Re: [Cz-L] Rescue Operation of Czernowitz Jews - A Joint Venture

I think that Iosif is right. Since Schellhorn did not try to save
the Jews who were deported in 1942, there is no reason to believe
that he tried to save Jews in 1941, unless it was for the sake
of the German war effort. Everything that Schellhorn claims
about his role in saving Jews in 1941 is not corroborated by anyone else
except his secretary.

Mimi

On 12/29/11 2:14 AM, "iosif vaisman" <iosif.vaisman_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Edgar,
>
> While it is not impossible that Schellhorn's stand was influenced by
> humanistic considerations, it is important to remember that his
> actions in October of 1941 were completely in line with the German
> policies of the time. Throughout the occupied territories, in cities
> and towns were Jews played critical role in the local economic
> infrastructure, those with skills necessary for normal functioning of
> the municipal facilities or industries important for German military
> effort were spared from immediate extermination. It was frequently
> done using "special permit" mechanism. 12,000 work permits were issued
> in Lvov ghetto, 12,000 in Vilna ghetto, 5,000 in Kovno ghetto
> ("Jordan's permits"), and so on. These permits protected their owners
> for about two years (Lvov ghetto was liquidated in June 1943, Vilna -
> in September 1943, Kovno - in October 1943).
>
> As for the possible bribe-taking by the Romanian officials - a very
> similar situation was succinctly summarized by on of the greatest
> Russian poets Joseph Brodsky in his masterpiece "Letters to Roman
> Friend" (one of the English translations can be seen at
> http://www.vladivostok.com/speaking_in_tongues/brodsky.html):
>
> "You are saying that all local governors are thieves,
> But thieves look to me much better than murderers".
>
>
> Iosif
>
>
> On 12/26/11, Edgar Hauster <bconcept_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hardy...
>>
>> Yes, as usual, you are getting to heart of our discussion. For me too, the
>> "simple" fact of an intervention is not sufficiant, the motivation behind it
>> counts. I think, starting from the historical facts, additional researches
>> may bring light into the relative darkness.
>>
>> However, good to know, that Traian Popovici's role is undisputable, not
>> contested by the historiography and not contested by Dr. Hartwig Cremers's
>> article as well and that the honorary title "Righteous among the Nations"
>>
>> http://pics.livejournal.com/dragos_olar/pic/00077c8q
>>
>> was awarded to Dr. Traian Popovici with a very good reason.
>>
>>
>> Edgar Hauster
>> Lent - The Netherlands
>>
>> http://hauster.blogspot.com/
>
> -snip-
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