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Polish authors, books & literature.


jon357  74 | 24953
25 Aug 2025   #121
student from Northern Germany,
a young lady whose family name was Oppermann

When I taught in-company in Poland years ago, a place I did lessons at had a biggish business meeting with another related company in Germany. All the Germans had Polish surnames and all the Poles had German surnames.
Lyzko  45 | 10122
25 Aug 2025   #122
And I'll betcha none of them were Jewish either, isn't that right?
Off topic here, but bear in mind as well that the famous Christian Goldberg of
Bach's Goldberg Variations was not Jewish, despite a family name which
today in the US is probably always Jewish!
jon357  74 | 24953
25 Aug 2025   #123
And there was a tawdry character in the Third Reich called Rosenberg which would surprise many.

Surnames are t always a clue to ethnicity.
Lyzko  45 | 10122
25 Aug 2025   #124
Right on, mate! Good catch:-)
Also known of several Sterns who are/weren't Jewish.
jon357  74 | 24953
2 days ago   #125
Sterns

A star!

Stein and Veitch. One can be (and the other is) Scottish. Strabolgi (there was a politician called that) is also Scottish and not Italian (it comes from a place called Strathbogie).


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