Re: [Cz-L] Cz.-List "reunion" plans

on 09/13/2005 at 11:00 PM, Miriam Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu> said:

>I think we may now have reached the time when we could vote on the
>various suggestion for the program of the "reunion".

Since I won't be able to make it this time, my opinions shouldn't
count as a vote, but for what they're worth, ...

>1. Organized tour or walk of Czernowitz, with "old timers" comparing
> the present and the past.

Yes.

>2. May 19, Evening - Kabbalat Shabbat service at the Synagogue.

Yes.

>3. Social get-together in order that we get to know each other and
> our connection to Czernowitz.

Yes.

>4. Walking tour of the Jewish section of town.

Yes.

>5. Discussion about Czernowitz Jewish identity.

Yes.

>6. Meeting with the current Jewish inhabitants of Chernivtsi.

Yes.

>7. Czernowitz walks in small groups of people who share a particular
> interest. Some of these are: The theatre, the university, the
> Herz-Jesu church and other churches.

Not for me.

>8. A panel of survivors to be asked questions of their experiences
> and memories. Survivors presenting their testimonies.

A good idea, but I'd probably find it too traumatic.

>9. A dinner with the Mayor and members of the local Jewish
> community, a festival with music and entertainment, a wonderful
> party.

I'd prefer the local Jewish community without the dignitaries and
associated formality.

>10. Visit with the participation of the Mayor and Dignitaries to the
> Jewish cemetery and the monument to the 400 men shot by the
> Germans when they entered Cernauti.
>11. Visit to the Jewish cemetery and the monument to the 400 men
> shot in 1941, saying Kadish, WITHOUT INVITING THE MAYOR AND OR
> THE DIGNITARIES.

I'd say a religous ceremony, including Kadish and El Melei Rachamim,
to which the dignitaries were invited to come as private citizens.

>12. Meeting with the mayor and possibly his staff, to discuss our
> concern over the state of the cemetery and it's possible
> restoration.

Yes.

>13. Lectures by historians, political scientists and psychologists
> about our shared interest and heritage.

In what language? I could understand English or (slow) Hebrew, but not
German, Ukrainian or Yiddish. Others have other linguistic
limitations. Is there a common language?

>14. Lecture and discussion about the culture of Czernowitz in
> different periods.

Same as for 13.

>15. Organized visit to the archives, (this may not be possible, they
> may not allow entrance to large groups).

Translators would be useful.

>16. "End of tour" meeting to reflect on what we saw and what we
> felt.

Yes.

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Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT
Researching:
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