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What is ‘Pashkevillen’ in Italian?
The source of the Yiddish word ‘pashkevillen’ (libelous public notices) is Italian. The first such notice ever advertised was written in the 15th century by a Roman native, condemning the Pope and the Church. It was written in a mocking style, and hung on a beheaded statue in the Pascuino Square in Rome. Eventually the name of this Roman town square ‘Pascuino’ became synonymous with defamatory notices, and with the passing of years the name evolved to ‘Pashkvil’.
The word ‘pashkevillin’ is accepted nowadays as a Yiddish translation for the term ‘libelous public notices’. Pashkevillen nowadays appear on billboards, or as flyers distributed in the streets.
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