[expat1000]

>>Zimmerman is usually a Jewish name.

Zimmerman means carpenter. My guess is a small minority of Zimmerman’s are Jewish.

[Nepeta]

Zimmerman means carpenter. My guess is a small minority of Zimmerman’s are Jewish.

Their great-great-grandfathers may well have been back in Europe.

[Netz]

Isn't Zimmer in German a room (for rent) or is it Tzimmer?

when one travels to Germany and Austria and asks for a Zimmer, it usually means a room to rent, no?

Jews used to be carpenters and all other trades, the only Jews still working hard by the labor of their own hands (in a general sense) are the Israelis, no?