Re: [Cz-L] Macedonia

I agree with Hardy and Fred that we would like a "Holocaust Museum"
to exist in Chernivtsi, as a a reminder of the past and a memorial to
the victims.
But I do not think that the reason, no such museum exists in
Czernowitz now,
should be blamed on the city authorities. We must consider that the city
and the region as a whole, have more immediate economic problems.
In most places where a Holocaust museum has been built, the
initiative and
the funds to do this , whether local or general, came from Jewish
organizations.

There are many reminders of the Jewish past in Chernivtsi; the paving
stones
inscribed with the Yiddish name of the city on the former Herrengasse,
the Jewish museum, commemorative plaques to Jewish individuals in
various places,
etc.

The reluctance of the city authorities to allow a commemorative plaque
to Traian Popovici be put up, was not due to their reluctance to
remember
the Jewish history of the city, but because they did not want to
honor a Romanian
who had been nominated by the wartime Romanian Fascist government.
Once I agreed that Popovici would not be called mayor in the
Ukrainian inscription,
they agreed to the plaque being put up and even had a public ceremony
in which
members of the city council played a major role.

The reason the Jewish cemetery was in much worse condition than the
Christian
one, was mostly because descendants of the Christians interred in the
cemetery,
took better care of their ancestors graves.
By the way, Dr. Bursuk recently managed to raise a reasonably large
sum of money
from the local Jewish community, in order to pay for the clearing of
about two hectares
of the cemetery.

Mimi

On Dec 6, 2011, at 6:20 PM, fred love wrote:

> In view of the past historical facts,of the once thriving
> Jewish community and it cruel, vicious demise it would be appropriate
> to consider a "Holocaust"museum as a reminder of the past
> and memorial to the victims. Yes!!
>
> However one should give consideration to whom one addresses such
> matters.
> There is a reluctance by the city authority to legitimise the
> Jewish past.
> These newcomers are new inplants in the city and do not want to be
> associated with
> the former Jews or what hapened to them, maybe rightly so,who knows??
> History is of Czernivzy all time Ukrainean town. Czernowitz, what
> Czernowitz never heard
> of it. A thriving Jewish community with a rich history. What Jews???
>
> Mimi had a difficult job in persuading the authorities to erect a
> plaque.
> The cemetery clean up is done by voluteers.
> The memorial is dedicate to Jewish prisoners.
> The Museum shows only what the authority allow, else its probably
> shoved
> into the background.
> The Temple has been destroyed and is still desecrated.
>
> I am sceptical. However who knows.????
> Meanwhile please do not condemn my doubts.
>
> regards Fred.Weisinger
>
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