Dear Edgar, Ruth, Hedwig,
I had the pleasure of getting to know Gertrude Flor (nee Granierer)
through the course of several phone calls. Here’s a copy of my report to
the “Sadagorans United” group in January 1999:
*****
I had an interesting talk with Gertrude Flor tonight (Pearl Fichman gave
me her name). She was born in Sadagura in the late 1920s and has many
great memories of growing up there. She went to school next to the Jewish
cemetery, and I told her there is still a school there. She was anxious
to know what Sadgura looked like now, but said that it would be too
difficult for her to return. She was even emotional as I described to her
what I saw.
When I called, she was just reading Pearl's book and said that it was so
accurate - it was just like she remembered.
On the "name game" side of things, she remembered some Reisch's like a
Sophie Reisch who lived (you'll never guess) right across from the home
and palace of the Wunder Rebbe. She was a secretary in a pharmacy run by
her father. Her Grandfather's surname was GRANIERIER. I didn't get her
maiden name (can't pry too much on first phone call). Continuing the name
game, she also remembered a GLAUBACH (listening Nicko?), perhaps it was
Mollie Glaubach who was studying to be a hairdresser, no Kreisbergs, and a
Mollie KORNER (hear that Sig?) who went to school with her.The Korner
girl was a good friend of the TANNENZAPF family.
Gertrude gave me names of two Tannenzapf brothers from Sadagura to contact
when I'm in Israel. I enjoyed our chat; and it is obvious that Bukoviners
are a proud bunch.
One little story about a relative coming to visit was interesting - this
young lady coming to visit was from Czernowitz, the big city, and Gertrude
was from Sadagura. Gertrude said that the visitor left them with quite an
impression as she was all dressed up in fine clothes and they were just in
very plain clothes as they were from the village. The city folks had a
different way about them.
*****
Warmest wishes,
Bruce
On 12/17/15, 3:08, "bounce-119993693-3497436_at_list.cornell.edu on behalf of
Edgar Hauster" <bounce-119993693-3497436_at_list.cornell.edu on behalf of
bconcept_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>Dear Ruth, Dear Hedwig,
>
>Thank you both for sharing your stories on Jasha Bronstein, Prof. Samuel
>Flor and others with all of us. On behalf of the USHMM Randy M. Goldmann
>conducted an interview with Prof. Samuel Flor in July 1994:
>
>http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504791
>
>Interview summary as per USHMM: "Samuel Flor, born on February 22, 1908
>in Gura Humorului, Romania, describes growing up in a religious family
>and community; joining a music conservatory in Vienna to study the violin
>at the age of 17; establishing the Flor String Quartet in Chernivtsi ,
>Romania (now Ukraine) and teaching at the music conservatory there;
>meeting Gertrude Granirer in Chernivtsi and marrying her in 1940; being
>forced into the ghetto with Gertrude in 1942; his deportation to a labor
>site in the Ladyzhyn ghetto in Romania (now Ukraine); claiming to be a
>dentist; moving to Tul’chyn, Ukraine, where they successfully pretended
>to be dentists for two years; joining the Czech Army after the war and
>playing first violin in the Czech Army band; immigrating to the United
>States with his wife; and playing the violin in Minneapolis, MN."
>
>Don't miss part 6/6 of the interview, where Prof. Samuel Flor plays his
>violin!
>
>
>Edgar Hauster <MacBookAir>
>
>
>----------------------------------------
>> From: glasgold_at_bellsouth.net
>> Subject: [Cz-L] Professor Samuel Flor
>> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:31:58 -0500
>> To: Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu
>>
>> Hedwig mentioned that Jasha Bronstein studied violin in Czernowitz with
>>Professor Samuel Flor, who was my late brother’s teacher as well. I had
>>the privilege of meeting Professor Flor and his pianist wife Gertie Flor
>>in New York. During our visit, Professor Flor handed me a folder with a
>>few newspaper pages of reviews of his students’ concerts, and one about
>>my brother’s recital at Radio Chisinau, which I wish to share with you.
>>
>> . Die Lokalzeitung Morgenblatt schrieb die folgende Kritik:
>>(Morgenblatt, 10. Mai 1940)
>>
>> “Radiokonzert M. Glasberg. Beim Anhören des Geigers Glasberg Manasse
>>hatte ich das stolze Empfinden, er ist ein Czernowitzer, der zum Ruhm
>>unserer Stadt sein Künstlertum durch das Radio verbreitet. Ein kaum
>>17jähriger Geiger, welcher, unbeirrt, in aller Stille seinen
>>vorgezeichneten Weg geht, wurde vom Radio Kishiniev berufen, dort das
>>Violinkonzert von Bach A-Moll zu spielen. Sein Ton scheint für’s
>>Mikrophon besonders geeignet zu sein und ist oft von blühender Fülle.
>>Die Interpretation war klar, einwandfrei und echter Klassizismus. Wenn
>>ihm auch vorläufig noch sein Lehrer, Professor S. Flor, den Weg ebnet
>>und ihm über die ersten Hindernisse des öffentlichen Auftretens
>>hinweghilft, so ist diesem Talent doch gewiss eine Zukunft, die über de=
n
>>Durchschnitt hinausgeht, vorauszusagen.“
>>
>> The local Morgenblatt newspaper wrote the following review:
>>(Morgenblatt, May 10, 1940)
>>
>> "Radioconcert M. Glasberg. The violinist Manasse Glasberg is a
>>Czernowitzer whose artistic genius and fame have spread throughout our
>>town. Barely seventeen years old, steadfast and serene, he follows his
>>artistic path. He was invited by Radio Kishiniev to play the Bach Violin
>>concerto in A minor. His tone appeared to be especially appropriate for
>>the microphone, often of blooming fullness. His interpretation was
>>clear, faultless and of genuine classicism. If his teacher, Professor S.
>>Flor, helps him to pave his road and to overcome his first obstacles to
>>a public appearance, this talent certainly has a predictable future that
>>will surpass the average." (my translation)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ruth
>>
>> Ruth Glasberg Gold
>> 20191 E. Country Club Dr. #1802
>> Aventura, Fl 33180
>> T.305-936-9494
>> C.305-308-8595
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