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

To correct what Serah and Hardy wrote about the gravestones
from the old Jewish cemetery which was located in the lower part of
the city.
During the Russion period after WW2, these stones were used to build
the steps
to the Turckenbrunnen. When the whole area around the Turckenbrunnen
was rebuilt in 2008, these stones were dumped somewhere at the edge
of the city.
I have seen a photograph which showed a mound of earth and stones,
among which
were stones from the old cemetery. Unfortunately, I do not know where
exactly
this mound is located.
Currently the Jewish cemetery on Zelena street is guarded, so as to
prevent
the destruction or the stealing of gravestones. But many of the
oldest gravestones,
or those which were not put on a proper foundation have either fallen
or stand crookedly
and threaten to fall.

For three days, Sasha and I walked pretty much all over Czernowitz,
most pavements
are in deplorable state, even on the Herrengasse some of the small
cubic paving stones
are loose in their place, or are no longer in their place, but are
sitting on top of other stones.
But nowhere in the city, did we see gravestones being used as paving
stones.
On Apr 26, 2013, at 10:58 AM, HARDY BREIER wrote:

> <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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