[Cz-L] Chor Schule definitely identified

Dear All,

When I was in Czernowitz for the Reunion I was anxious to locate the "Chor
Schul", which my family attended in the 1920s / 1930s. My mother Erica
particularly remembers the cantor, Pinje Spektor, who was a composer of
remarkable sacred melodies. (He was married to the sister of my great uncle
Lazar Schaechter.) The other family connection is that my cousin Anny's
father's name, Adolf Fleischer, was engraved on a plaque in the entrance
hall. Avraham Kogan told us that he used to sing in the choir of this
schule as a child.

Anny told me that this schule was in a street off the Mikulicz Gasse (on the
left going down the hill), and I found a very promising-looking building at
8 Mickiewicz Gasse. This is a two-story building with a central pediment
which has a certain restrained elegance. The building was locked and I
could not go in. On the door is a plate saying in Ukrainian "Zal Boksa
Avangard" which I interpreted as the "Avant-Garde Boxing Saloon". A
possible use for a disused synagogue, I thought.

Anny has just visited us in London and confirmed from my photograph that
this building was indeed the Chor Schule.

Most interestingly, I have just found a picture of it on the "Gruss aus
Czernowitz" site - the link is
http://community.livejournal.com/gr_czernowitz/661870.html

A comment beneath the picture confirms that the building was once a
synagogue - I requested a translation and it was most kindly provided.

Incidentally, the Mickiewicz Gasse is one of the few Cz streets to have
retained its name through the Austrian / Romanian / Russian / Ukrainian
eras.

If any List members visit Czernowitz and are able to gain access to this
building, it would be most interesting to know the state of the interior.

Best regards to all,

David
Received on 2007-01-03 14:24:28