Nickidewbear's definitions

Košice

In unofficial competition with Bratslavia to be the capital city of Slovakia (as Baltimore competes with Washington, D.C.), Košice is a major-enough city to get some notice even outside of Slovakia. Like Suwałki in Poland Russia, Košice was the capital city of its own district in Austria Hungary.

Families in the Košice Jewish community included the Yoshua Rusnak Family, whose patriarch helped lead the Zionist Conference there in 1913. Sadly, the family lost many members during the Holocaust when the Nazis invaded then-Kassa, Hungary.

by Nickidewbear August 25, 2011

Orthodox Mohammedan

Often mistaken for a "radical" or "extremist" "Islamist", an Orthodox Mohammedan is one who carefully observes and follows the tenants of Mohammedism ("Islam"), including Anti Semitism and jihad.

Looking at Mohammed's life, one will see that a "radical Islamist" is actually an Orthodox Mohammedan.

by Nickidewbear January 9, 2013

Koenigstein

A German and Ashkenazic Jewish variant of "Koenig" or "King"; and in some cases, "Koenig" may well be a variant of "Kohein"-- given that the German "Koenig" means "King" and koheinim (priests) were the head caste in Ancient Israel.

Woody Allen was born as a "Koenig", but not a "Koenigstein".

by Nickidewbear August 22, 2011

Tikvah

Hebrew "Hope".

The Hebrew national anthem is "Tikvateinu" ("Our Hope") or "HaTikvah" ("The Hope").

by Nickidewbear August 23, 2011

Czernikowski

An Ashkenazic Jewish and Slavic surname, "Czernikowski" (pronounced "T'sh-er-nee-kov-skee") is a name related to "Black" ("Czarny" or "Czarna") or a place name (e.g., "Czarnia" for the Czarna or Czarnia River in Northeastern Poland).

Unfortunately, a number of Holocaust victims bore the name "Czernikowski" (according to YadVashem.org). The Czernikowski family often cited by Yad Vashem seems to come from the Lodz and Kielce, Poland regions (among other places).

by Nickidewbear August 22, 2011