Re: [Cz-L] Continuation of translation of the article about Zastawna

In the article about Zastawna both the word "mitpar'im"
and "por'im" is used. The meaning is as Serah writes
and is evident from the text.

Mimi

On Mar 4, 2013, at 6:22 AM, Jacob Greenberg wrote:

> I checked the translation of the word "mitpar'im' (not "por'im")
> in 2 Hebrew-English dictionaries and consulted my Israeli-born
> friends. It's "rioters".
>
> The root is the same as "praot" translated as "riots" but "pogrom"
> or :pogromschiki" would be the exact translation.
>
> Fortunately, the English-speaking world haven't produced a
> "pogrom" yet so they don't have an exactly matching word for it.
>
> Serah
>

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