Thank you very much for doing this, and thanks to all for their efforts.
I have still not been there myself, but just last week, I came across
(via JewishGen) a photo of my father's uncle's grave, which is
apparently still preserved. It was ironic to see this just days before
the reports of vandalism.
One quick question: the form of our relative's grave (I don't know
whether the graves of other family members have been preserved) is
identical in form to the one of the Schapira family as depicted in
Mimi's photo (end of her Picasa album). I had thought at first that an
older stone was preserved in a more recent stone frame or setting, but I
now gather that this was a standard form of grave marker--i.e. white
stone set inside darker frame. Is that correct?
I also continue to be struck by the fact that some of those who died
during the war received these formal grave markers and that the graves
have survived so long.
Jim
On 09/05/2015 15:59, Miriam Taylor wrote:
> Many of you, who are also members of CJCRO, will get this Email in
> duplicate,
> because I of course sent it to the CJCRO membership as well.
> Excuse the duplication.
>
> While we were in Czernowitz, Sasha Wolloch and I wanted to asses
> the current situation at the cemetery and to find workers who would
> continue
> clearing the cemetery of invasive trees, bushes and climbing plants.
> We also wanted to seek help from the city authorities in our efforts
> to restore and maintain the cemetery.
>
> Most of the time we were in Czernowitz it was raining and very cold,
> And because of this, we were not able to examine every part of the
> cemetery,
> but in general I can say that most, but not all the paths in the cemetery
> are much clearer than I have seen them before.
>
> The areas of the cemetery adjacent to the fence, on Zelena str.,
> which were cleared and treated with herbicides by the volunteers
> from ASF are completely cleared and so are some other small areas.
> Many areas which were cleared before but not treated properly
> with herbicides, are now very overgrown.
> A few areas of the cemetery have as yet not been cleared at all.
>
> With the assistance of Rabbi Glisenshtain and Mr. Yakov Schwartzman
> (a member of the local Jewish community) we were able
> to a make arrangements for the continuation of the work at the cemetery;
> including both the cutting AND the treating with herbicides
> of the various perennial invasive and weedy plants at the cemetery.
> The workers will initially clear one hectare, which is in pretty bad
> condition. Mr. Schwartzman will make sure the work is done properly
> And if satisfied, the workers will continue their work.
>
> Simultaneously we also made arrangements with the head of
> the Botany department at the university and with the manager
> of the local Botanical Garden to have a few students experiment
> on some of the most invasive trees and bushes in the cemetery,
> with various herbicides and methods of application, in order to establish
> the most efficient and effective method of eradicating the invasive
> plants at the cemetery.
>
> In addition I was able to meet the new mayor and get his promise
> that the cemetery authorities will make a greater effort to maintain
> the cemetery, cut down some of the very large trees and assist
> the volunteers both from ASF and from SVIT Ukraine, by having
> one or two of the cemetery employees work with the volunteers
> and cut the larger saplings and branches with a chain saw.
> I also asked that tags giving the number of each area be posted
> in the cemetery. This was previously promised.
>
> While there I took some photographs at the cemetery. I have uploaded
> these photographs to a Picasa Web album, which you can access at:
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/MReiferTaylor/ChernivtsiJewishCemeteryApril2015?authkey=Gv1sRgCMWlp9amqcWZFQ
>
>
> Later this summer I will also include the photographs contained in this
> album in the album of gravestones in the cemetery on which the
> inscriptions
> are easily legible.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mimi
>
>
>
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