Re: German "Stein"

[Ruud Harmsen]

Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:57:53 GMT: "heliogabalus" <forbidden@xxxxxxxxx>:
in sci.lang:

>> Strange enough, most Jews in the Netherlands had family names, while
>> many Dutch did have not, until it was mandated.  

The Jews may not have had them while still in Spain, but were forced
to adopt them to pass as crpyto-catholics in Portugal?

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