[Cz-L] Re: Mr. Josef Zissels and what to do about the exhibition in the Jewish museum in Chernivtsi

Dear friends,
In my view, if the planned August 2008 exhibition will not appropriately
present the history of the Czernowitzer (and Bukowiner) Jewry during the
Holocaust then better not to have a Jewish Museum in Czernowitz at all.
The possibility of adding displays about this period to the museum at a
later date should be totally unacceptable to our Group.


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From: "E. & G. Weissmann" <EGWeissmann_at_gmx.net>
To: "Abraham Kogan" <akogan_at_netvision.net.il>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 6:24 PM
Subject: [Fwd: Mr. Josef Zissels and what to do about the exhibition in the
Jewish museum in Chernivtsi]


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> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Betreff: Mr. Josef Zissels and what to do about the exhibition in the
> Jewish museum in Chernivtsi
> Datum: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:25:50 -0400
> Von: Miriam Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
> An: HARDY BREIER <HARDY3_at_bezeqint.net>, Maita Prout
> <maitaprout_at_gmail.com>, Jerome Schatten <romers_at_shaw.ca>, Florence Heymann
> <floheymann_at_hotmail.com>, Simon Kreindler <simonkreindler_at_sympatico.ca>,
> Irene Fishler <irenef_at_netvision.net.il>, Gabriele Weissmann
> <EGWeissmann_at_gmx.net>
>
>
>
> Miriam (Mimi) Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
>
> To follow up on the letter of Bruce:
>
> I have it on good authority, from three different sources,
> that Mr. Zissels is both the driving force behind the museum
> and the exhibition of Jewish life in Chernivtsi before 1940.
> Funding for the museum and the exhibition are also channeled
> Through Mr. Zissels.
>
> Neither Mrs. Shevchenko nor the city administration of Chernivtsi,
> Should be blamed for the decisions of Mr. Zissels.
>
> I do not know the motives for Mr. Zissels' insistence on the
> total omission of the fate of the Jews of Czernowitz during WW2,
> from the planned exhibition. I write "insistence" advisedly,
> because I know of others who have tried unsuccessfully to change
> his mind. I do know that he leaves open the possibility of adding
> displays about this period to the museum at a later date.
>
> I believe that the outrage of many members of this list, at the
> omission of the war years from the exhibition, was due to their
> suspicion that this omission was caused by Anti-Semitism.
>
> Mr. Zissels can hardly be accused of Anti-Semitism and possibly
> if many of us wrote him and voiced our disagreement he might reconsider.
> Those interested can write to Josef Zissels at either:
> <vaad- ua_at_ukr.net>
>
> Or: <josefz_at_svitonline.com>
>
> Finally we must must ask ourselves:
> Is a Jewish museum which commemorates the culture and achievements
> of the Jewish community of Czernowitz, but omits the holocaust,
> better than no museum?
>
> Then decide individually whether we want to help this museum come
> into being, despite not including the events of WW2.
> Consider that this will be the only museum of Czernowitz Jewry.
>
> Miriam Taylor
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