in response from Lucca Ginsburg on 2004-02-02 (The Czernowitz-L Archive)

From: Lucca Ginsburg <lucca99_at_netvision.net.il>
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 15:10:47 +0200
To: czernowitz czernowitz <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>, mtaylor_at_bio.indiana.edu
Reply-To: lucca99_at_netvision.net.il

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Dear Mimi,
you have no idea how much I enjoyed and was fascinated by your
detailed report on your Bukovina visit, I actually had tears in my eyes,
the subject being so personal and so near to my heart....Of course I printed it
out - and several copies - to distribute among friends who are not on the
internet....

I am pleased that you have found conditions improved during
your visit, our own stay in Czernowitz, although very emotional, was at the same
time quite depressing. While listening to the gipsy musicians playing the
well-known music which we once loved and still do, I could not help but wonder
whether these musicians have enough to eat. As an animal lover, my heart ached
for the many homeless and hungry dogs on the street. And last but not least, I
could not imagine how Matthias Zwilling, who is mentioned in your letter, makes
ends meet with 10 dollars a month. By the way, I do have a copy of the video
film of Mrs. Zuckermann and Matthias Zwilling, who went to school with
me.

We also talked to Dr. Joseph Burg, who, coincidentally, lives
in the house right next to the building where I grew up. Again and again he was
asked why he never left Czernowitz for a better life, the reason remains a bit
unclear, but therewere rumors that he could not leave a sick daughter
behind. I don't know how true this iis/was.

My husband is no longer alive, this trip was one of the last
generous gestures he did for me. Aside from being already incapacitated by
Parkinson at that time, he also never had the urge to go back - although he had
spent his first 20 years in Czernowitz, carefree and beautiful years. He
undertook this trip for me....

I am looking forward to your visit here, I have so much
material which may interest you, a beautiful album photographed by a
professional photographer who was along on our trip, booklets, maps, video
films...

I am still under the impression of your letter, and will be
for some time to come.

Thank you,
Lucca

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