[Cz-L] personal introduction

By now I have many people who know me- and about me - in the Czernowitz
circle, but in the course of a personal introduction I can still mention
some names of family and friends in the hope that I will get a response.

I myself spent my first 16 years in Czernowitz and up to the present time
I still long for the city of my birth. I did not join the reunion for
several reasons, but I envied those who did very much. After nearly half a
century, I returned to Czernowitz in 1996 and my short stay there caused
me the proverbial mixed feelings, happiness and sadness in equal measure.
The most bittersweet days of my life.

My maiden name was Koch, actually Rachel Koch, but known as Lucca. I would
like to know if anybody, in the course of life, has come across my
beloved aunt Riva Tuchmann, married to Muziu Tuchmann, both leading sports
people with Maccabi in Czernowitz. They were sent to Siberia by the
Soviets where they barely survived and when they finally arrived in
Israel, they were broken in body and spirit.

I furthermore had an uncle and aunt named Seidale and Peppi Koch, they had
two sons a few years older than me, named Benno and Joji. They both
frequented the L.E.G.(?)gymnasium in Czernowitz before they were sent to
Transnistria. The parents are no longer alive, but both my cousins live in
Tel-Aviv.

My mother's maiden name was Weisinger, I tried to trace Weisingers before
but without success. I also searched for former school friends and
published all my kindergarten and school pictures on the Czernowitz site.
I did not receive the response which I had anticipated. Esty Eisenfeld did
not go to the Meisler school with me, but we became friends in Curacao.
She was a niece of Mr. Fuhrmann, the well-known firm Spritzer and
Furhmann, world-wide jewelers. The Fuhrmann firm was also known in
Czernowitz, it was an elegant men's wear store named "Nervin and Fuhrmann"
If possible, I would like to locate Esty, whose married name I don't
know...

My personal history is more or less known, partially thanks to a book
which I wrote and published called "A reason why", which describes my
childhood and early youth in Czernowitz prior to leaving for a Caribbean
island, Curacao,

 where I lived with my family until arrival to Israel.

After trying for many years, it would be nice to get some kind of
information, and in case available, my direct e-mail is
lucca99_at_netvision.net.il

Thanks in advance,

Lucca
Received on 2006-06-10 07:14:51