Re: [Cz-L] Film received about CZ Cemetary

Thank you Ilana for sending us the photographs, the account of your trip
and the movie from rabbi Glissenstein. By the way there are two rabbis in
Chernivtsi. And this is the first time that I hear that one of them is
chief.
I am puzzled that in the movie it is claimed that the cemetery was recently
vandalized. The claim is that hundreds of graves were vandalized.
If that were so, surely Sasha and I walking in the cemetery 10 days ago,
would have noticed at least one such grave. To the best of my knowledge,
the cemetery has not been vandalized recently, if ever.
I believe that metal surrounds were occasionally removed during WW2, because
of the shortage of metal. Some gravestones are broken, either because large
branches from old trees fell on them, or because they were damaged when new
graves were dug carelessly.

Rabbi Glissenstein, in 2006 presented me with a proposal (in Russian) to
have the cemetery restored for $200 000.

Mimi




 


On 5/5/09 4:48 PM, "Ilana Gordon" <ilana_at_wordwizardsinc.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Please check out the link below.
>
> http://gallery.me.com/ilanagordon#100063
>
> In light of the discussion about the cemetery project I thought you would
> find this interesting. I'm not sure if any of you have seen it. It was given
> to me last week by a man who helps find graves for people in the Cemetery.
> He was quite a pest actually and bothered Zoya morning and night regarding
> our search for my family graves at the cemetery. His price was $100 per
> grave if he found it. Can you imagine? The average salary is $200/month. We
> were very lucky and ended up finding four out of six graves on our own. The
> map and information we received from Bruce were indispensable. The
> information from the woman who is the administrator was almost worthless.
>
> We had to borrow an ax to cut down the trees that were growing around the
> graves. My husband brought a folding saw and garden gloves with him which
> really came in handy. As soon as I get my photos together I will be sharing.
>
>
> We had the privilege of attending the Popovici ceremony. You all would have
> been so proud of Mimi Taylor's efforts. The event was very well attended
> with dignitaries from the Ukraine and Romania who all made very nice
> speeches. We have footage of the event and will be sharing as soon as we
> clean it up.
>
> This was my first trip to Czernowtiz and it was very productive. Because of
> Zoya Danilovich's contacts in the archives and my relationship with Vadim
> Altscan from the National Holocaust Museum, I was able to gain access to
> birth and property records at the Regional Oblast as well as obtain
> information about my grandfather who was deported to Siberia in 1945. My
> mother has been looking for information about my grandfather since his
> arrest in 1945. We had to go to the SBU (Secret Police Archives) and the
> former KGB building. Oye! Such drama. We're making a movie of our experience
> and our journey that included my father's roots in Lvov as well so you'll
> see it all sooner than later.
>
> If any of you are interested in gaining access to information Zoya's help is
> indispensable. In addition, I did a great deal of research before I left. I
> sent the information about my family before my arrival and the information
> was waiting for us. We actually had the original record books from the early
> 1800s in our hands. This was quite interesting to see. Everything was hand
> written in German because it was from the Austro-Hungarian times. The
> details were incredible down to the doctor who delivered the baby and the
> moile who did the snip snip.
>
> I saw where my mother was born and lived until she left Czernowitz. It was
> all very emotional. My family connections to Czernowitz go back to the early
> 1800s and some of the places they lived look almost the same.
>
> There's no question that the cemetery is in trouble. I took pictures of some
> of the graves that have been vandalized as well as the destruction the
> vegetation has caused the existing stones. As soon as I sort them out I will
> share. The link to the video shows other issues as well.
>
> Thanks to all of you that helped me on my journey.
>
> Sincerely,
> Ilana Gordon

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