This piece originally ran on jewishcurrents.org. Ashkenazic Jews were among the last Europeans to take family names. Some German speaking Jews took last names as early as the 17 th century, but the ...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York City, carries a name rich with meaning. 'Zohran' signifies light, 'Kwame' ...