Re: [Cz-L] Cemetery

Hi Bruce
 Generally speaking you are right about the history except that from the
Jewish point of view there were two periods that contributed more than
others to uplift their status as residents and later as citizens. One was
when the area was occupied and ruled by the Ottoman empire. The other was
when the area was occupied and ruled by the Austrian empire when Jews were
allowed to own land and got full citizen rights. So without denying the
legal right of the present Ukrainian rule we have the right to expect from
the authorities there to extend their regulation and responsibility over
sites like the Jewish Cemetery by keeping them in good order.
  Take care
   Yossi





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From: "Bruce Reisch" <bir1_at_nysaes.cornell.edu>
To: "'Czernowitz Genealogy and History digest'"
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Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 9:08 PM
Subject: RE: [Cz-L] Cemetery


> At 17:28 +0100 2/3/09, alain katz wrote:
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>
>
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>>That being said, state of the cemetery as I saw it in 2007 is really
>>shameful but do the Ukrainians really own the pre-WWII past of Cz ?
>>After all, they were given this area for no good reason
>>Cordialement
>>Alain Katz
>
> Hi Alain:
>
> I'm not so well-versed in the history of this region, so please correct me
> if I'm wrong. As I understood it, the city of Chernivtsi is in an area
> that has been populated by numerous ethnic groups over time. There was a
> strong Slavic presence (Ukrainian people?) when this area was in the
> Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia, a principality of Kievan Rus between the 12th
> and 14th centuries. Later, from the 14th century and for nearly 400 years
> it was part of the Principality of Moldavia (Romanian people?). So, maybe
> I misunderstand you why you are saying they were given this area for "no
> good reason". Can you explain?
>
> Bruce Reisch
> Geneva, NY
>

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