[Cz-L] Question regarding surname change

From: Dad <weinboaz_at_gmail.com_at_nowhere.org>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 11:05:02 -0700
To: Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu
Reply-To: Dad <weinboaz_at_gmail.com>


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Hello listserve,

My great-grandfather was originally named Isaac Ravitz (Rawitz) and was a
rabbi/teacher in Rabbi Friedman's court in Sadagora, Bukovina. Around
WW1, he moved with the his family, along with Rabbi Friedman, to Vienna
Austria. At the time, he changed the surname from "Ravitz" to
"Weintraub". I'm wondering if the surname change was a common practice to
integrate better in Vienna, Austria (or even in Bukovina where the surname
is not uncommon).

On a sidneote, I enjoy this listserve and the valuable information it
provides.

Boaz Weintraub

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common practice to integrate better in Vienna, Austria (or even in Bukovina=
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dneote, I enjoy this listserve and the valuable information it provides.=C2=
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