What's in a Name?: Ep. 177

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Tablet Magazine

Religion & Spirituality, Judaism, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Everything you ever wanted to know about Jewish last names, with name change stories from our hosts and listeners. Plus, Noah Levinson investigates the story behind immigrant name changes at Ellis Island. Want to share your family's story? Email us at [email protected] or leave a message at our listener line: 914-570-4869. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and join our Facebook group to chat with the hosts and see what happens behind-the-scenes! Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get new episodes, photos, and more. Get your Unorthodox T-shirts, sweatshirts, and baby onesies at bit.ly/unorthoshirt. This episode is sponsored by Unorthodox Wine, offering beautiful kosher wines from South Africa. Get free shipping on any order when you visit bitly.com/unorthowine. This episode is also brought to you by KOL Foods, delivering great tasting, healthy, sustainable, and ethically raised meat. This Passover, go to KOLFoods.com and use the code UNORTHODOX to receive a 10-percent discount on your next order. Additional support comes from JChef, the new kosher meal kit and the perfect solution for Passover. Go to Jchef.com/unorthodox and use coupon code Unorthodox30 to get 30 percent off your first order. Plus, refer a friend who places an order before Passover and you’ll get a free classic meal box. (edited)

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0:37.0	Hey, Unorthodox, this is Amy Gers calling from Greensboro, North Carolina. My great-grandparents had a last name that made them very proud.
0:41.0	It meant leader.
0:42.0	And back in the shuttle, that was a big deal. When they
0:45.3	emigrated to America they kept that name as a continued source of pride but
0:49.5	when their sons enlisted in the US Army in World War II, they decided that the name Furer might not be the best
0:56.1	name to have Stamp on your dog tags. That's why they changed their name to Fuller before
1:00.4	they got to basic training. This is unorthodox, the universe's leading Jewish podcast.
1:07.0	I am Mark Oppenheimer.
1:08.0	Joined as ever by my co-hosts,
1:10.0	tablet senior writer Leah Leibovitz,
1:12.0	a happy Israeli election day to all.
1:14.0	To all, well, by the time they hear this,
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