Re: [Cz-L] Czernowitzer Convention in Israel from Miriam Taylor on 2006-07-12 (The Czernowitz-L Archive)

From: Miriam Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:16:36 -0400 (EDT)
To: Lucca Ginsburg <Lucca99_at_netvision.net.il>, czernowitz2006_at_yahoogroups.com, czernowitz2006 Moderator <czernowitz2006-owner_at_yahoogroups.com>, Czernowitz <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>, archnathan_at_hotmail.com
Reply-to: mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu

Miriam (Mimi) Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>

>
> Usually when we mention a "Czernowitz meeting" it includes all of the
> Bucovina, I suppose. After all we share background, culture, language,
> upbringing, habits, with the people from Suceava, Campulung, Dorna,
> Wiznitz...etc...
> In truth, we should call it "Bucovina reunion", but since Czernowitz was the
> capital, we simply got into the habit of relating only to this main city a
> habit which may not be right.
> Secondly, we are trying to uphold a certain tradition and unfortunately many
> of us are no longer alive, so it makes a lot of sense to get united
>and try to
> convey to our children and future generations the spirit of the Bucovina as a
> whole, a quite unusual land with a multitude of influences and
> characteristics.
> Would you please comment?
> Thanks, Lucca
>
>

I wholeheartedly agree with Lucca and Nathan that we should include all
Bukowiner in the proposed meeting.

Mimi
Received on 2006-07-12 07:22:56