Re: [Cz-L] Pictures from Czernowitz visit September 14-15, 2012

Thanks, everybody.  The pretty girl who opened the Museum up for us had no idea and offered some wild speculation...

Gershon

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From: HARDY BREIER <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET>
To: Miriam Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>; Gershon Schatzberg <gschatz_at_yahoo.com>
Cc: Czernowitz-L cornell.edu <czernowitz-l_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Pictures from Czernowitz visit September 14-15, 2012

http://pics.livejournal.com/whasup/pic/00byzbca

1. They cut off two corners of one Mogen David (see far left).
2. By cutting off a corner from a Mogen Dovid you dont get a Soviet star.
    You get an amputated Mogen David.
    By cutting off two you get a square of sorts.
3.  The aim was to un-Jewish it.
4.  The Mogen David was restored.
5.  Jewish Czernowitz  is Gone with the wind,
Hardy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Miriam Taylor" <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
To: "Gershon Schatzberg" <gschatz_at_yahoo.com>
Cc: "Czernowitz-L cornell.edu" <czernowitz-l_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 7:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Pictures from Czernowitz visit September 14-15, 2012

> Thank you Gershon for the photographs.
> The story behind "the cut star of David" is this:
> When the building was built the handrail along the stairs was set  with
> metal stars of David.
> Came the Soviets, confiscated the building and cut off one corner of  each
> star of David,
> making them into regular five pointed stars.
>
> Now some or all the stars have been restored to their old Jewish
> significance.
>
> Mimi
>
>
> On Sep 16, 2012, at 4:30 PM, Gershon Schatzberg wrote:
>
>> I posted some pictures from my visit to Czernowitz this week:
>>
>>
>> https://picasaweb.google.com/103888425279492362657/
>> CzernowitzSeptember152012?authkey=Gv1sRgCIbo3rjxxdfk2AE
>>
>> Does anyone know the story behind the "cut Star of David" in the  railing
>> of the Jewish Community House?  Plaque explaining it was  not very
>> helpful.
>>
>> Gershon Schatzberg
>
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