Re: [Cz-L] The flood of 1927

Bruce Reisch <bir1_at_nysaes.cornell.edu> reprinted Ann Rabinowitz's post
about a flood in Galicia in 1927 and asked

> Could Czernowitz have been "submerged" in September 1927?

The New York Times coverage of the flooding mentioned devastation in an
area covering 6,000 square miles and including villages near Boryslaw,
Lemberg, Skole, and Stryj -- towns that are all over 100 miles from
Czernowitz. The Times didn't mention Czernowitz.

According to the Pinkas haKehillot article on Zaleshchiki (Galicia)
(http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Pinkas_poland/Pol2_00195.html),

"Zaleshchiki lies on a tributary of the Dneister River and is surrounded
by
the river on three sides.... River flooding in 1863, 1871, and 1927 caused
considerable damage."

Zaleshchiki is about 25 miles from Cz. so we know there was flooding
close by, but in Czernowitz per se? I realize this doesn't amount to
historical evidence but... My family experienced days of heavy
flooding after a hurricane in the mid-1950s. Had my mother had a
comparable experience in Czernowitz less than 30 years earlier, I think
she would have mentioned it!

Renee

Renee Stern Steinig
Dix Hills, New York, USA
genmaven_at_gmail.com

Ann Rabinowitz <annrab_at_bellsouth.net> wrote to JewishGen..

> According to the September 9, 1927 issue of the Jewish Chronicle
> (London), there was a catastrophic flood in Galicia in 1927....
> Whole villages in the area of Lemberg, Przemysl, Strij, and
> Borislav were destroyed.... The entire province of Stanislav was
> flooded and in Lemberg, 132 villages were under water. In
> Czernowitz, they were completely submerged.
Received on 2007-05-28 19:46:10