• Justice@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    It just sounded German as fuck with apfelbaum, which is what I also assumed the original name was before her family came to America (or whatever).

    But your point is taken and I will edit that portion out.

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      1 year ago

      Jews in Austria and Germany (and in relevant parts of partitioned Poland) got their surnames administratively assigned by the government. Therefore most western Ashkenazi Jews have two-part names with popular parts including “Baum”, “Berg”, “Feld”, “Gold”, “Rosen”, “Apfel” etc. Here is interesting article about this, though only in polish.