[Magdalen] RIP Elie Wiesel

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In a message dated 7/2/2016 11:21:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jhandsfield at att.net writes:

Elie  Wiezel was Romanian and his name is Yiddish, not German.  >>>>>>>>>>
 
I understand the family was multilingual, including Yiddish and  German.
Yiddish is very much the same as German with some pronunciation
differences, and, of course, Yiddish uses Hebrew script.
 
 
 
David S - remembering neighbors next to the family home in Superior,
Wisconsin jabbering in Yiddish.  It's very distinctive, but  comprehensible
to those who speak German.