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Name changes and visions of ”a new Jew” in the Helsinki Jewish community

This article discusses an organized name-change process that occurred in the 1930s in the Jewish community of Helsinki. Between 1933 and 1944 in approximately one fifth of the Helsinki Jewish families (c. 16 %) someone had their family name changed. We argue that the name changes served two purposes...

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Main Authors: Laura Katarina Ekholm, Simo Muir
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Donner Institute 2017-10-01
Series:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/66574
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