Re: [Cz-L] Re Schwitzbad

Hi, Hardy,
Regarding the announcement of the 1st of May mentioned at the end of your
e-mail.
If I am not wrong, I was the one who "sold" you the text of the announcement
during our 2006 Reunion. It was not an announcement by the Ucrainians, it
was a kind of joke attributed to "Youzku", the leader of the "Youzku
Gang". It says: "Chloptsi ! Zavtra bude Pershiy May. To ye dyzhiy
velikiy Faifertag, i dla toho vsyi Youzkos mayut fray. Zavtra zhebe vsyi
preshle s tchervonu slipku i Zylinder Hut. Dla zavtra chloptsi, soberaytese
na kupku, bo yak nie to vas shliak trafyie"
For obvious reasons, I cannot and should not translate it. The veteran
Czernowitzers would understand it.

Abraham K.
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---- Original Message -----
From: "HARDY BREIER" <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET>
To: "Irene Fishler" <irenef_at_netvision.net.il>; "'fred love'"
<fredhotman_at_yahoo.com>; <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 4:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Re Schwitzbad


> Irene,
> There were girls days of course, but cannot provide details, for obvious
> reasons.
> Friday evenings was for boys.
> More details:
> The small wooden bucket was called :Schafferl.
> The massage Beseml ( broom) was of branches and leaves of a certain
> tree.
> There was also a cold water pool 2 by 10 meters were I learned to
> swim.
> I remember the Schwitz as it was yesterday :
> In the evening , at exactly 6 ( or was it 7 or maybe 8) , Jusku ( or
> was it Grigore
> or Demetre) would call out : " Feierabend ! " (Holiday eve) meaning
> that the
> institution was closing down.
> I also remember how the Ukraineans announced the 1 of May ( not
> Schwitz connected):
> " Zawtra budet Pershy May ( Tomorrow will be 1 of May).
> Wsy rabochyky umeyut Frei " ( All workers are on leave).
> Hardy
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