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Reminds me of a quote from 'Freakonomics' [1]: "After a New York livery-cab driver named Michael Goldberg was shot in early 2004, it was reported that Mr. Gold
by MarkMc 12y ago
Reminds me of a quote from 'Freakonomics' [1]: "After a New York livery-cab driver named Michael Goldberg was shot in early 2004, it was reported that Mr. Goldberg was in fact an Indian-born Sikh who thought it advantageous to take a Jewish name upon immigrating to New York. Goldberg's decision might have puzzled some people in show business circles, where it is a time-honored tradition to change Jewish names."
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Freakonomics-Economist-Explores-Hidden-Everything/dp/0060731338 http://www.amazon.com/Freakonomics-Economist-Explores-Hidden...
- zmonkeyz 12y agoA guy at work traced his family back to the first Millers that immigrated from Germany to the US. When they came to the U.S. they adopted the most American name they knew of at the time. George Washington Miller and Martha Washington Miller. :)