Opponents Hebraization of surnames
some people emotionally attached diaspora last name, reasons such having noble origins (hebrew: יִחוּס yichus), or desire continue identify ethnic group. there story of israeli diplomat told david ben-gurion, change name if can find me 1 non-jew named lifshitz. others had names entirely hebrew begin with.
the disagreement hebraization of surnames continued. many people preserved foreign surname, such first president of israel chaim weizmann, president of supreme court of israel shimon agranat, , others.
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