Dear world...before you’re so eager to speak over Jews about our ethnic makeup, understand why many Jews carry European sounding last names. Thread.... https://twitter.com/alfredwessex2/status/1198582147809980416

1. Jews traditionally were “son of...” “daughter of...”

2. European rulers forced Jews to take on European last names for multiple reasons. The first was to deny Jews our identity.

3. As well, it was to make tax collecting easier by identifying families.

4. Many Jews in European exile changed their name to hide their identity for fear of attacks.

5. None of these reasons change the Jewish people’s ethnicity or being indigenous to Israel. (The Levant). ***End***