Re: Cataloguing: Transliterating Hebrew: Bentsiyon?

[Owen Davidson <owend...>]

And if he's BZ, he must be a good lawyer, yes?

Owen

Fay Singer wrote:

> In Cape Town we have a lawyer who first name is Ben Zion. So I also wondered
> whether I was used to seeing it as Benzion or Ben Zion. I looked it up in
> the telephone directory, under his surname. His initials are given as B.Z.
>
> Fay S.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com>
> To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 5:00 PM
> Subject: Cataloguing: Transliterating Hebrew: Bentsiyon?
>
> > Does anyone on the list have this name or have a child who does?  How
> > do you spell it in English?  Hyphenated?  Separate words?  TS/or Z for
> > the zayin?  Same sort of question for other ben/bat names (e.g.,
> > Bat-sheva, Batya/h).  T or TH for the tav?
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > P.S.  Ari, I hope that you will permit this somewhat off-topic
> > question.
> >
> >
>

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Owen Davidson
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The Wholesale Klezmer Band

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