Re: [Cz-L] CBC Radio Documentary: on the air!

Dear Sally,

Thank you for your kind words. I was very moved by your message, and have read them several times.

Making this documentary has been a wonderful education for me. I had already learned a great deal from the listserv alone, but speaking to - and even meeting - fellow contributors has brought it all to life; it has also allowed me to share some of my Cz-L experiences with my children.

My grandmother, Regina Picker, was born in Czernowitz in 1902. She left for Vienna in 1919, I believe, and for Palestine in 1920. My father was born in Cairo in 1934. Regina did try to visit her hometown once, but was unable to gain entry to the Ukraine.

Last spring, I had the honour of meeting a certain Jerome Schatten of Vancouver, BC. After two years of cosmopolitan surprises in my inbox, I was really delighted to get in my car and drive down into town to meet him - with my two little boys (Benjamin, now almost five and Joel, now 15 months).

I also had the privilege of meeting Eva and Frederick Andermann. Another lucky coincidence: they were in Vancouver for a conference. We connected via email just in time, and again, I took my children along. Benjamin had a wonderful time playing and telling stories with Eva; this memory is as precious to me as the audio I gathered that day.

There were many other phone calls and emails, as you will hear from the finished piece. I have just learned that the broadcast date has been changed to April 13 (Friday!), but will send out a reminder nearer to that date. An audio file may also be available, which I hope to share on Ehpes. The documentary is over 20 minutes long, though, so it will be quite a large file.

The documentary may be an exploration of an individual's identity, but it is also a nod, a bow, a cheer and a heartfelt expression of my appreciation to the members of this list.

Again, my warmest wishes to you, Sally, and to the assembled company, both lurking and vocal.

L'chaim!

Shula
North Vancouver, BC
Canada

On Mar 15, 2012, at 12:15 PM, "Sally Bendersky" <sbenders_at_netline.cl> wrote:

> Dear Shula,
> I want to thank you for what you are doing to show your relationship with Czernowitz. I am probably a generation older than you and my own mother was a survivor of the Transnistria camps. (Unfortunately, my grandmother didn't make it and perished from typhus somewhere along the road to nowhere).
> Notwithstanding our generation gap, I feel completely identified with everything you tell us in your March 2011 article. Even though my mother experienced Czernowitz, she came to Chile in 1947, married an Argentinian who had come to Chile when he was 13 and her children, myself included, were not so interested in listening to her stories from such a distant past and territory. How I regret having been so blind and deaf in my youth! And it is necessary to admit that my mother did not like talking about her misfortunes. She had a sort of script, not very precise in chronological or even logical terms, that she almost recited sometimes.
> The questions about your upbringing were the exact questions I used to ask myself. The holes of your family stories are my own holes. And so are the values and particular stresses on etiquette, the value of education, and in fact, all what you describe in your article!
> So, sister, or should I say niece? you represent my voice. And I have no doubt that you also represent the voice of so many people who are scattered around the globe.
> Thank you again, Shula, and thanks to this incredible L-Cz network and the wonderful people who compose it.
>
> With deep emotion,
>
> Sally Bendersky
> Santiago, Chile
>
>
>
> -----Mensaje original----- From: Shula Klinger
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 1:30 AM
> To: Cz List
> Subject: [Cz-L] CBC Radio Documentary: on the air!
>
> Dear all,
>
> A documentary about my relationship with Czernowitz will be aired on national CBC Radio One, on March 30 (1:00pm, Living Out Loud). Loosely based on the article I had published last year (http://www.jewishindependent.ca/Archives/mar11/archives11mar04-10.html), it features the voices of several list members. The orientation of the piece has changed a little, to match the theme of the show: "Who do you think you are?"
>
> I am deeply grateful to everyone who contributed to this project, and wish I could have used every second of the tape I gathered. The stories I read and heard, and the people I encountered, have given me an entirely new perspective on our history in Europe, and on the education I hope to give my own children (our boys are now 4 and 1).
>
> So I invite you to listen, humbly and a little nervously, to my longest radio projext to date, and hope that it strikes the right kind of chord. I am privileged to enjoy the company of extraordinary people here. The Cz-list is a terrific place to learn the real meaning of "Mensch."
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Shula Klinger
> Vancouver
> Canada
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of
 Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed
 in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily
 the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members
 or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has
 an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a
 searchable archive of all messages posted to this list. Please post in "Plain
 Text" if possible (help available at:
<http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/PlainText.html>).

To remove your address from this e-list follow the directions at
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/computer/elist/lyris/leave.html

To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to:
owner-Czernowitz-L_at_list.cornell.edu
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Received on 2012-03-17 04:43:40