Good point, Hardy, but this opens up a whole discussion.
Merle
On Feb 28, 2015, at 6:39 PM, "Hardy Breier" <hardy3_at_bezeqint.net> wrote:
Merle,
Ostrow in Slav languages means
" Island ".
Hardy
-----הודעה מקורית-----
מאת: MERLE KASTNER [mailto:merlek_at_bell.net]
נשלח: Saturday, February 28, 2015 10:08 PM
אל: Hardy Breier
עותק: Czernowitz-L_at_cornell
נושא: Re: [Cz-L] Ostroh!
That's such a sad picture,Hardy.
Ostroh most likely refers to one of the towns in Poland, variously named
'Ostrow' . One that comes to mind is Ostrow Mazowiecka, in the county of
the same name. It is northeastern Poland, relatively near Bialystok.
Merle
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