Trafika Europe 7 - Ukrainian Prayer

FELIX AUSTRIA Translated from Ukrainian by Vitaly Chernetsky

Urban Society. They say our Jews also had a good time at their club. As always, they elected Esther Funkelstein, the doctor’s wife, queen of the ball—and rightly so: whenMrs. Funkelstein passes down the street, imposing and tall, nobody can prevent themselves from turning, stopping, and casting a glance as she walks away; and then she won’t leave your thoughts, just like a sad tune. Adela likes partying in large company, and she keeps dragging me along. I wouldn’t havegone, for I knowwell how these young ladies in zephyr dresses whisper behind Adela’s back, “Adela Anger comes to parties with her maidservant, and shemarried

Chapter 1 January 9, 1900 T here is no peace in this house. This is especially true during the winter holiday season. One party after another: the technologists’ ball at the theater auditorium, the first “woolen” party at the Moniuszko Music Society, an academic soiree at the casino, a costumed ball organized by the local branch of the Sokol Society, and on and on it goes for two more months. On St. Sylvester Day at the city casino there were only twenty-eight couples dancing the first quadrille. However, there were lots of guests at the Star and at the

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