A l’ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs
This post is dedicated to the many young girls and boys who no longer have their abode in good old Buda – to be clear: vajjon s mikor lészön jó Budában lakásom?
There is a joint on the Buda side of this town still under Turkish rule after more than four hundred and fifty years of Ottoman occupation. It is easy to find this place if you wish to contemplate the future and conjure up the past. Both can be productive endeavours.
The café or pub goes by the name of Murok, and you can find it on Turk Street just off Main Street. It is not an orthodox Muslim joint as alcohol of great selection is being served here for the evening crowds. Turkish sherbet, too, is served for the faithful. Jews who drink booze are also welcome for Hanukah. They get hot latkes, and on this day only they can pay with Hanukah gelt. You can light the second Menora candle on this Friday. There is a schism here, as it always is with these smart Jews, between those who light the second candle adjacent to the first one on the left side and those who light the second one on the opposite right side of the Menora. These are important traditions. We see adherents of both lighting methods here.
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