Monthly Archives: September 2009

Czernowitzers et al:I have been in contact with Reeva Kimble the webmistress of the Mir Belarus website. I came across her site while looking for other Jewish genealogical sites. May I recommend you spend some time browsing this interesting website? … Continue reading →

Joe Poras writes:I have attached a picture of my grandfather taken just about one hundred years ago. From the beautiful fountain in the background which is located in some park, would you know if this was taken in Czernowitz or … Continue reading →

Ever heard the Yiddish expression Kimpeturn ? Something like German Woechnerin. It has to do with child birth and lying in bed before ,during or afterthe process. This was a many weeks process in old times.(The girls of the group … Continue reading →

http://i056.radikal.ru/0909/bd/d551cc17af84.jpg 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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →