Re: [Cz-l] Looking for Info about the "Jewish Police"

Dear Alfred,

I understand your reaction. Mine was the same. My grandfather was unjustly
arrested and sentenced by the Soviets for being a part of this. The term
Ordnungsdienst" (Jewish Police) was used by the people who were interrogated
as well as the Soviet police who. Unlike other finger-pointing police
organizations, this organization was set up to inform the Jewish Community
of the restrictions set by the Germans/Romanians. Mr. Lehr as acting head of
the Jewish Community was helping to carry out an order by the Governor of
the Boukevina to organize a carry from within the Jewish community. They had
no power other than to inform. I was asking about it because after reading
the testimony from the arrest and conviction record I thought someone might
have known what happened to Mr. Lehr and his family and may have known my
grandfather, Gustav Gedaly.

[Mod. Note: Ilana, Please post in Plain Text. Moderator Bruce]

On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Alfred Schneider <asfred_at_comcast.net>wrote:

> Dear Ilana,
>
> I noted your recent e-message in which you mention an "Ordnungsdienst"
> (Jewish Police) in the Romanian-administered Czernowitz and that Mr. Lehr
> was head of that organization. I spent that entire period in Czernowitz and
> I do not recall the existence of a Jewish Police or Ordnungsdienst there. I
> suggest you check the source of your information since an unsavory
> connotation is generally attached to these organizations that existed in
> many ghettos and camps. Mr. Lehr was a respected industrialist in Cz., owner
> of a large soap factory. He was appointed in 1943 as Head of the Jewish
> Community by the governor's office, replacing Judge Plitter. At that point
> in time the Romanians were aware of the hopeless outlook for the Germans and
> their allies and they tried to find a way out. This was a fortunate turn for
> the Jews in Cz. I did not know Mr. Lehr personally, but do recall that
> people spoke favorably about him.
>
> Alfred Schneider
>
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