Re: [Cz-L] New Member

The Trockenschwitz we also called the Heissluftkammer.
  We also went to the Sophienbad on the Russischegass and to the Turkenbad
  near the bridge ,where the big 600-year Trask took place.
Hardy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Berti" <berti_at_netvision.net.il>
To: "HARDY BREIER" <HARDY3_at_bezeqint.net>; "Jerry Lapides"
<jlapides31_at_sbcglobal.net>; <czernowitz-l_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] New Member


> Hi Hardy, Jerry and all,
>
> My father was a regular customer at the Roemerbad and took me along (in
> the
> late 1930th) at least once a week. The owner Gustav Gedaly
> was his best friend, and actually later during the war and the Russian
> year
> 1944/5 they stayed with us for about 2 years as living space was scarce
> and you had to divide larger apartments to at least two families.
>
> Before of course, during the Ghetto, we stayed with them. I was looking
> for
> Ilana's mother (Vicki) for some 50 years and now at last got connected
> through
> Ilana's mail to Ehpes. Long talk, long distance, yesterday.
>
> I don't know about you - my memories about the Schwitzbad are linked to
> the
> small Faier restaurant located opposite it at the cellar level. Faier had
> the best
> parjoale in town and also my preferred Gansleber la gratar (grill). It was
> commonly accepted at Faier's not to call for Knoblauch (garlic) as an
> addition to the meat
> but to ask for "vanilie". Not that the smell was in any way influenced by
> this change in name. The few steps down from the pavement level have now
> disappeared and so has the entrance to the location.
>
> My father's Masseur was Vasile and mine was his younger brother Gheorghe
> who
> was more gentle than his older brother and
> did not break any bones. I liked everything there except the
> Trockenschwitz
> I.e. the sauna, but got used to it because of the goose liver reward that
> came after it.
>
> Berti
>
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