Re: [Cz-L] Popovici plaque authorized

Miriam (Mimi) Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>

Dear Cornel,

Most of us regret that the Romanian inscription has to be omitted,
But these are the conditions set by the city government and as far
as I have been able to ascertain, most members of this list acquiesce.
I have negotiated almost all that needs to be negotiated with the city
authorities. With Tetyana Tatarchuk of the Chernivtsi government's
public relations office I can communicate by Email in English.
All I need now, are instructions as to how, by whom and when
the plaque will be mounted.

Anatolyi Piantkovski, has no Email and speaks only Russian.
Arrangements for the making of the plaque need to be made locally,
in Chernivtsi by a person who knows Ukrainian and knows the city.
I need to be able to communicate with this person by Email in English.

I am in contact with just such a person and I myself,
will be in Chernivtsi in less than two weeks.

I hope to hear from more members of the list, as to whether they prefer
a simple or more elaborate plaque. I also hope to get more information
about the possibilities and the cost of an elaborate plaque.
Anatolyi Piankovski will be considered if we want an elaborate plaque,
but only as one among others.

Mimi


    
> Hi to all! Now that mimi has got the ok for the plaque let us not rush.
> Wether it goes up for the Yiddish conference or not is far less important
> than the plaque being well designed and properly executed. I am also not
> overly impressed by the city wanting to eliminate the Rumanian language.
> Popovici was a Rumanian after all. I strongly recommend that we use the
> sculptor recommended by Josef zissels...he seems to have done quite a few of
> the czernowitz plaques(not plagues as the town hall spelled it!), and he
> seemed to know the city admin.people rather well so can negotiate with them
> as needed. I somehow suspect that the language decision is political!!
> However,having seen some of the flood effects on the internet i wish the
> city all the best in repairing the damage. cornel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-2897584-8441035_at_list.cornell.edu
> [mailto:bounce-2897584-8441035_at_list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Miriam Taylor
> Sent: 29 July 2008 17:44
> To: Czernowitz Genealogy and History
> Subject: [Cz-L] Popovici plaque authorized
>
> Dear Czernowitzers,
>
> This morning I received from the city administration of Chernivtsi
> The letter copied below:
>
>> Dear Ms. Miriam Taylor,
>> Thank you very much for your letter about Zankovetska Street. We would
>> suggest some amendments in the inscription of the plague; its text is
>> enclosed to the letter in a separate Word file. As the size of the plague
> is
>> 50 to 80 cm (which is agreed by our authorities) we propose to eliminate
> the
>> Romanian inscription and leave only Ukrainian and English one.
>> I equally inform you that the flood has brought substantial damages to our
>> city and region, to property and crops. There are a number of victims in
> the
>> region but none has died in Chernivtsi. Now we are trying to overcome its
>> outcomes.
>> Please inform us about the progress of the plague issue.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Tetyana Tatarchuk
>>
> Ms. Tetyana Tatarchuk is is charge of public relations
> for the city of Chernivtsi.
>
> You may remember that we had wanted the inscription to be in 3 languages,
> Ukrainian, Romanian and English. I have asked the opinion of a large number
> of members of the list, about omitting the Romanian inscription, all have
> answered me that we should go along with the conditions set by the city.
>
> I will now go ahead and ask for price quotations, time of completion
> and design proposals from both stone masons and artists in Chernivtsi.
> On the advice of some of you, I have decided that the plaque be made
> of stone rather than bronze.
>
> Lyudmila Aliyeva, a member of our list who lives in Chernivtsi, has kindly
> gathered the following information for me:
>
> We can choose either a black granite or a white marble plaque.
> The price for each is the same and depends on size. There is an additional
> charge for the inscription, which is priced per letter and also by the type
> of letters, Cyrillic letters cheaper and Latin letters, more expensive.
> If we choose the white marble, the letters will be painted gold, which
> further raises the price.
>
> Because the plaque will be larger than I originally thought, I currently
> do not have an exact price quote. But I am sure that the cost of a plaque
> containing only the inscriptions and neither a carving of the head
> of Popovici, nor other ornamentation, will easily be within the range of
> the sum, I know members of the list are willing to contribute.
>
> Of the two types of stone, I am inclined to choose the black granite.
> The gold used to paint the letters on white marble, will in time wear off.
>
> The question is whether to have a plain plaque containing only the
> inscriptions, or whether to ask some local artists, Anatoliy Piantkovski,
> among them, for proposals for more elaborate designs.
> If we want the plaque to possibly be put up during the Yiddish conference
> in Chernivtsi, this August, we had better decide on a simple plaque.
>
> Please let me know your opinions, as soon as possible.
>
> Mimi
>
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