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paternalfamilyimmigratedfromRussiatoNewYorkintheearly1900s.MyGrandpalefthome
whenhewasseventeenandcametoCalifornia,whichiswhymyfamilyisheretoday.Itismost
popularinNewYork,asthereisalargeJewishpopulation.ThenameLefkowitzsurgedin
AmericaBetween17251890,duetothelargeamountofGermanandRussianimmigrants.
Apersonsnameisreflectiveoftheirheritageandfamilyhistory.Anameiswhatoneis
rememberedby,andgoesdowninhistoryas.Mynameisabitlikeafingerprintdistinctiveto
onlyme.Itsamouthful,butIwouldnttradeitforanything.