Talk:René Goscinny

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[edit] Pronounciation

How do you pronounce his name?--220.238.88.213 08:26, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

For an English-speaker, I think it would be something like "Reh-NAY GOSH-i-nee". Not a master of French, though... 85.226.122.222 22:48, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
Should be "go-see-nee". No stree on syllables in French. - Arasaka Feb 25 2006

[edit] FWIW ...

The polish word gościnny means about "hospitable" (adjective). Any volunteers to add that? :) -andy 80.129.103.216 01:16, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Heritage

Why is there no mention about his Jewish heritage ? Though rather discrete about it during his life, he never denied it, rather proud of his rabbinic grandfather, getting out of his ever gentle composure when he had been called a racist, remembering his dead relatives during the Holocaust. His friend Morris also denied him to be his marriage witness because of his Judaism. Shortly before his dead, his daughter recalls of him having gone to the Western Wall to pray. Last but not least, his co-workers Albert Uderzo and Marcel Gotlib (a Jew himself) would characterize his humor as Jewish, exorcising the Holocaust. I'm all yours for questions -- 'Inyan

Almost forgotten : Uderzo dedicated him L'Odysée d'Astérix, where Astérix, looking for petra oleum, ventures through Middle East, and notably Jerusalem. There he encounters Saül Pehyé, a Jewish trader. This was Uderzo's last caricature of Goscinny
I think most knowledgeable fans of Asterix are aware that Goscinny was Jewish, but treat it much as he did in hi lifetime - very low-key - and it is mentioned in some of the Asterix articles, but probably should be mentioned here (feel free to add, please)--Invisifan 22:09, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] SOURCE

HAVE YOU GOT ANY SOURCE for his Jewish origin? Kowalmistrz 16:40, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

The French newspaper "Le nouvel observateur"[1] (search for "juif" and you'll have your source). No need to SHOUT, by the way... Fram 18:25, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
OK, so to make a source for his "Jewry" you must find it (I can't-sorry :p) and add to the article or discussion. Kowalmistrz 10:11, 5 July 2007 (UTC) oh, and it's not "my source", but simple Wikipedian rules...
Yes, and I found it and added it to the discussion, in my previous reply... You don't have to remove such info on dead people on sight, you can just ask for it first and remove it later. It's not as if being Jewish is essentially a good or a bad thing anyway. Fram 18:33, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
OK, I'm sorry, I shouldn't remove it. Of course it's not bad or good...I 'm Jewish too. ;) Well, I awlays can say "you antisemite" :P Kowalmistrz 10:50, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
One more thing. I don't know French so I can't read it. You've added he was Polish-Ukrainian, but I don't know why? Because his mother was born in today Ukraine? It doesn't matter... Kowalmistrz 10:58, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
It was me who added Polish-Ukrainian according to the source statement about heritage. I believe it's a legit description regardless if it was a sovereign nation or not at a given moment. Murghdisc. 15:30, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 02:23, 12 February 2008 (UTC)