Hardy,
Yes, I did survive, but don’t ask me at what cost…
A short German poem comes to mind:
"Anfangs wollte ich versagen
Und ich glaubte ich trueg es nie
Und ich habe es doch ertragen
Aber frag mich nur nicht wie."
Ruth
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Ruth Glasberg Gold
20191 E. Country Club Dr. #1802
Aventura, Fl 33180
T.305-936-9494
C.305-308-8595
On Nov 8, 2015, at 8:19 AM, Hardy Breier <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET> wrote:
> But yours was the final victory !
> You survived !
>
> Hardy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-119871401-3499476_at_list.cornell.edu
> [mailto:bounce-119871401-3499476_at_list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Ruth
> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2015 3:49 PM
> To: Shula 2
> Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Long-haired Girl from Czernowitz
>
> I had exactly such curly hair. While I yearned to wear it loose, my moth=
er
> never allowed it.
> To my chagrin, I had to wear two thick braids with bows at the ends. This
> was my style until Yampol-Transnistria, where the braids had to be cut o=
ff
> due to lice infestation.
> A few days later, a barber, who shared the shelter with us, shaved my hea=
d
> to shocking baldness. I was 11 years old when I was robbed of my identit=
y,
> humiliated, and no longer looked like a girl for the next 3 years.
>
> Ruth
>
>
>
> Ruth Glasberg Gold
> 20191 E. Country Club Dr. #1802
> Aventura, Fl 33180
> T.305-936-9494
> C.305-308-8595
>
> On Nov 7, 2015, at 5:01 PM, Shula 2 <shulaklinger_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't know who she is but am pretty sure that a few choice words were
> uttered, to get her hair looking like that.... Tell me: what did one do i=
n
> Czernowitz, when one had That Kind Of Hair? In a world without all those
> chemical hair products, to smooth out unruly, Jewish locks?
>>
>> And a related question:
>>
>> Were girls ever encouraged to wear such hair loose? I recall wearing my
> hair down, like the little girl in the picture, and being met with harsh
> criticism.
>>
>> Were young ladies required to keep their long hair strictly controlled?
>>
>> Shula
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