Aunt Mary told me about how unique Feodosia was as a city. She described it as being "not a large city, as cities go". I looked it up.
It was a center of commerce along the Black Sea and the Silk Road from China. It was where the Ancient Greeks and Romans built homes while negotiating trades.
In the 14th and 15th centuries the Genoese from North West Italy built a huge stone fortress - - probably on top of the ones the other ancient people had - - to protect their trade goods.
Later, the farmers North of Crimea, in the Ukraine, sent their agricultural goods out of the port of Feodosia to market.
Mary's family and the other Jews of Feodosia benefited from this international location.
On days when her Papa and Uncle took the children out for a hike, they enjoyed many cultural opportunities that the city had to offer.
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