Person · elder
Velvel Reishkes
וועלוועל ריישקס
Elderly man addressed by a senior officer entering the city.
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... קצין גבוה, שצעד בראש הצבא, בראותו בין העומדים על המדרכה, את הישיש וועלוועל
ריישקס, ניגש אליו ואמר : ,נדה ז'שיט, סטריטשוק, נדה ז'שיט" (צריך לחיות ישישי -- צריך
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