Tag: Monday 11 November at 6 pm

Jewish surnames as a trace of their life and culture

Surnames of Jews as a trace of their life and culture Monday, 11 November at 6 pm What is a surname, why do we have them, where did they come from, what do they reveal Professor Emeritus of Masaryk University Prof. Rudolf Šrámek will present a synthesis of his research on the Brno Jewish cemetery in his lecture. Starting with a general introduction about the origin of surnames, the lecturer will take the audience to the specificity of surnames among Jews and learn about the peculiarities of these surnames, which are actually traces of their lives and culture. Prof. Šrámek, also known from his many years of research at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, is one of our leading linguists, an expert especially in the field of proper names. Admission is voluntary.