Re: [Cz-L] Folkshul

Hi Steven

"Folshul" which is the same as the German Volkschule. To my knowledge this
is called

Elementary or Grammar school in the US.

Hope this helps.

Best Ruth

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From: Steven Lasky <steve725_at_optonline.net>
To: Czernowitz Genealogy and History <czernowitz-l_at_list.cornell.edu>
Sent: Wed, February 9, 2011 9:15:01 AM
Subject: [Cz-L] Folkshul

There are only a few of the biographies of native Czernowitzers listed in the
Lexicon of the Yiddish theatre left to translate, so hopefully within the next
few weeks I will announce it and provide all of you with a webpage of links to
these translations.

I have lately been taking it upon myself to also begin translating biographies
(not of Cz'ers) and to date in all there have been over one hundred (of 2,700!)
biographies translated.

>From time to time I have problems finding the English translation for some
words, even with Weinreich's Yiddish-English Dictionary. Since there were a
number of folkshuln in Czernowitz, I was wondering if you can give me a proper
translation of the word to use. I've seen it translated simply as "public
school" and "elementary school", i.e. here in the US one goes to elementary
schools from approximately five years of age until age ten. One can always use
"folk school" too, but I think the proper translation might be public or
elementary school. What is your opinion?

Thanks.

Regards,
Steven Lasky
www.museumoffamilyhistory.com
blog: http://museumoffamilyhistory.blogspot.com
steve_at_museumoffamilyhistory.com

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