Re: [Cz-L] Joseph Schmidt

Bukowina was always considered Rumania by Rumanians.
200 years of Austrian rule was foreign occupation.
  The commemorative plate in Czernowitz calls Schmidt a Bukowinean.
  On his gravestone , which is part in Hebrew, it says Kammersaenger.
   Which is a honorary title.
   They can say whatever they like ,we know who he was.
        Hardy
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From: "E. & G. Weissmann" <EGWeissmann_at_gmx.net>
To: "Czernowitz Genealogy and History digest"
<czernowitz-l_at_list.cornell.edu>; "Frank Rothert" <Rothert.Frank_at_web.de>
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:47 AM
Subject: [Cz-L] Joseph Schmidt

>A few days ago we saw on Romanian TV a young singer who was talking
> about the Joseph Schmidt International Canto Competition in Suceava,
> mentioning Joseph Schmidt as "the Romanian" tenor. Rather upsetting,
> especially as he was born in 1904, when Davideni, his birthplace and
> Czernowitz, where he actually grew up, were still definitely Austrian,
> the K.u.K. monarchy. So even nowadays, Bukowina is considered by some as
> a part of Romania.
> Am copying this to Frank Rothert from Köln,who is soon finishing a
> documentary film on Schmidt, having researched for almost four years,
> interviewed persons in the US, Israel and Europe.
> Another Schmidt connaissseur, Leonid Fleiderman a Czernowitz native ,
> who now lives in Moscow, showed, two years ago, in Berlin, a most
> interesting and complex presentation of films and photographs and talked
> to us about a festival and competition entitled Joseph Schmidt which
> should take place alternatively, once in Berlin (where Schmidt started
> his international career) and once in Czernowitz. We discussed his idea
> but did not manage yet to find enough support from official
> sources and private sponsors. Basically this idea is much more
> appropriate than the event in Suceava because in Berlin it would reach a
> much larger and international audience. It would certainly draw the
> attention of culturally interested circles in Europe and the United
> States and with regard to Germany it would get a political dimension as
> well.
> Eduard and Gabriele
>
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> Eduard & Gabriele Weissmann
> Kaiserdamm 18
> D- 14057 Berlin
>
> Tel./Fax: +49.30.321 15 38
> E-Mail: EGWeissmann_at_gmx.net
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