Ben Yagoda
No bio yet for Ben Yagoda.
person_add Follow Ben Yagoda
Members receive (at most) weekly emails summarizing new content published by the authors they follow.
Forward
Hey, Irving — why are there so many Jews named Irving?
17 Nov 2025
The phenomenon of Jewish parents in early 20th-century America favoring certain "upper-crust" British surnames like Irving for their sons is explored in dept...
17 Nov 2025