Dear Russell Jacoby, > Query: Adorno dropped the Wiesengrund in California, yes? Do we know why? > Was it to reduce the German profile, his and that of others? Explanations > and references would be much appreciated. It seems that Adorno wanted to hide his Jewish background. Another reason is that Adorno admired his mother Adorno more than his father Wiesengrund. Ken Kubota -- http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/~h0444pjf/