Re: [Cz-L] Interesting encounter

Cornel ,
Now I see !
 It is because they hate the Rumanians !
  Of course.
  And me with my naivety thought it was because they
  dislike Jews !
Hardy

----- Original Message -----
From: "cornel fleming" <cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>
To: "'Serah Kraft'" <serah.kraft_at_gmail.com>; "'frieda tabak'"
<frieda_tabak_at_yahoo.com>
Cc: "'czernowitz'" <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 4:52 PM
Subject: RE: [Cz-L] Interesting encounter

> Hi all! There is a reason many of today's Czernowitz population are
> unaware of Popovici. The man was a Romanian!! Until recently,and I think
> at
> least partly due to pressure from Mimi,his portrait was conspicuous by
> it's
> absence from the row of City Mayors on the Townhall wall.The City
> Administration was run by some old-style Soviet left-over
> apparatchicks...and the very word "Romanian" was anathema to them. That
> has
> now to an extent changed....and maybe influence can be used to get the
> schools(including the ORT school) to teach a bit of our history!!
> Cornel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-107244862-8441035_at_list.cornell.edu
> [mailto:bounce-107244862-8441035_at_list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Serah
> Kraft
> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 8:52 AM
> To: frieda tabak
> Cc: czernowitz
> Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Interesting encounter
>
> [Serah- Plain text next time, please. Moderator B]
>
> I only found about Popovici about 2 years ago. Growing up in Chernovtsi
> after the war, I always wondered why and how so many people managed to
> spend the war in a relative safety of Cz while my parents and
> grandparents
> (those who survived) came back from the camps severely traumatised and
> with
> no possessions at all.
>
> I think that Popovici's deeds need to be more publicised.
>
> Recently I have attended an event in Sydeny Jewish Museum where I saw a
> presentation dedicated to the famous Righteous Gentiles. Popovici was not
> among them. I wrote a letter to the Education Dep. of the museum asking to
> include Popovici in the presentation. Even the curators of the Sydney
> Jewish Museum did not know who Popovici was.
>
> Anyone has any ideas what can be done to change the situation?
>
> Serah
>
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