Re: [Cz-L] Zissels

Mr Zissels is no stranger to controversies of various sorts, but in
the case of Babi Yar project he was absolutely right. Like Mr Zissels,
I believed that the proposal to build a community center (which would
have included a number of entertainment functionalities) in or near
Babi Yar was quite outrageous. So did many Ukrainian Jews and non-Jews
who joined the protests, and in 2004 the project was shelved for good.
In September 2005 the President of Ukraine instructed his cabinet to
appoint a planning committee for creating a State Historical Memorial
"Babi Yar", the very idea that was advocated by Mr Zissels all along.
The committee was appointed, and although it has yet to make any
sufficient progress, in all likelihood, eventually there will be a
decent memorial in Babi Yar.

Iosif Vaisman

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 9:21 AM, Bruce Reisch <bir1_at_nysaes.cornell.edu> wrote:
> Dear Hardy, Dear Czernowitz discussion group,
>
> Note that the article cited by Hardy was published five years ago. It would
> be interesting to learn the outcome of efforts to construct a memorial and
> community center at Babi Yar. Another comment follow below.
>
>
> At 7:27 +0300 4/2/08, HARDY BREIER wrote:
>
> > All Group,
> > Read this on Mr. Zissels,
> > Hardy
> > 4. International News
> > www.jewishtimes.com/scripts/ed - [Cached]
> > Published on: 7/17/2003 Last Visited: 7/21/2003
> >
> > A thorn in the side of the authorities during Soviet days, Jewish
> community representative Josef Zissels is now pricking Ukrainian Jewish
> leaders -- so much so that they've declared him persona non grata.
> >
> >
>
>
> -snip-
>
> As pointed out below, and fairly reported, there are two sides to every
> story.
>
> Bruce Reisch
>
>
>
> > ...
> > Martin Horowitz, director of the Jewish Community Development Fund run by
> the New York-based American Jewish World Service, said his organization
> would continue to deal with Zissels and the welfare, education and social
> programs administered by organizations such as the Va'ad.
> > ...
> > "This organization has known and worked with Mr. Zissels for 10 years, and
> will continue to do so in future," Horowitz wrote in an e-mail interview
> with JTA.
> > ...
> > "As someone who knows Mr. Zissels and most of the people associated with
> this recently created 'Council of Leaders,' I find it very sad to see one
> small group of Jewish activists attempting to 'excommunicate' another of
> Josef Zissels' stature."
> >
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