Re: [Cz-L] Poetry on the Herrengasse and the Jewish Museum in Chernivtsi

In view of so many detailed information emanating from Hardy's and my remarks I
feel that I stand corrected but confused by rebutals..
A miraculous change has taken place no visible antisemismus, the various tokens
of show point to the error of my thinking.
Czernowitz of new has been purified and is devoid of any antisemitic thoughts.
We have quickly forgoten that we in Czernowitz had a harmonious, friendly
relationship with our other national neighbours
yet, in the first week of lawlesness before the  army has even entered the city,

the Jewish Quarter was first in line in the ensuing bloodbath
and it was not the Army but the friendly neighbours. When I got bashed up, it
was by my school friends whith whom I played and who loved my mothers cooking.

In your rebutals you point out to me that most of the initiatives in restoring
some token memento to the Jewish memories has been done
by  Jewish individuals also the reluctance of the authorities to participate in
restoring any of the Jewish properties except by token gestures.
Antisemitismus manifest itself in many ways.Not necesarily in violence but could

be so subtle as not to be aware of it. How is indifference.
With the Ukrainean take over there would have been a fortune in properties that
have not been redeemed by the murdered owner
nor would any claim be recognised from any survivors. The income from these
alone could be a fortune. I would say there would be enough to a least restore
the Temple. There is a fallacy that small acts of token charity could restore a
terrible

wrong. I appreciate that the positive encounters of visiting Czernowitzers is
been
seen as a total change of thinking and attitude. The small plaques attached to a
wall
tarnishing in the sun is representing a vanished multitude of humanity, easily
bypassed

but representative.How sad.
An Austrian Royalty who made one visit gets a statue erected. Banderra who hated
Jews with gusto gets a memorial statue next Petlura all Ukrainean heroes.
I am aware that we can't change a states attitude once it is in control but
please
I have no desire to put on rosy tinted glasses. I still have at my age vivid
memories
of a vanished world.

----- Original Message ----
From: Miriam Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
To: cornel fleming <cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>; fred love
<fredhotman_at_yahoo.com>; HARDY BREIER <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET>; Irene Silverblatt
<irene.silverblatt_at_duke.edu>
Cc: "Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu" <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Thu, 7 October, 2010 1:39:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Poetry on the Herrengasse and the Jewish Museum in
Chernivtsi

Not to contradict the essence of Cornel's assertions, but I believe that the
money for the Jewish museum came from Josef Zissels and he has actually
asked me to ask members of this list to donate both copies of documents and
photographs to the museum, as well as to donate money for its upkeep and
enlargement of its collection. The museum is currently in the care of a new
curator; Mykola Kushnir,
Email address :  <mkuschnir_at_ukr.net>
You can write to Mr. Kushnir in English, but he would much prefer if you
wrote him in German.

Mimi

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