Re: [Cz-L] Popovici plaque authorized

Dear David,
  It seems that the choice now is: Omitting Rumanian or not having the
plate.
    Symbolically Rumanian should be there but in practice very little harm
is
     caused by this omission. All Czernowitsi Rumanians are fluent in
Ukrainean.
      This leaves Rumanian tourists who dont know English out - how many ?
        All we want is a plate with the name Traian Popovici ,1941, 20,000
saved Jews on it.
        The curious will investigate , the indifferent will ignore , the
Jews will enjoy,
          the survivors will rejoice.

       Enmity between Ukraineans and Rumanians in Bukovina:
          Since the time of Alexandru cel Bun when Bukovina was Moldovian
but with
       a very strong Ukrainean population these two have been in feud over
sovereignty.
         We, the Jews were the majority in the city but had no national
ambitions.
        Was it not for the German- Soviet treaty , Bukovina would be
Rumanian now.(?)
          We could have the plate in Rumanian and Eminescu instead of
Kobilianska
         in front of the National Theatre ( Who replaced Schiller).
           Travelling would also be easier and communication better.
                             Hardy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Miriam Taylor" <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
To: "David Glynn" <glynn_at_spontini.co.uk>; "Czernowitz"
<Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Popovici plaque authorized


> Miriam (Mimi) Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
>
> Dear David,
>
> I agree with you that omitting the Romanian inscription, is a great pity.
> But the plaque will be there to remind and to teach, hopefully it will
> have
> a beneficial impact. It will be placed diagonally opposite the hotel
> Bristol, which serves now as the dormitory or hostel for medical students.
> Unfortunately we do not live in utopia. I do not know the sources of the
> enmity between Ukrainians and Romanians.
[snip]
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