Re: [Cz-L] Pictures from the Ghetto

Mimi ,
  Baufallig means : about to collapse -ramshackle ? .
  or even better in Yiddish :
                                            Se shteit af hinerische Fiss !
    Standing on chicken feet was considered unstable .
        The chicken I met were all very stable .
Hardy
-----
> Miriam (Mimi) Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
>
> To the best of my knowledge, the only earthquake in Czernowitz occurred
> in the early summer of 1941. Or am I wrong and the large earthquake
> which occurred in Romania sometime in the 1970ies was also felt in
> Czernowitz?
>
> For those who know German: Before the earthquake of 1941, I had often
> heard the expression "Er hat Ideen wie ein baufalliges Haus", therefore
> I was very astonished after the earthquake, to discover that the house
> next door on the Blumengasse had actually become baufallig.
> (I am sorry this cannot be translated into English).
>
> Mimi
>
-snip-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of
 Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed
 in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily
 the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members
 or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has
 an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a
 searchable archive of all messages posted to this list. Please post in "Plain
 Text" if possible (help available at:
<http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/PlainText.html>).

To remove your address from this e-list follow the directions at
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/computer/elist/lyris/leave.html

To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to:
owner-Czernowitz-L_at_list.cornell.edu
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Received on 2009-02-01 13:18:46