Re: [Cz-L] Czernowitz Jewish Cemetery in the Early Nineties

<The dead could not go, neither they could defend themselves. I was shocked
to learn that some of the streets of Chernovtzi were paved with the Jewish
grave stones.>

 If this is so ( they also found stones a the Turkish steps) then Czernowitz
 has become a holy city !

Hardy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jacob Greenberg" <grs_software_at_bigpond.com>
To: "HARDY BREIER" <HARDY3_at_bezeqint.net>
Cc: <czernowitz-l_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Czernowitz Jewish Cemetery in the Early Nineties

> Dear Edgar, thank you for posting the documentary.
>
> Hardy, the Jews left Czernowitz in 3 waves: the first wave left after the
> WWII, the second wave in 1970s and the third, the last wave of the exodus,
> in the 1990s, and, as I could see from the movie, their spirit already
> broken from having seen the joys of Perestroika and thousands of their
> friends and relatives leave.
>
> I don't think they will ever come back.
>
> The dead could not go, neither they could defend themselves. I was shocked
> to learn that some of the streets of Chernovtzi were paved with the
> Jewish grave stones.
>
> Cornel, cnsider yourself lucky that you can't understand Russian. I got so
> depressed after watching the documentary that I had to drink a glass of
> good Australian wine followed by a shot of vodka.
>
> There were several unsuccessful attempts by the horrified American and
> Israeli Chernovitzers to manage the shameful cemetery situation in the 90s
> by engaging the locals. They collected large sums of money; unfortunately,
> the money never reached the intended destination.
>
> Lately, I find myself reflecting about the graves of my grandparents and
> great grandparents left unattended in Transnistria, Siberia, Mihaileni,
> Hliboka, Bricheni and in Czernowitz.
>
> It's a great relief to know that things have changed for the better, that
> there are people who care and that some dignity of the dead is being
> preserved.
>
> Serah Kraft
>

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