Re: [Cz-L] Our love for Czernowitz

Anny,
Do you love Czernowitz ?
Hardy
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  From: Anny Matar=20
  To: HARDY BREIER=20
  Cc: cornel fleming ; Berti Glaubach ; Miriam Taylor ; CZERNOWITZ-L=20
  Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 7:31 PM
  Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Our love for Czernowitz

  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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