Czernowitzers...
My paternal ancestors settled down - via Radautz - in Czernowitz, but initially initially they came from Rohatyn in Galicia. Very much similar to our Czernowitz-L Discussion Group, the Rohatyn Shtetl Research Group
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provides a collection point for Jewish genealogical and historical materials and makes its resources available to all researchers on the web. I'm a member of this Group too and by courtesy of Alex Denisenko I received earlier today a deeply touching eyewitness report from our fellow members Jeremy Borovitz and his wife Rebecca Blady. Of course it's off-topic for us, but from a humanitarian view it can't be more on-topic than today, one day after Yom Kippur, but read and decide by yourself:
REBECCA: "It’s the end of Yom Kippur in Halle, Germany. We’ve made it out with our lives, in health, and amazing spirits - with gratitude to G-d - as today there was a large scale terrorist attack in Halle, and the terrorist began his day right outside the walls of the synagogue we were praying in. The Jewish Community of Halle invited a group of us to visit for Yom Kippur to bring some extra energy to the prayers. Our group from Berlin was meant to experience the day with some extra intention, joy, and conversation along the way. We had incredible prayers, full of beautiful songs and even dance, until we suddenly heard a loud bang outside. We hardly had any information about what was going on, but we shuttled ourselves upstairs and into safe rooms. Eventually we learned that a man with a rifle had tried to get into the synagogue. He struggled with a passerby. The passerby was killed. For whatever reason, the man with the gun was stalled or prohibited from entering the synagogue. Gd counted us all there today, one by one, as deserving of life. Several hours later, with the threat of the gunman still at large, police units escorted us out of the synagogue and to a local hospital to check for signs of shock and trauma. We prayed neilah here to end the day with extra fervor and heard the sound of the shofar. We came here to bond with a small Jewish community, to feel the Divine energy of Yom Kippur, to sing and dance a little more than we might have otherwise. We are still here, trying to make sense of what happened and what is going on. Please know that we are safe. I’m so grateful for all the calls and messages and most of all for the support of this community and the anchor that our group has provided."
JEREMY: "For those who don’t already know, Rebecca and I, along with a group of about 20 others, were graciously welcomed to the community of Halle for Yom Kippur. I hadn’t really heard of Halle before we decided to go; now, it’s a place known across the world. We are sad, and shook, and grateful to be alive. We are heartbroken at the loss of two innocent lives. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families. We are also so immersed in gratitude for the Jewish community of Halle, who barricaded the doors and did everything they could to keep us safe. They acted heroically, and we will forever be grateful. We need more love in the world. More prayers, more acts of kindness, and more love. I am grateful for my wife, my child, my community, and for the Jewish people. I am grateful to be alive. And I am grateful to all those who, mere minutes after the police showed up, announced that we should keep praying, keep singing, because we shall live our lives as Jews and in service to the Almighty."
Yes, so true, "we need more love in the world"!
Edgar Hauster
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