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Khmelnitcskogo Square Uzhhorod, Ukraine

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We meet the Hasids of Uzhgorod for Sukkot

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... house we experienced Sukkot, Part II! Some Dutch people had driven several vans full of food, clothing, books, and other supplies from Holland for donation to Jewish people in the region, particularly for Holocaust survivors. So in the guest house auditorium they were all celebrating Sukkot. There was vigorous singing and dancing. Things reached near-Hasidic intensity with Hava Nagila, a song that seemed to have followed us from that Italian restaurant in ...

The police pay a visit to the guest house

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... a shepherd carrying some sort of metal jug. They followed us down the hill, winding in and out of the sunlight.

On the way back to the guest house, on a winding dirt road, we passed a gaggle of geese. For years the family narrative has been that Grandpa Klein grew up on a goose farm. Was this actually true? Could these geese be the descendants of the ones he herded as a kid?

And would we find out ...

We are welcomed to Ukraine with a police shakedown

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... Ungvár; Slovak: Užhorod; German: Ungwar, Ungarisch Burg; Yiddish: אונגװ 88;ר , translit. Ungver or Ingver, Polish: Ujgorod."

At various times in its history, this city—and the entire Transcarpathian region--has been under the domination, in reverse chronological order, of Ukraine, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, the Austro-Hungarian empire, Ruthenia, and ...

We travel to the wild east--via the New York Cafe

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... wild east,’ as many in Europe call it. And I realized that not only did I not understand what all the official procedures were, that there was a whole other layer of non-official activity. It was clear that some vehicles were held up for a very long time while others whizzed right through. Drivers and border guards were doing some sort of subtle dance that clearly involved the passing of money and favors. But I didn’t have a clue as to how to do ...

Once I Had a Wooden Church...

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... into them again as there were a limited number of wooden churches in the area to visit, I set off towards Šmigovec. The church at Šmigovec was extremely modest and looked as if it may have been neglected. Although my book on churches had a glowing description of the interior, the amount cobwebs around the windows and even the door made me skeptical of the current state of the decorations. There wasn't a sign with the address of the key-holder either, so I didn't attempt ...

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