Re: [Cz-L] Our love for Czernowitz

Reading daily "Der Tag" from 1933/4 one is amazed about the non stop
critique Hugo Gold and Alia have about the physical condition the
streets of Cz. are in, the neglect of the municipality of the water
pipes, the non respecting of privacy by shouting, loud music,
unacceptable street noise, bad electric supply, bad behavior of most
citizens, neglect by central government (Bucuresti) of this specific
province and town, discrimination against foreign language speakers
(mostly German) in offices, schools and even on the streets. The image
of Cz. is one far worse than that of other towns like Timisoara etc.
and the comparisons made on a nearly weekly basis by the newspaper.

Putting aside our idealizations on one side and the natural function
of a critical newspaper that as we know until to-day will exaggerate
whenever possible any bad reality on the other, I think that part of
the difference is explainable by the changes that occurred during the
1930th. Czernowitz suffered in WWI three occupations, was then
neglected by the new Romanian administration, had may be an uplift
from 1925 to 1929 and then the general economic crisis from1929 t0
1933. Only in 1934 things got better and we naturally remember the
town as it was in this second part of the 30th. For us the streets
were already paved etc.....

The next phase was of course a turn to the worse...

On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 6:46 PM, cornel fleming
<cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net> wrote:
> You met a very dumb tourist!!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-63032220-8441035_at_list.cornell.edu
> [mailto:bounce-63032220-8441035_at_list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of HARDY BREIER
> Sent: 13 August 2012 02:44
> To: Miriam Taylor
> Cc: CZERNOWITZ-L
> Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Our love for Czernowitz
>
> Now I got it .
> We love Czernowitz because:
> 1. All the streets were paved (they were not )
> 2. Eminescu and Porumbescu lived there for a period.
> 3. Czermowitz had a University
> 4. Huberman gave concerts there
> 5. Because it was so well planned ?
> 6. Because it had a tram.
> 7. Buildings were designed by an architect.
> 8. And foremost because we are from there.
>
> Czernowitz is a well known place in Europe.
> Once I met a tourist from Germany when asked where I
> am from I told him : Czernowitz.
> This did not ring a bell so I helped ou :" Bukovina, you know."
> Then a light went up:
> " Ah Bukovina- this is somewhere in Montenegro , isnt it ?"
> Hardy
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