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Rabbi Noah Kofmansky, =D7=96=D7=B4=D7=9C
A good man, who went out of his way, above and beyond the call of duty, =
beyond any self-interest, to help put up a monument at the mass grave =
site in Kyseliv/Borivtsi in 2001.
May his memory be a blessing=E2=80=A6=20
[Alti Rodal]
On May 28, 2018, at 4:40 AM, Edgar Hauster <bconcept_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Czernowitzers...
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> 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.
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> Let me share with you two photos of Noah Kofmansky, which I took =
during my first trip to Czernowitz in May 2002
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> https://goo.gl/Yoy22m
> https://goo.gl/B2QMWG
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> as well as an article released by The Times of Israel in June 2016:
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> https://goo.gl/UP1LPS
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> 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."
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> RIP Noah Kofmansky, Chief Rabbi of the Chernivtsi Region!
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> Edgar Hauster
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