RE: [Cz-L] Franz Joseph the Kaiser

Hardy.I have never heard this....what does "weidl" mean,and why?? Cornel

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Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Franz Joseph the Kaiser

Yes,
Kirah , but also Kirah Weidl ( the tail) , which was attributed to his out
of the ordinary character, Hardy

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> Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Franz Joseph the Kaiser
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>> The Kaiser Franz-Joseph was mentioned every time we celebrated my late
>> father's birthday, because both of them were born on the 18th of August.
>> An event which is still celebrated yearly nowadays in Bad Ischl. The
>> Kaiser was greatly admired by the Jews of the eastern parts of his empire
>> because of his comparatively liberal regime. The Jews had him nicknamed
>> "Kirah" the Hebrew acronyms for "Keissar yarum hodo" - Exalted Emperor.
>> Prayers for his wellbeing "Mi sheberekh" were held in many synagogues on
>> Saturdays. He, and his family are a tourist asset for Austria despite a
>> small minority there who still criticize him for loosing the empire.
>> Yosef Eshet
>>
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