Re: [Cz-L] Chernivtsi Museum of Bukovinian Jewish_History and Culture

I am quite sure that the decision on what to display in the Jewish museum
and what not to display, was and is being made by its founder and possibly
only financial supporter, Josef Zissels.

He, like many Jews living in the Ukraine or Russia, consider it unwise to
portray the Holocaust too prominently. Not having lived there for almost
66 years and not knowing definitely what the local attitudes are, I cannot
be absolutely sure he is wrong. Yet, the city authorities allowed us to put
up a memorial plaque to Traian Popovici. This plaque states clearly that
Popovici, saved close to 19 600 Jews from being deported to Transnistria and
probable death. It is located on quite a busy and central street. There are
other reminders of the Holocaust in Chernivtsi and surrounding area,
therefore, we can assume that the local people are quite aware of what
happened. Minimizing displays of the Holocaust at the museum, is likely to
beg the question "Why?"

Mimi

On 1/25/11 6:50 PM, "fred love" <fredhotman_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

> My, my, my
>
> Why does it not surprise that the absence in the Museum exibits of the plight
> of
> the Czernowitzer Jews period 1941- 45.
> The culture of denial is all to prevalent without reminders not just in
> Czernowitz but these days also
> in many countries. Hardy is right as usual. However I find the " Do not rock
> the
> Boat" attitude in amongst the Czernowitzer themselves disquieting. Only few
> dare
> to contradict this attitude by suggesting that the idea and the creation of
> the
> Museum is most praiseworthy but to deny or mask the period of pogrom, murder,
> deportation to the death-camp of Transnistria 1941 - 45 reduces the value of
> the
> Museum. I am inclined to believe it is not the curator of the Museum but the
> instructions of the authority to cleanse and or distance themselves of any
> implications in that period. What hypocrisy. There must be some mass graves in
> around Czernowitz any knowledge??. I do not suppose so. Any memorial plaques I
> don't think so. I do remember that hundreds of Jewish men  were forced to
> build
> a bridge/pontoon over the Prut and quite a lot were shot and even in the
> initial
> period of occupation when the Temple was set on fire many hundred were shot. 
>
> The Czernowitzer who perished in the hell of Transnistria why should they be
> denied in the Museum.
> It is curiouser, curiouser.
>                                           Fred. Weisinger
>

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