When he was 25, he and his wife Shelly changed their surname to "Sterling", filing a formal petition to do so on December 9, 1959.[18] They cited the difficulty among his peers to pronounce "Tokowitz" and the belief that there would be financial benefits for the change.[18]

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854057&forum_id=2#49796959)

It was banned in Egypt for portraying Fagin too sympathetically.[11]

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854057&forum_id=2#49796996)

Later editions – Dickens softened the language, reduced repetitive references to Fagin’s Jewish identity, and sometimes added small humanizing touches. These changes appeared gradually in reprints throughout the 1840s, 1850s, and even into the 1860s.

Motivation – Dickens acknowledged the criticism and wanted to avoid the impression that he was condemning Jewish people in general. He didn’t change the plot or Fagin’s role in the story—just the emphasis on ethnicity and some of the harsher descriptors.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5854057&forum_id=2#49797012)