Everyone of us carries different memories. I personally who left Cz. in
1943 was born there, my memories are neither of streets and houses but of
the people, the friendships, the discussions, the books, lending libraries
and even schools. I am not surprised that Iris' father had no problems
passing exams in the USA. We did get a wonderful education in the 30s when
I went to elementary and high school. Although I often hated the long poems
in German, Rumanian and Russian I had to learn by heart, the Latin
translations! It was often hard going and I remember sometimes putting my
poetry, after having learned it, under my pillow to be sure I shan't forget
it, but my memory was strengthened by it. I still remembered my biology so
well that, when my son went to his "A"levels in London I could still
remember my digestive and blood system and we could talk about it. Not
thanks to me, I am certain, but his teacher he passed it with an A mark.
Latin, French, Rumanian and German were of great help to me throughout my
long life.
To me, Cz. was and will remain the city were friends were real and still,
the few surviving, still are. My uncle always said that Capri hat die blaue
Grotte, Czernowitz die graue Blotte. I do remember we always wore Galoschen
or rubber boots, so I suppose not all streets were paved and with the snow
melting there was a lot of slush but, those are not my memories, that I
have erased, I guess, but the people young and old well dressed hats,
gloves. muffs in winter, handbags in summer, Knikse, politeness, fun. That
I miss. The intimacy of a small city where most people knew most, plotkes,
laughter, however hard times were and although I had no youth, I had
friends, and dafke, we laughed in all that misery.
Shavua Tov to one and all,
anny
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