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Quite right on spelling, but...

Posted by Karen R on April 29, 1998 at 16:12:33:


In response to Bloomsbury, written by Kay on April 28, 1998 at 19:51:12

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I may be mistaken, but I had learned that the "burg" and "mann" endings were German, as opposed to the Jewish "berg" and "man."

The "burg" and "mann" endings were typically used by non-Jewish Germans as opposed to German Jews or Jews from other parts of Eastern Europe.




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