The pearl of the Carpats, Little Vienna, Little Paris .
These and many more accolades were attributed to our
little home town.
Of all these I was not aware during my stay in Czernowitz.
Houses? Yes there were some beautiful houses, streets in
our town but this was not the cause of our affection.
What then made the Jews to so much love the town ?
The answer is simple : We felt good.
With such an overwhelming majority the Jews felt secure.
In the city center and main streets mostly Yiddish was heard.
This made us feel safe.The rich as the poor.
We felt good.
This made Czernowitz our city .
Not buildings, not streets ,synagogues and Temples.
All these are empty shells.
Without the Jews Czernowitz lost its aura.
Now it is one more town where Jews used to be.
An empty oyster shell.
The pearl fled in 1946.
Hardy
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