The Israelite Temple in Czernowitz – article from 1882

Temple drawing - image 4

Edgar Hauster just sent this message to Jerome and I:

“I’ve discovered an interesting article for our section “The Temple at Czernowitz”, released by “Allgemeine Bauzeitung” in Vienna for the year 1882. The article (pdf) covers the building history adding 5 very fine drawings (jpg’s).”Kudos go to Edgar for his research skills in finding this excellent article.  Click on the link below to view the article and click on the thumbnails with this post to view the excellent drawings of the Temple.Bruce Reisch1882 Temple Article

Temple drawing - image 2

Temple drawing – image 2

Temple drawing - image 3

Temple drawing – image 3

Temple drawing - image 5

Temple drawing – image 5

Image 1 - Temple drawing

Image 1 – Temple drawing

Petrified Bahachka.

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Where  Putyla river meets Cheremosh river stands  a rock.   Sheer 30 meters up.  The Petrified Bahachka. Legend tells  story of  very rich and mean woman. A Bahachka that is.    Peasant woman living nearby had  beautiful daughter who    was  serf to Bahachka.  Once when  woman hungry she went to see  Bahachka to beg for daughter and for bread.  Instead the Bahachka threw to her  stone,  big as  bread.  Instantly  Bahachka turned into  rock. 30 meters tall.  Where  Putyla river meets  Cheremosh.  In the heart of Hutzul country, Bukovina.

Further down on Cheremosh is rock called “Zhaba”, that is frog.                 http://i050.radikal.ru/0909/e2/392fc41e895a.jpg       All this not far away from from Twin City on Cheremosh (not Mississippi)  that is Vizhnitz and Kuty. Here was border between Moldova and Polish before Austrians came.  Border good for Jewish tradesman make good business. Therefore many Jews and great Rabbis of Vishnitz dynasty. Baal Shem Tov also went lost in woods for days. Before he turned holy.

Hardy

Operation Winterstorm.

On a peaceful winter morning , the front was quiet but then at 7 sharp:

In a two pronged break- out from two strongholds the troops moved outswiftly.By 8 they met at plot 68 . The encirclement was complete.All the encircled troops put down their arms and surrendered theterritory.Operation Winterstorm was over.Hardy

The Rotating Chicken question

Recently, Anny Matar and others wrote about the Rotating Chicken on the Cz-L list.

Here’s a snippit of what Anny wrote:  […]I dreaded Yom Kippur becausemy Zazia, as we called grandfather, turned the chickens over our heads andwe had to say:”Mir zum Leben dir zum Tod” (me to life and you to death) and that was a terrible thing, never to be forgotten. Then the Shohat came, by then I was as far and as fast as my feet could carry me when I only saw that man……)!!!

Now my question is: from what did this originate; and what is the meaning; and why a chicken? Enquiring minds want to know!

Best,

jerome

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3. You may find out things you never knew before.

Hardy

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Grave locators

Horecea Grave Trackers.

Appeal.

We are the group of Czernowitz Cemetery Guides.

We are specialized on the JewishZwintar in Horecea.

We take you to your grave in the shortest time .

Just give us your name and you are there !

All this for a small nominal fee of100 $ per grave.

Special summer deal : 2 adjacent graves for 120 $.

Bring your family – theywill all enjoyvisiting your grave.

Wehave all necessary tools to clear our way .

We can also clean and repair your grave ,if in needed.(Extra pay).

Put us on the job and rest in peace.

Now bad times come to us – buzzards gather in the sky.

With all this voluntary amateur cemetery cleaning, our living is at risk.

Every snapling that they cut brings us closer to the dole.

Strange winds blow on the Zwintar now.

They even want to install satellite grave locators ! GPS !!

Enter your name and get navigation directions !

“Turn left after black monument “

“Bingo, this is your grave “.

Hear this ! Everybody finds his own grave !

Where will this bring us ?

Who will feed our children ?

Committee of Horecea Grave Trackers.

Hardy