Re: [Cz-L] If we didnt go

Cornel,

I went back in 2006 for my school reunion. We flew with El Al from Tel Aviv
to Kiev and then hired a minibus, The roads were a nightmare, worse than in
Soviet times. We didn't want to go through that experience again so we took
a plane from Cz. Both planes and trains are now worse than in Soviet times.
Dirty, old and dangerous.

Why people who still live there miss the Soviet times? In Soviet times there
was law, order. jobs, pensions, well equipped hospitals and vacations. And
there was a huge, energetic Jewish population. And if you kept your mouth
shut, there was no Siberian exile after Stalin was gone. It's all over now.
No jobs, no money, mo Jews, no energy. My contacts in Cz are lost and lonely
people.

I am not being nostalgic and I don't miss Cz. but I have immigrated twice
(to Israel and to Australia) and I know what price individuals pay leaving
so much behind.. I don't blame people who decided to stay. They still walked
on familiar streets of Czernowitz and could still hear Yiddish and German
spoken on the streets.
I grew up in a very romantic though in a very undemocratic place. I think
that I know more about the essence of Cz. that people who left at the age of
eight.

I've never heard about Carpatair. Where do they fly from?
Serah

----- Original Message -----
From: "cornel fleming" <cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>
To: "'Jacob Greenberg'" <grs_software_at_bigpond.com>
Cc: <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 10:04 PM
Subject: RE: [Cz-L] If we didnt go

> Serah...you do not have to fly in ancient planes.Carpatair have shiny and
> well-serviced aircraft and there is no need to go via Kiev.And I do not
> understand why the journey is "dangerous".None of my Czernowitz friends
> miss
> the Soviets..I would be interested to hear why some of your contacts miss
> them! The possibility of an excursion to the Siberian winter wonderland
> would be quite sufficient to turn me off!! Cornel
>
>
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