[Cz-L] Dr. Popovici and Wikipedia

Abraham Kogan <akogan_at_netvision.net.il> wrote, in part:

<<I managed to see on-line the International Holocaust Commemoration
ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The speech
delivered by my former Czernowitzer neighbor and friend, Ruth
Glasberg-Gold, was wonderful. In my view, her appearance was indeed
impressing, inspiring and fascinating. She spoke about our hometown
Czernowitz and mentioned the important role of Dr. Traian Popovici in
saving 19,600 Jews from deportation....>>

We've spoken many times here about Dr. Popovici's role in saving
Czernowitz's Jews. One place where Dr. Popovici's deeds are not
mentioned is in the article on Chernivtsi on the popular website
Wikipedia. Google Czernowitz and the Wikipedia article
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernivtsi) is near the top of the
computer screen, making it one of the first sites someone researching
Czernowitz will turn to. The Wikipedia article speaks of the role of
Theodor Criveanu but has no mention of Dr. Popovici. Dr. Popovici is,
however, acknowledged in the Wikipedia article "List of People from
Chernivtsi"
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Chernivtsi) and in
an article about him at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traian_Popovici .

Perhaps someone out there with experience in making Wikipedia edits
would like to add to the Chernivtsi page a reference to Dr. Popovici's
good deeds, with a link to his Wikipedia biography. Even better would
be if someone were willing to take comments from the group on the
entire Chernivtsi article and make all changes deemed necessary.

Renee

Renee Stern Steinig
Dix Hills, New York, USA
genmaven_at_gmail.com (Now my preferred email address.)
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