Ashkenazic Surnames and Given Names - Resources in the San Francisco Bay Area
Organizations:
San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society
Books available in the San Francisco Bay Area:
Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire. Revised Edition, 2 vols., by Alexander Beider, with 200-page introduction
Available at the Jewish Community Library, in San Francisco and at the Oakland California FamilySearch Library
Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia, by Alexander Beider
Available at the Jewish Community Library, in San Francisco and at the Oakland California FamilySearch Library
Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland, by Alexander Beider
Available at the Oakland California FamilySearch Library
Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names: Their Origins, Structure, Pronunciation, and Migrations, by Alexander Beider
available at the Oakland California FamilySearch Library
Dictionary of Jewish Surnames in Prague, by Alexander Beider
Available at the Jewish Community Library, in San Francisco
Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Maghreb, Gibraltar, and Malta, by Alexander Beider
Available at the Jewish Community Library, in San Francisco and at the Oakland California FamilySearch Library
See larger list of books on Jewish genealogy (including ones on given names, Sephardic surnames, and more)
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