The Information And Analytical Edition Of The Jewish Confederation Of Ukraine |
16/35 | August 2002 5762 Elul |
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July 28-August 2 Kiev hosted an international Kleizmer music festival "Di kale shemt zikh take, ober hanoe hot zi" - "Bride is bashful but satisfied". I think this witty wedding saying can well characterize feelings Jews experienced in the Soviet times listening to their folk melodies. The key word of the phrase is namely "bashful". |