Brisk
[brɪsk]Meaning
the Yiddish name (בריסק) for the city of Brest, Belarus
Background Story
Brisk is the Yiddish name for the city of Brest, Belarus, also called Brest-Litovsk. The same name is recorded for Brześć Kujawski, and it appears in the Brisk tradition and Soloveitchik dynasty, a school of Jewish thought that originated with the Soloveitchik family of Brest. Brisk is also the name of an iced tea soft drink produced by a joint venture between the Pepsi-Lipton Company and Unilever.
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