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ABOUT GNDBs, HISTORY
OF JEWISH NAMES,
& TRANSCRIPTION STANDARDS
DESCRIPTION OF GIVEN NAMES DATA BASES
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Project Goals
1.2. Preparation of the Data Bases
1.3. A Name-Acquisition Scenario
2. DESIGNING THE DATA BASES
2.1. Assumptions, Guidelines, and Constraints
2.2. European Geographic Regions
2.3. Criteria Used in Choosing Project Countries
2.4. European and Foreign Country Population Data
3. DESCRIPTION OF COMPUTER DATA BASES
3.1. Definition of Data Base Fields
3.2. Yiddish Given Names
3.3. Legal/Hebrew Given Names
3.4. Given Names Data Sources
3.5. Computerized Given Names Sources
3.6. Sample GNDB Search Results
4. SUMMARY AND AN INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
5. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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GIVEN NAMES, JUDAISM, & JEWISH HISTORY
1. INTRODUCTION
2. HOW JEWISH GIVEN NAMES CAME TO BE CHOSEN
2.1. Factors which Define the Jewish People & Nation
2.2. The Nature of Jewish Given Names
2.3. Names of U.S. Immigrants, 1880-1920
3. JEWISH HISTORY AND JEWISH GIVEN NAMES OVER THE AGES
3.1. Ancient Period (3150 BCE - 500 CE)
3.1.1. Prejudaic Period (Beginning-2000 BCE)
3.1.2. Canaanite Period (3150-1200 BCE)
3.1.3. Hyksos Period, Egypt, Exodus (1720-1286 BCE)
3.1.4. Israelite Period (1200-586 BCE)
3.1.5. Temple I, Babylonian Exile, Persian Period (587-332 BCE)
3.1.6. Age of Sofrim: New Religion (420-300 BCE)
3.1.7. Hellenistic, Hasmonean Periods (332-63 BCE)
3.1.8. Roman Period (63BCE - 476CE)
3.2. Middle Ages (500-1500 CE)
3.3. Renaissance 1300-1700)
3.4. Age of Enlightenment (1700-1900)
3.5. Project Period (1795-1925)
4. DEVELOPMENT OF YIDDISH OVER THE AGES
4.1. Beginnings and Growth
4.2. A Cultural and International Language
4.3. Yiddish Dialects
4.4. YIVO Standard Yiddish
5. JEWISH GIVEN NAMES, 1795-1925
5.1. Legal/Hebrew Names
5.2. Yiddish Names
5.3. Jewish Secular Names
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YIDDISH/HEBREW GIVEN NAMES TRANSCRIPTION
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