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Category: Translation - Hebrew
Approval Date: 7/11/2021 12:19 PM
Family Surname: Katolik
Country: Israel
Town: Haifa
Date of Image: 9 May 1957

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This is a notice of changes of name by immigrants to Israel, from the official journal Yalkut HaPirsumim. There are three entries for members of the Katolik family, changing their name to Sarig (numbers 229834 - 229836). Gershon retained his given name but his wife and daughter changed theirs, but they are hard to read. It looks like Tauba-Sarah became Yona ? and possibly Bluma became a name I don't recognize starting with P or F. Does anyone have an idea what this name is ?

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7/11/2021 1:27 PM

Hello Dave,

It did some detective work and some educated guessing, so this is what I think....

The family changed their name to Sarig, and yes, Gershon did retain his given name.

It appears that Tauba-Sarah became Yona. The translation would be something similar to Dove or Pigeon, so that this could be feasible for a given name.

Bluma was a little bit more challenging. The Hebrew appears to be Perach or Pracha. The translation of the Hebrew word would be similar to flower, blossom, or bloom. Interestingly enough, the Yiddish word for Bloom is Bluma, which was her name before the change. So, this name does seem to jive.

Jo

7/11/2021 1:35 PM

Tauba-Sarah did indeed become Yonah. 'Taube' is German/Yiddish for dove, and Yonah is Hebrew for dove. The name Yonah is more commonly used by men, but can also be a woman's name.

Bluma's name became Pircha. This again is an attempt to keep the meaning of the name. Blume is flower, and the Hebrew word for flower is Perach. Pircha is apparently an attempt to feminize the word. (I see in my dictionary that 'pircha', pronounced that way, actually means an urchin. Perhaps she pronounced it Percha.)

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