Germany expelled their Jews so those Jews in Germany today WENT BACK to Germany.
Would you go back to a country that did that to your people? Maybe you would. I wouldn't.
As for changing her name, I assume that if it meant anything to her she would have. LOTS of people change their names. The names "Fuch" would be one. Jerk or not, there are SOME names that just won't do...especially for children. They can always GO BACK to the original name.
I had a Chinese student once whose name was BICH. There were several students around the table when the name came up. I said "Bisch" as it rhymes with "feesh." She said, "No, bitch."
I said, "okay, bitch it is."
After almost all the students had left I made the comment that I always thought that names of people should be pronounced the way they wanted, not with what the current culture dictated...but in THIS case, I would make an exception.
What's your name? LingLing Bitch. Wunnerful, ain't it?
I have friends who knew a Metis family whose surname was Gros-Batard (in English, fat bastard).
Despite the fact that she’s an idiot “Sarah Silverman” is a pretty nice sounding name, and I don’t think I’d change it, if it were mine. And even though they were victimized and abused I imagine there are many German Jews who are proud of their heritage, or at the very least proud of their family’s name.
I love my own name, and could never consider changing it, but I agree that might not always be the case. I esp. like when someone in law enforcement has the name “lawless” or “savage” for example. But there’s got to be a good story behind some of these names.
I like your posts.