When my father was
about to emigrate from South Africa to England in the 1950s, a friend of the
family suggested that a change of name was in order because it would be unwise
to pursue his career in Britain while called “Cohen.”
My
Dad, a young doctor, said he would think it over. A few days later he announced
to the friend that he had decided to make the change.
“To
what?” she asked with satisfaction.
“Einstein,”
he deadpanned.
[Roger
Cohen, A Jew in England, IHT 30 November 2009]
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