Re: [Cz-L] Our love for Czernowitz

Being the majority of the population in Czernowitz, certainly
made our parents, grandparents and us feel good.
But that was not the only reason for our feeling of well being
and love for the city.

When we consider the generations of Jewish Czernowitzers
born between 1870 and 1920 it is obvious how much they were
ahead of their parents and grandparents in wealth, education,
political opportunities and self esteem.
Jews were mayors of the city during the Austrian period, and
even during the Romanian period, there were Jewish members
of the city council, Jewish deputies to the Romanian Parliament,
Jewish physicians and lawyers, even though, they may have had
to study abroad.

But I think that the Ukrainian,German and Romanian inhabitants
of the city were just as proud of Czernowitz as the Jews.
Compared to many cities of the same size, in Romania, Poland
and Ukraine, Czernowitz was more progressive, better maintained
and better planned.

Mimi
On Aug 11, 2012, at 8:31 AM, HARDY BREIER wrote:

> 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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