Knowing the current weather in Vancouver is of more importance to me than knowing the weather in Chicago, at this point. The former is an indication of what I might get, while the latter is an echo of what I’ve already had.
celecca, the only change my patrilinear forebears made to their last name when they came here from Germany was to drop an “N” from the end. That upset certain other branches of the family, because with a single “N” rather than a double it became the Jewish spelling.
Susan, I never actually met any of them. We lost contact with them generations ago. It wasn’t helped by the fact the my Grandfather (born in America) married a woman (also born in America) whose family was from a part of Germany that was ALMOST Poland. We’re kind of the Schwarzenshafen of the family. (Someone back on one of the OTHER branches earned an honorific “von” before his surname, which was a big deal…)
When I was in London, though, within my first three days I was twice asked, after giving my name, “Oh, are you Jewish?” I wasn’t asked a third time, but I had determined that if I WAS I was going to say “Yes, I am. What of it?”
celeconecca over 14 years ago
Fritzoid, re: yesterday’s reply to “Ohio is pink” - LOL!
My ancestors actually changed their last names from McGonigle to Mick before emigrating - stupid micks!
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
Knowing the current weather in Vancouver is of more importance to me than knowing the weather in Chicago, at this point. The former is an indication of what I might get, while the latter is an echo of what I’ve already had.
celecca, the only change my patrilinear forebears made to their last name when they came here from Germany was to drop an “N” from the end. That upset certain other branches of the family, because with a single “N” rather than a double it became the Jewish spelling.
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
Susan, I never actually met any of them. We lost contact with them generations ago. It wasn’t helped by the fact the my Grandfather (born in America) married a woman (also born in America) whose family was from a part of Germany that was ALMOST Poland. We’re kind of the Schwarzenshafen of the family. (Someone back on one of the OTHER branches earned an honorific “von” before his surname, which was a big deal…)
When I was in London, though, within my first three days I was twice asked, after giving my name, “Oh, are you Jewish?” I wasn’t asked a third time, but I had determined that if I WAS I was going to say “Yes, I am. What of it?”
pschearer Premium Member over 14 years ago
Darned geocentrists! No concern for other planets!
(BTW, Mars is getting warmer too. Must be from all those rovers roving about.)