Re: [Cz-L] Popovici plaque

Having a plaque outside the museum educates people beyond those already
interested in Jewish history. That is important, especially with
Popovici, who reached outside the circle of his own faith - Eytan


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From: Miriam Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
To: David Glynn <glynn_at_spontini.co.uk>; Czernowitz
<Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 11:22 pm
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Popovici plaque



Miriam (Mimi) Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>

I agree with David about the importance of having a memorial plaque
to Traian Popovici in a public place in Chernivtsi. In the museum there
exists the possibility of telling much more about the actions of this
outstanding man and I hope that this possibility will be fully utilized,
but the plaque will have a different significance and I think that
having
the one does not exclude having the other.

Mimi


> The museum should of course have a section presenting Popovici.
>
> But it is not the ideal place for a memorial plaque. The plaque
should be
> in a public place, such as Popovici's house, where Chernivtsians and
> visitors will see it. Such a location carries an implication that
the city
> is joining in the memorialisation. Siting the plaque in a museum has
> implications of it being a museum exhibit rather than a memorial.
Also,
> that the message is only for Jews, rather than for the city and
indeed for
> the world at large.
>
> David
>
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