1tv OAt No ' Many Names 'Faced To Geographic Origins By BETTY PROVIZER STARKMAN Mrs. Gertrude Schwab Hoffmann of London, Ont., recently inquired about the origins of her maiden name and surname. Schwab is an Ashkenazic name of geographic origin. In the Middle Ages, Swabia was a duchy in southwest Germany. The Leo Baeck Institute (129 E. 73rd St., New York, N.Y. 10021) has in its holdings a Schwab family tree dating from 1495. The Diaspora museum of Israel has in its computer the following information about the name Hoffmann: "The German term 'Hof can mean a farmstead, but also can mean court. Hoffmann could therefore designate a peasant or a `man at court' " There were indeed Court Jews in Central and Eastern Europe from the 16th through the 18th centuries. The vast majority of the Jewish population, however, lived and earned their livelihood in rural areas. Other theories associate Hoffmann with the translation and it,t6 Ie l Itr c t o Sunday, April 16 Temple Beth El and Jewish Experiences For Families will conduct a Passover family workshop. For details, call the religious school, 851-1100. Sunday, April 30 The Jewish Experiences For Families Committee at Congregation Beth Shalom will have a pre-school program, Happy Birthday Israel, at 10 a.m. April 30 at the synagogue. Friday, May 12 The Birmingham Temple will have a Shavuot and Educators Family Service at 7:30 p.m. May 12. Students from kindergarten through 12th grade will participate and kindergarten graduates will be welcomed into the first grade. Awards will be presented. fril THE JEWISH NEWS 20300 Civic Center Drive Suite 240 Southfield, Michigan 48076 April 14, 1989 Associate Publisher Arthur M. Horwitz News Editor Heidi Press Jewish Experiences for Families Adviser Harlene W. Appleman Illustrator Neil Beckman L-2 FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1989 adaption of the Hebrew given name, Tikvah, meaning hope. In Germany, "Hof" could be an abbreviation for "Hoffnung," meaning hope. Hoffmann, could thus mean a "hopeful man." the Universal Jewish Encyclopedia and the Jewish Encyclopedia have 18th and 19th century biographies from Austria, Hungary, Germany, United States, Lithuania and Czechoslovakia. They also contain duplicates of a Hoffmann family crest. The Kalisch family of Oak Park would also like information regarding its surname. Kalisch is another name of geographic origin adopted by a former resident of the Polish town of Kalisz. The Leo Baeck Institute holds a family tree dating from the 17th century. The Encyclopedia Judaica has a biography about this family from 17th century Poland and 18th century Germany. Vogel is an Ashenazic surname. It could have been adopted by an ancestor who lived in the Frankfort ghetto under the sign of a vogel (bird). It might also have been an assigned name given to someone with birdlike features. There is an article in the Jewish Encyclopedia about Sir Julius Vogel (1835-1899). Sir Vogel lived in both England and New Zealand. Popov as a surname stems from the Russian meaning "son of a rabbi." Kraft, a surname of Ashkenazic origin, describes a physical characteristic. Krafft in German means strong. The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia has an article about Louis Kraft born in Moscow in 1891. Proskauer is an Ashkenazic surname which may have originated from the Russian town of Proskurov in Podolia Gubernia. The Leo Baeck Institute has several Proskauer family trees. Having a problem tracing your family history or genealogy? Write to Betty Starkman c/o L'Chayim. Betty Provizer Starkman is the past president and founder of the genealogical branch of the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. Let All Who Are Hungry Come And Eat Continued from Page L-1 Maple/Drake and Jimmy Prentis Morris buildings of the Jewish Community Center, as well as the United Hebrew Schools, have volunteered to be drop-off sites for non-perishable chametz products during the collection phase of the project: April 16 through April 18. We recognize that even as we are commanded to remember the "stranger", our relationship with organizations outside the Jewish community has been strong and vital and has been instrumental in our involvement in efforts such as Project Chametz. For example, the Hunger Action Coalition has agreed to serve as collector and distributor of the donated chametz to soup kitchens and food pantries throughout the area. In addition to the positive impact Project Chametz will have on Council's image and relations with the greater community, we believe it will have a unifying effect on our own community. This has already been demonstrated by the endorsement the project has received from the Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit, the Michigan Board of Rabbis, and a whole host of groups at various points along the spectrum. Just as the entire Jewish people joins in remembrance of the story of the Exodus, our whole community has shown its eagerness to unite to aid the hungry. It should be stressed, however, that no matter how beneficial this project may be to the image of our community as we relate to and cooperate with other communities, and no matter how helpful our participation may be to relations within our own community, the importance of a hunger relief project at Passover time transcends these considerations. We are commanded to remember our days of bondage, and to take steps to combat the enslavement of others; it is no idle exercise. In the words of writer George Santayana, just as those who forget history are condemned to repeat it, those who do not keep in mind the transgressions that have been visited upon them risk becoming collaborators in or perpetrators of future transgressions. As we celebrate our freedom, let us dedicate ourselves anew to the task of creating a world in which all will be free — free of hunger, free of want, free of fear. PASSOVER QUIZ 1. Passover begins on the: a) 15th of Adar, b) 15th of Nisan c) 20th of April, d) none of these 2. Passover lasts for: a) 6 days, b) 8 days, c) 9 days 3. True or False: Passover has something in common with July 4. 4. Name four of the 10 plagues. 5. Match these: Z'man Cherutenu Spring Festival Chag Ha'Aviv Feast of Unleavened Bread Chag Ha'Matzot Time of our Freedom 6. How many ceremonial matzot are on the table? 7. Afikoman comes from which of those matzot? 8. What is Ma'ot Chittim? 9. What is Bedikat Chametz? 10. What is Biur Chametz? 11. Seder means: a) dinner, b) festival meal, c) service, d) order 12. The middle days of Passover are known as: a) Pesach Sheni, b) Pesach Katan, c). Pesach Gadol, d) Chol HaMoed 13. Match these: Karpas Bitter herbs Korech Mixture of nuts, apples, wine, cinnamon Maror Green vegetable Beitzah Shankbone Zeroah A no-no for Pesach Charoset Egg Chametz Sandwich 14. Kos Shel Eliyahu is: a) special dish, b) special seat, c) special cup, d) none of these 15. What is the symbolic meaning of: a) Maror, b) Karpas, c) Zeroah, d) Charoset Answers on Page L - 5 –\/