[Cz-L] My trip to Czernowitz

Dear Czernowiters,
 
I returned home 4 days ago. I dind't have time to upload the photos, but
I'll do it soon...
I spent 4 days in Cz. I wish I would've stayed longer....
some remarks:
 
ARCHIVE
 
I visited the CZ archive. I managed with German and a little Romanian +
dictionary). There was a very nice Ukrainian archivist, (NATALYA
MASSIAM), who spoke German as well, and helped me a lot. Unfortunately,
I've spent just a few hours in the archive. I was 4 days in CZ and only
on the last day. the archive was open.. (bad timing). Besides, I was
with my 18 years old daughter who was board in the archive. I was lucky
to meet nice Romanian archivists who spoke English and helped me with
the Romanian.... I found my mother and father's family members names on
the scary list of Jews who were deported to the camps in Transnistria.
I've found out that both families stood close to each other in the line.
I guess my parent got to know each other in that railway station, before
they were deported. I had tears in my eyes while touching these horrible
lists.
 
I've asked to search for info about my grandfather's KARA business, and
about the family members. they didn't want to take money for info they
thought I might not find there. The Germans speaking woman Archivist, )
NATALYA MASSIAM, was extremely kind and helpful. she refused to receive
any extra money, just a gift I brought for her from Israel.
 
Besides, I visited my grandfather's properties. the Russian woman who
lives in the EX factory has told us that it used to me a Textile
factory.
 
Cemetery
 
I was shocked to see the Jewish graveyard. an URGENT (!!!!!!!!!!)
cleaning must take place NOW!!!! Despite the excellent cleaning work
done by German volunteers, a huge part of the Cemetery looks like a
jungle! the bushes and plant who grow there DESTROY the tomb stones!!!!
I've tried to cut away some wild growing who were attached to tomb
stones. I couldn't reach the graves of my family, because of the
enormous dense Vegetation. unbelievable!!! As an architect who
specializes in renovation, I learned about stone destruction, and
Vegetation is one of the stone destroyers!!! I've seen seak
stone tombs whose stone layers peeled off. tombstones who weren't
touched by Vegetation, look good and it's possible to read the diseased
names carved ithe stone.

I've also saw vandalism, mostly in new tomb stones, written in the
Russian language.

Besides, people use the Jewish graveyard to store cut wood for heating
in the winter (!!!). I've also noticed places where objects were burnt.
(maybe dirt?)

I've taken photos and will email them to you after I upload it......
Mini, I'm sorry I didn't succeed to find anything in the graveyard. I
was lost there!!!
 
Besides, the plots must be mapped and signed as in nowadays graveyards,
since it's impossible to find anything there despite the graveyard
map!!!!

I've tried to locate myself there, using the map and information from
landmarks like important toms tones, but despite all my efforts, no
achievement. I think I managed to locate the area where my family is
burried, an even tried to reach the zone, but except scratches and
bites all over, nothing!

Poems that my father wrote in the Tulcin camp in Transnistria during
1943-44
 
During my stay in Bukowina Hotel, I met a group of poet who came to CZ
for the MERIDIAN event. I was interviewed by Michael Augustin‏ for the
Bremen Radio. https://www.facebook.com/michael.augustin.poet
A very moving encounter in Czernowitz with Noemi Eshet Rosenzweig from
Israel who has found the house where her family lived before being
deported to Transnistria. Her father has written many poems while in the
camp. Noemi gave me a copy of the poems which she has found many years
after her father's death.

I had a meeting in the Jewish museum CZ with Professor Dr. PETRO RYCHLO
from the CZ university, who showed great interest in my father's poems.
Professor Dr. PETRO RYCHLO, together with Mr. Mykola KUSCHNIR
Director of the Jewish museum and the museum stuff, have recognized
among my father's photos, a photo of the poet Paul Celan with my father
Karl Rosenzweig. (THE POETS Paul Celan and Selma Meerbaum were my
mother's relatives.

Shabath Shalom and Shana Tova,

Noemi

[Some photographs from Noemi's trip are on the website at:
http://czernowitz.ehpes.com/tmp/noemitrip/NoemiEshet.html ]

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