What Is a Pinkes?
Leybl Shiter
1951
Told by Leybl Shiter and Recorded by B. Baler
Pinkes Kovel (Kowel)
I remember hearing the word pinkes several times when I was a small child.
For instance, when an unusual event took place in town, the adults, while commenting among themselves on the events, used to say: “Such a terrible story should be recorded in the pinkes!” On other occasions…
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