Haim days are gone instrumental2/14/2022 The Square in front of the Church (savor) They would pronounce amusing and heart-felt sayings and they knew how to wait for better days. They knew how to overcome difficult situations. The Jews of Bessarabia were well-known for their generosity, goodness and sense of humor. The atmosphere was calm, without any bitterness or envy. The population of the Jewish street was like that of a small, close-knit community. The Jewish families had many children and many were inter-related. The white acacia trees grew along the whole street. The Jewish homes were lined up on both sides of the street. The merchants bargained and fingered the wheat. The wheat was piled high in these large warehouses. Merchants stood in the broad doorways and bought wheat brought in by farmers from the countryside. At dawn the doors of these warehouses tightly locked at night- were opened. At its end were located warehouses used to store grain from where they were exported to central parts of Russia. The street was entirely populated by Jews and was nicknamed Street of the Jews. ![]() The church was enclosed by a fence and was located in the busy marketplace. The street in Bendery where I was born lay between the ancient citadel built by the Turks (when they conquered southern Russia) and the Russian Orthodox Church. Lucky is the person whose coins shine and glow all his life. Bender, Moldova « Previous PageĬhildhood recollections are like coins embossed for many years in someone's memory.
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