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

When I visited this place in 2002, Zoya told us something about it but
my memory isn't good : I think that it was a nazi who asked to do
this, but I am not sure....any ideas ??
Sylvie

Sylvie Reicher Gsell
172 rue Legendre
75017 Paris
France
gsell.sylvie_at_gmail.com
00 33 1 77 12 38 05
00 33 6 09 98 52 70

2012/9/17 Avi Raanan <raananas_at_bezeqint.net>
>
> Dear Mimi,
> A small correction,
> actually they cut two corners so it look like "XX".
> Just yesterday 16.9 I visited the place and here the story.
> There is a small plack in the interin level explaining this issue .
> Today just 2 "XX" remain to memorize this issue.
> Avi
> -----Original Message----- From: Miriam Taylor
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 7:01 AM
> To: Gershon Schatzberg
> Cc: Czernowitz-L cornell.edu
> 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
>
>
> -snip-
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