Re: [Cz-L] Regiment 15

Thanks, Irene.

Glad to know that I was not straying too far.

I went back to my father's recollections:

They actually left very early, soon after the war broke out in 1914, not
later, at the time of the famous Brusilov offensive. The exodus in this
case seems to have been more or less planned, for there was talk of
meeting up with his father's supervisor when they got to Hungary. The
refugees were allowed to take only one suitcase and traveled in boxcars.
(that nowadays has a much more sinister ring, of course; the more so,
as, after the War, when they returned home in 1919, they were briefly
interned in Auschwitz) . They went first to Sárospatak, arriving on Rosh
Hashanah (where they met with a very hostile reception from the
ultra-orthodox). Later, as the front advanced, they were evacuated to
Moravia. This part of the memoir always sticks in my mind because, as
the story has it, my grandfather was appointed Kommandant of the train,
but the paperwork erroneously listed my father instead. At one stop,
when my grandfather tried to obtain some food for the transport, the
stationmaster wanted the authorization of the Kommandant--as listed on
the paperwork. So, after long arguments, they finally had to go and wake
my father, a little boy, in order to resolve the issue.

Classic KuK mentality.

I have no direct information from other relatives. Those still or
recently alive were not around at the time and do not seem to have left
any information on the experience of the older generation in this situation.

I will be glad to search Jewish Chronicle (I can get access to it in
microform at the nearby University). Anything in German, which I can
read, is very welcome.

Jim

On 12/06/2012 12:51, Irene Fishler wrote:
>
> Jim,
>
> This is not an off-topic discussion. We have to learn more about WWI - but
> there is no-one to ask...
>
> I have searched a lot in the press of those times. The Austrian press was
> heavily censored and information about the Jews is scarce.
>
> There was no "evacuation" from Galicia and Bukovina.
>
> There was a chaotic flight - especially in June-July 1916 as a result of the
> Brussilow-Offensive.
>
> The masses of refugees to the "'west" of Austria-Hungary was a heavy burden
> for the state .
>
> Try and search the archives of the Jewish Chronicle (U.K.) .
>
> For example : there is an article about Jews in Galicia and Bukowina in the
> issue from August 18, 1916 , pages 12-13.
>
> You have to pay for it.
>
> If you read German I've saved a short notice from July 1916 from an Austrian
> Newspaper. I can send it you or everyone interested.
> Regards
> Irene
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-61057726-3499296_at_list.cornell.edu
> [mailto:bounce-61057726-3499296_at_list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Wald
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 8:44 AM
> To: Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu
> Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Regiment 15
>
> Great story--based on a classic Jewish joke/anecdote, present in several
> variations.
>
> Anyway, all this fascinating discussion of WWI reminds me of a question I
> had--perhaps a bit tangential, but, I hope, not entirely not off-topic.
>
> My father's family moved from Bukovina to Galicia shortly before WWI (the
> other relatives remained behind). When the Russians invaded, they were
> evacuated to Moravia (and later, Bohemia).
>
> Do list members here have information on the comparable cases in the
> Bukovina? Were evacuations from the two regions connected, i.e. did some of
> the same transports take refugees from both areas? Any ideas?
>
> Jim
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