concept
"Zhidki" (petty Jews)
zhidki
also: жидки, petty Jews, the Jewish benefactors
A derogatory diminutive for Jewish moneylenders and pawnbrokers used in this sketch, reflecting the casual antisemitic stereotyping common in Russian popular writing of the period; flagged here as a documented instance, not an endorsement by the narrator or the translator.
Reading notes
- Spring's Arrival (A Discourse) §8 petty Jews
A derogatory diminutive ("zhidki") for Jewish moneylenders and pawnbrokers, reflecting the casual antisemitic stereotyping common in Russian popular writing of the period; flagged here as a documented instance, not an endorsement by the narrator or the translator.