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Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter, o"h

Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter, from the League for Yiddish websiteFrom Paul Glasser--

iz tsu mir itst dergangen di troyerike bsure, az iz geshtorbn
Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter, der filolog, lerer, redaktor, leksikograf un
moyre-derekh fun a sakh fun undz.

I have just found out that Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter, linguist, teacher, editor, lexicographer and mentor to so many of us, has died. The funeral will be tomorrow morning, Friday, but the details have yet to be worked out. As soon as I have them, I will pass them along.

Update: the funeral will take place Friday, February 16, at 9:30 am at the Plaza Memorial Chapel, Amsterdam Avenue at 91 Street (SW corner).

Further, from the League for Yiddish
Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter --
der man fun Charne Schaechter;
tate fun Rukhl, Gitl, Eydl un Binyumen Schaechter;
un bruder fun Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman--
iz haynt nifter gevorn.
[Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter--
husband of Charne Shaechter;
father of Rukhl, Gitl, Eydl, and Binymen Schaechter;
brother of Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman]

Di levaye vet forkumen morgn,
fraytik, dem 16tn februar 2007
9:30 in der fri
bam Plaza Memorial Chapel,
630 Amsterdam Ave (91-92 Streets)
New York, NY 10024
212-769-4400


Di shive vet forkumen fun
shpeysenakhts, dem 17tn februar
biz donershtik, dem 22stn februar 2007

in der heym fun Rukhl Schaechter
52 Ellsworth Ave, Yonkers, NY 10705
(bald af mizrekh fun Riverdale Ave;
eyn blok af tsofn fun 263ster gas, Bronx)
914-751-3637

DI FOR-INSTRUKTSYES TSU DER SHIVE

I. OYTO:
Henry Hudson Pkwy.
Fun dorem: aroysgang ba "253rd St." un fort rekhts dray mol.
[Fun tsofn: aroysgang ba "254th St."]
Fort af tsofn mit Riverdale Ave. 1/2 mayl.

II. UNTERBAN UN SHTOTISHER OYTOBUS:
1. Unterban "1" biz 231ster gas;
#7 oder #10 oytobusn af tsofn biz der letster stantsye (263rd St).
2. Unterban "A" biz 207ter gas;
#7 oytobus af tsofn biz der letster stantsye (263rd St).

III. "MTA" EXPRES-OYTOBUS:
BxM1 fort fun "east side" biz der letster stantsye (261 St).
BxM2 fort fun "west side" biz der letster stantsye (261 St).

IV. "METRO-NORTH" BAN:
biz der Riverdale-stantsye (Hudson-linye),
un fun dort, nemt dem Rail Link kin Riverdale Ave un 263 St.