[Cz-L] Parallel worlds

Dear Czernowitzers,
A friend of mine from France attended a book fair( BOOKFEST SALONUL
INTERNATIONAL AL CARTII ) in Bucharest at the end of May. He found there a
book related to Czernowitz which I just received.
" CERNAUTI CHERNOVTSY 1408 -2008 " ISBN 978 - 973 - 577- 568- 1, published
by INSTITUTUL CULTURAL ROMAN, BUCURESTI, 2008.
 It is a large volume, 4:0, with some explanatory text in Romanian, English,
Ukrainian, and German and with very nice colour illustrations. (158 pp.)
Some details from the text: (Czernowitz)
" between 1359 and 1774 (415 years) it was a part of Moldavia - Upper
Moldavia, later known as Bukowina under the Austrians. From 1775 until 1918
(143 years) it was under the control of the Habsburg Empire. Between 1918
and 1940 and again between 1941 and 1944 , the city of Chernovtsy was under
Romanian control. In 1940-41 and then from 1944 to 1991 ( a total of almost
48 years) the territory became part of the Soviet Union. Finally since 1991
 the city has been part of the sovereign state of Ukraine"

About 1/3 of the photos relate to different churches, 1/3 relate to Romanian
/ Ukrainian folklore and 1/3 to general topics. There is 1(one) photo :
"The Cernauti cinema - formerly the Jewish Temple". The single photo
reference to a Jewish presence.
In the text material there is a single reference to a Jewish presence:
" when the Austrians first arrived ...it was a small town located in the
northern part of the city with its old Jewish quarter which used to host the
main square"
The only time the Turks are mentioned in the text :
"After the Russo - Turkish war of 1768-1774, and the retreat of the Russian
troops, the north of Moldavia was ceded to the Austrians" "Since then
Chernovtsy has been the capital of Upper Moldavia"
For some readers of this book it must appear a bit curious why the " Turks"
and not the
Moldavians are involved in this transaction. But anyway, it is such a long
time ago and today's football match is of course much more important.

So, all Jews who lived in "Czernowitz" ( Zerwone -according to a map from
1628 ) for the last 500 years( see old
Jewish-Turkish cemetery), according to this book , probably relate to a
Czernowitz in a parallel world.
Happy Shavuot.
W. Terner.

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