RE: [Cz-L]Gymnasium Carmen Silva question

From: Sylvie Gsell <sylviegsell_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:03:46 +0100
To: sangreenb_at_aol.com, czernowitz-l_at_cornell.edu
Reply-to: Sylvie Gsell <sylviegsell_at_hotmail.com>

Dear Sandra=2CCarmen Silva or Sylva was a queen of Romania.I found this in =
Wikipedia :
" Pauline Elisabeth Ottilie Luise zu Wied (Schloss Monrepos=2C Neuwied=2C 2=
9 December 1843 - Curtea de Arge=BA or Bucharest=2C 3 March/2 November 1916=
) was the Queen Consort of King Carol I of Romania=2C widely known by her l=
iterary name of Carmen Sylva.Early distinguished by her excellence as a pia=
nist=2C organist and singer=2C she also showed considerable ability in pain=
ting and illuminating=3B but a lively poetic imagination led her to the pat=
h of literature=2C and more especially to poetry=2C folk-lore and ballads. =
In addition to numerous original works she put into literary form many of t=
he legends current among the Romanian peasantry.She was the 835th Dame of t=
he Royal Order of Queen Maria Luisa.(...) As "Carmen Sylva"=2C she wrote wi=
th facility in German=2C Romanian=2C French and English. A few of her volum=
inous writings=2C which include poems=2C plays=2C novels=2C short stories=
=2C essays=2C collections of aphorisms=2C etc.=2C may be singled out for sp=
ecial mention.YoursSylvie
Sylvie REICHER G'SELLParis - FRANCEREICHER=2C STERN=2C PRESSNER=2C Radautz=
=2CRomaniaREICHER=2C Czernowitz=2C RomaniaREICHER=2C Czortkow=2CPoland

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> From: SANGREENB_at_aol.com
> Date: Sat=2C 21 Nov 2009 10:56:59 -0500
> Subject: [Cz-L]Gymnasium Carmen Silva question
> To: czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu
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> Dear Czernowitzers:
> =3D20
> Jerome forwarded Reminiscences from Anny Matar.
> =3D20
> Anny states that "at Age 10 she attended Gymnasium Carmen Silva.
> Either by coincidence or not my grandmother Yetta Herman was dressmaker =
=3D
> to
> "The World's Famous Carmen" (Opera Singer).=3D20
> Her name was Marguerita Silva.
> My grandmother Yetta was born in Sniatyn near Chernowitz.
> =3D20
> I am wondering if the Gymnasium was named for Marguerita Silva.r. =3D20
> Marguerita Silva sang on world
> tour in Europe and brought my mother (who was a young lady then) back so=
m=3D
> e
> Austrian crystal beads from Austria which I still have and cherish.
> =3D20
> Would anyone know if the Gymnasium was named for Marguerita Silva?
> Or Jerome=2C can you put me in contact with Anny Matar?
> =3D20
> Thanks=2C
> Sandra Newberger Greenberg
> Denver=2C CO
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> [Anny's email address is: 'Anny Matar annymatar-at-gmail.com'. Please he=
lp us
> by posting in plain text rather than HTML -- thanks. Subject line changed=
=20
> by moderator -jerome]=20
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