Re: [Cz-L] Popovici

  a.. Edgar
  b.. the assistance has to be given without any financial gain expected in
return
  c.. This is why !! does not meet the criteria,
Hardy
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From: "Edgar Hauster" <bconcept_at_hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Popovici

Hardy…

Thank you so much for your mail. I am not sure about the right answer to
your question

"If there was not a Traian Popovici as mayor in '41, would 20,000 Jews have
stayed in Czernowitz?"

but what I definitely learned from my research during the last few months,
is, that Traian Popovici was for sure not a saint and the extent of
incompetence and corruption concerning the issuing of indespensability
certificates was so tremendous, that - as brought to us by and thanks to
Liviu Carare - this Inquiry Commission was appointed, in order to
investigate the irregularities.

On the other hand, when it comes to deportations and mass murder, isn't it
preferable to have an incapable and bribable administration instead of a
perfect functioning killing apparatus?

In my eyes, the rescue operation of the Czernowitz Jews was a - NON
COORDINATED - joint venture, in due consideration of

- the social, cultural and economic position of the Jews in Czernowitz,
- the real indespensability of the Jews for the functioning of the town,
- the multicultural connections of the Jews inside and outside of Czernowitz
and Romania,
- the positive, or at least not negative, intervention of the local German
Conulate (Schellhorn),
- the financial capability of the Jews from Czernowitz,
- the support by the Romanian Jewish Federation, etc., etc.

Finally, please let me try, to give an answer to your points:

1. Popovici cannot be Righteous. - Why not? There are in total 23,788
Righteous among the Nations. Romania ranks with 60 in the midfield between
Vietnam (1) and Poland (6,195).

 2. Streets names and memorials are inadequate. - Street names and memorials
come and go, even cities - Petrograd/Leningrad/Saint Petersburg - are
changing their names.

 4. Pictures in the museum and Rathaus inappropriate. - How many portraits
of Czernowitz mayors are hanging in the Czernowitz Town Hall? Charles Rosner
will know!

 5. The Dustin Hoffman film is out. - I don't believe this project has ever
been real. Czernowitzer would have said "Luftprojekt" by analogy to
"Luftmensch".

Enjoying the discussion thread! Czernowitz-L Discussion Group at its best!
More facts and figures to come!

Edgar Hauster
Lent/The Netherlands

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