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Interesting! Before we went to Lvov and Czernowitz my father told us the
story about the "Petlura days" that occurred in 1941.
The massacres in this city began immediately after German attack of Soviet
Union, on 22 June 1941 and continued until 28 June. Before fleeing the
German advance the Soviet NKVD murdered thousands of Ukrainian and Polish
civilians, mainly members of the city=E2=80=99s intelligentsia. Unable to e=
vacuate
them in time, the NKVD slaughtered their prisoners en masse during the week
of 22-28 June 1941
My father hid in Zamek park during the day and through the night. On his
way to the park he managed to dodge the angry mob and saw terrible
atrocities. All this as a 17-year old. Miraculously he and my grandparents
survived this day and the rest of the war. The rest is a very long story.
The Jewish community in Lviv is almost nil. When we were there in 2009,
there was a Jewish museum but our guide told us there was no money and they
had so much judaica that coudn't be displayed. It did not have a permanent
staff member and did not have regular hours so we never got to see it.
Lviv is a beautiful, charming city. Jewish life from the old days is
visible on the buildings and in the relics of structures like the Roza
Synagogue. So it's amazing to me that they are honoring their past.
Ilana
On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 4:41 AM, Edgar Hauster <bconcept_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> Czernowitzers...
>
> Read more on the "Jewish Days at the City Hall" between July 12 - August =
5
> at the news room of the "Center for Urban History of East Central Europe"
>
> http://www.lvivcenter.org/en/chronicle/news/?newsid=3D2103
>
> and download the progarm flyer (including the impressive poster) at:
>
> http://www.lvivcenter.org/download.php?downloadid=3D597
>
> Great program. Thanks to all, who drew our attention to this event!
>
>
> Edgar Hauster
>
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