Re: [Cz-L] Jewish Museum - thoughts

Kol Hakavod Miryam,

I totally agree with you. It seems that most of the members of the List do
not remember or do not know that the present leaders of Czernowitz/Ukraine
are the descendants of those who were very active collaborators of the Nazis
and who made everything possible to destroy any sign of Jewish life in
Bukowina.

Y. Rosner


On 4/6/08, Elan <melava1_at_netvision.net.il> wrote:
>
> Dear friends,
>
> I am reading all the correspondence concerning the Jewish Museum in Cz.,
> and wonder: how come, that the whole list does not understand that it will
> not be us who'll decide what will, or will not be shown at that museum's
> exhibitions.
>
> I am thinking right now on two wonderful museums in Israel:
> 1: The museum in Or-Yehuda, with focus on Iraqi Jewry.
> 2: The museum in Zfat (Safed), who's collections are devoted to the
> community of the Hungarian-speaking Jewry. Both of them excellent museums,
> with a lot of educational and genealogical activities. (I can judge, since
> I retired as a librarian at the "Eretz-Israel Museum" in Ramat-Aviv,
> Tel-Aviv).
>
> If we want a museum that will be a mirror of Jewsih life in Bukovina, the
> good and bad times, the heritage, the W.W. 2 disasters, also the positive
> influence of the very-good Aliya of Romanians who survived the horrors, and
> choose Israel to be their homeland, an Aliya that did a lot in a very
> honorable and quiet way - well - I think that such a museum should come into
> life in N.Y, or Washington D.C., or Tel-Aviv or Haifa. If that will happen,
> we will reach a much larger audience, both locals and tourists, who will
> learn whatever is to learn about our forefathers, and Jewish life, culture
> and accomplishments in Bukovina.
>
> I want to tell you about my cousin Berta Zamir, nee Rosner, born in Czer.,
> who did not want to join a Rosner roots trip to Bukovina in 2001. She said -
> "I have such wonderful memories from my youth-years in Cz. - I do not want
> to spoil them."
>
> Please, excuse me, all of you, for sharing with you what I have on my
> heart, and want to tell you for a long time (and do excuse also my
> spelling mistakes...): Czernowitz has "vomitted" us, and killed our
> families. Charish your memories. Share them with your children and
> grandchildren. Write them down, and subbmit them to the correct archives,
> and stop courting Czernowitz, who is interested mainly in our materials and
> Dollars.
>
> Since Pessach is behind the door - do not forget to back a toch - with a
> bit of potato-starch, and have a very happy Pessach!
>
> All the best - Miriam Lava, nee Rosner, Israel
>
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