nobility of birth. [ 1 ]
Gary Mokotoff (born April 26, 1937) is an author, lecturer, and Jewish genealogy researcher. [1] [2] [3] Mokotoff is the publisher of AVOTAYNU, the International Review of Jewish Genealogy, [4] and is the former president of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS).
Pages in category "Surnames of Jewish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,473 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .