Ostriak

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Ostriak, or остряк in the original Russian, refers to leisure, wit and/or humor. It is used variously around the internet and in print to refer to humorous writings⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾, as a name given to characters in online fiction⁽³⁾ and role-playing games⁽⁴⁾, and is the shared surname of both a thoroughbred racehorse ⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾ and a prominent Philadelphia criminal and civil rights Attorney, Richard Ostriak ⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾. Richard Ostriak is descended from families emigrating to the United States from Eastern Europe ⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹¹⁾⁽¹²⁾⁽¹³⁾, and has spent considerable time working for indigent clients ⁽¹⁴⁾ prior to opening his own practice⁽¹⁵⁾.

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⁽¹⁾ Russian Literature [1]

⁽²⁾ Palindrome Semiotics [2]

⁽³⁾ Xionin [3]

⁽⁴⁾ Role Playing [4]

⁽⁵⁾ Horses [5]

⁽⁶⁾ More Horses [6]

⁽⁷⁾ Website [7]

⁽⁸⁾ Article 1 [8]

⁽⁹⁾ Article 2 [9]

⁽¹⁰⁾ Yad Vashem [10]

⁽¹¹⁾ Aranoff Family [11]

⁽¹²⁾ University Archives [12]

⁽¹³⁾ JewishGen [13]

⁽¹⁴⁾ Indigent Clients [14]

⁽¹⁵⁾ Professional Bio [15]