Re: [Cz-L] Austria

Hi Marsha - A bit of political geography:
The precise name of the country until the end of WWI was Austro-Hungary, whose Hapsburg Emperor Franz Josef introduced progressive policies that benefited Bukovina Jewry. Bukovina was the empire's eastern-most province with Czernowitz as its capital. Modern Bukovina is divided between Romania and Ukraine. My own ancestors lived in the small town west of Czernowitz of Waschkoutz am Cheremosh, which many of its Jews referred to affectionately as Waschkowitz. Today it is called Vashkivtsi, and lies in Ukraine's Vyzhnytsia raion (the town of that name was once home to the chassidic dynasty of Wiznitzer Rebbes). Raion technically translates as a 'district', but resembles our administrative concept of a county.

Mark Wiznitzer
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On Aug 27, 2013, at 6:36 PM, Marsha Spellman <marshaspell_at_comcast.net> wrote:

> Exactly what my grandmother would say... Austria, Chernowitz (or she would
> say - Pachernowitz- or something like that. And Bukavina.
>
> As I understand it, Austria WAS the country back then, Chernovitz is the
> town, and Bukovina was the area, kind of like a county.
>
> I am still struggling to find my grandmother's family. Name was changed to
> Brooks, in US, and I know almost all the Brooks related to this family in
> the US. But we can't find a link in Europe. The name originally was
> Brochsmeyer (Broxmire, Brachsmeir) no one really knows. My grandmother's
> brother was just called Brooks!
>
> If anyone has seen or knows of that last name, I would appreciate it.
>
> Ironically, I have been able to track down my grandfather's family, from
> Rumania, Bessarabia, with a last name we didn't really know. But I have
> found the Kitrosser family, which was the original last name, changed to
> Spellman. I have even connected to family, with a cousin living around the
> corner from my brother!
>
> Marsha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-107867343-45352624_at_list.cornell.edu
> [mailto:bounce-107867343-45352624_at_list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of David
> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 8:20 PM
> To: Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu
> Subject: [Cz-L] Austria
>
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> On papers, my grandmother said she was born in Austria. One family member
> said Czernowitz, and another said Bukowina.
>
>
>
> Could they all be correct? Is there a map in your collection that shows all
> of Bukowina?
>
>
>
> David Knopf
>
>
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