Jewish job seekers anglicized names to mask identity because ads preferred Christians

Evidence

The Chalfens interact only with those who have “good genes.” And that is, by definition, the Chalfen family, “two scientists, one mathematician, three psychiatrists, and a young man working for the Labour Party.” Success becomes the measure by which intelligence is judged. … From the very moment of civil emancipation in the eighteenth century Jews are seen as having a natural mimicry as part of their difference. They can transform themselves into any nation or people. By doing this they prove that they remain Jews. — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 761 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Muslim-identifiable job candidates receive fewer callbacks than Christian-named ones — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 540; Religious identity can be racialized when signifiers trigger profiling; Muslim employees anglicize their names because employers fear losing business — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 460 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Jews are stereotyped as natural mimics who remain Jews precisely by assimilating successfully #complicates (0.72) — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 761