Hi all! I too was told of the passing of Rabbi Kofmansky. I met him on my
first trip to Czern0witz...and I was very impressed...he was the embodiment
of the old "stetl" rabbis and what in the Yiddish-speaking community would
be called a "Mensh". It is also worth noting that the 1923-built shul with
it's beautifully painted interior decorations was not denounced by the local
Ukrainians during the war ,and I hope the Jewish community will keep it and
look after it. Cornel.
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[mailto:bounce-122601860-8441035_at_list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Edgar
Hauster
Sent: 28 May 2018 09:40
To: Czernowitz Discussion Group
Cc: Andrzej Polec
Subject: [Cz-L] RIP Noah Kofmansky, Chief Rabbi of the Chernivtsi Region
Czernowitzers...
Andrzej Polec, a very good friend of mine, photographer and book author from
Warsaw, just returned from his extended Ukraine trip and let me know, that
Noah Kofmansky, Chief Rabbi of the Chernivtsi Region, died on May 20, 2018
and that the funeral took place last Tuesday in Czernowitz.
Let me share with you two photos of Noah Kofmansky, which I took during my
first trip to Czernowitz in May 2002
https://goo.gl/Yoy22m
https://goo.gl/B2QMWG
as well as an article released by The Times of Israel in June 2016:
https://goo.gl/UP1LPS
RISU, the Religious Information Service of Ukraine, wrote: "Noah Kofmansky
was born on September 13, 1946, in Chernivtsi to a deeply religious family.
His grandfather was a rabbi. He received secular education at the
universities of Moscow and Chernivtsi. He worked at large enterprises in
Chernivtsi. In the late 70's he traveled to Israel and received education in
religious centers. Since 1995, he headed the Jewish religious community, was
the chief rabbi of the Chernivtsi region. He was a lecturer at the Faculty
of Theology at the National University, Sunday School at a synagogue,
engaged in philanthropy, collaborated with Hesed and international Jewish
charity organizations."
RIP Noah Kofmansky, Chief Rabbi of the Chernivtsi Region!
Edgar Hauster
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