Introduction: Sean Ferguson, Winona Ryder, and other Jewish names
Part I. The rise of Jewish name changing in New York City. 1. Too long, too foreign ... too Jewish?: developing a pattern of Jewish family name changing, 1917-1942
2. What's Uncle Sam's last name?: Jews and name changing in New York City during the World War II era
Part II. The impact of Jewish name changing after World War II. 3. Changed my name: cultural debates over name changing, passing, and Jewish identity after World War II, 1945-1965
4. Has your surname been changed?: name changing and the politics of Civil Rights activism, 1945-1965
Part III. The decline of Jewish name changing in the 1970s and beyond
5. My resentment of arbitrary authority: the decline and erasure of name changing in American Jewish society, 1965-2001
6. Not everyone is prepared to remake themselves: name changing in the 21st century.
