Re: out of topic

[Lori Cahan-Simon <L_Cahan...>]

Reyzl,
Would you please explain in more detail about Yankl and Mausche?  Is the first
syllable of the latter pronounced as in the ou in mouse?
Lorele

Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky wrote:

> Jerzy,
>
> It may be your hearing of the word "yusef" which is another Jewish name.
>  The name may have been used to denote a Jew and Jews were perceived as
> stiff, hard-lined people, just as 'Yankl' was a Jewish name used to
> symbolize one kind of Jew in Poland and 'Mausche' was a name term used to
> refer to Jews in Germanic territory.  It became a verb in German,
> 'mauschlen' (sp.?) used to describe certain type of speaking.
>
> Reyzl
>
> ----------
> From:  Itzik Gottesman [SMTP:itzik (at) mail(dot)utexas(dot)edu]
> Sent:  Friday, February 18, 2000 11:20 AM
> To:  World music from a Jewish slant
> Subject:  Re: out of topic
>
> >One of such words was "husyp" used, I suppose, to
> >describe stiff, proncipled or hard-lined persons.
> >Is this deformed Yiddisch word or am I completely on
> >the wrong path.
>
> I CAN'T COME UP WITH ANYTHING IN YIDDISH FOR 'HUSYP'. A GUESS - "KHUSEV" AS
> IN IMPORTANT, RESPECTED, USED WITH SARCASM TO MEAN WHAT YOU DESCRIBE. -
> ITZIK
> >
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