Yiddish (and Polish) lesson: Do you know what does שילאַװע/ shilave (Polish: sielawa) mean? A small freshwater fish know as Coregonus albula, vendace or European cisco. Above, an advertisement of Ch. I. Mindelsohn company from Warsaw selling refrigerated shilaves in 50-kilogram boxes, 4-5 shilaves per kilogram at competitive prices.
Der moment, No. 11A, 1930, Warsaw.











