Re: [Cz-L] Curacao

Dear Gabriele,

Why not put this narrative into an article? It is so interesting and tells
of
a life that is less known than the Eastern European or American experience.

Merle

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Subject: [Cz-L] Curacao

> Great to read about Curacao, the island I visited three times, where my
> aunt, Mary Sterental lived for about 40 years.She had met her husband
> Bernard in Israel where they married and then came to Curacao. Bernard had
> emigrated with his brothers from Bessarabia in the 1920s her was already
> almost a native and had set up a good "schmatte" business, importing goods
> from Japan and China.
> We met almost all the people Mark Wiznitzer lists, the Fuhrmanns, the
> Faermans, the Weisingers and many others whose name I don't remember. They
> were warm people, very welcoming and friendly. When someone visited
> Curacao, my aunt, who was a great cook and who had a big house, always
> gave a party. So when we came there she threw a party for about 80
> persons. And we were amazed to hear even children speaking not only Dutch,
> English and Spanish, but also perfect Jiddish. And the guests brought
> lovely presents mostly for us, not only for the hostess, which was
> something rather unusual. We got along very well, it was a society with
> whom you felt immediately familiar, being from Bukowina, Galicia,
> Bessarabia, as Ms. van Ditzhuijzen rightly recounts. An then, of course,
> they all invited us back, it was like visiting Israel...
> Gabriele
>
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