Tag Archives: Bukovina

Younger and Older Kids from Bukovina and Bessarabia

480479_514846651885483_260365461_nStudents and teachers in a classroom of the first Jewish kindergarten, Czernowitz; ca. 1920s. Affiliated with Po‘ale Tsiyon, this was one of many schools known as “Borokhov” schools, which taught both Zionism and Yiddish culture. A portrait of Borokhov hangs in the background. (YIVO)

535812_514842025219279_178879659_nYoung men and women reading newspapers at the Labor Zionist Eliezer Shteynbarg Reading Room, Lipcani-Târg, Romania (now Lipcani, Moldova), 1930s. Pictures on the wall include portraits of Yiddish authors Sholem Aleichem, Eliezer Steinbarg, and Yitskhok Leybush Peretz and Zionist ideologue Ber Borokhov. (YIVO)

the ORT in Bukovina and Bessarabia

In my Inbox this morning was an email from one Alexandra Nichitean with two photos and a link. Both photos are presumably from the ORT in Czernowitz. The one of the girls on the steps we have posted before, but the Chess game photo is new: Perhaps someone can identify people in this photo?

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This chess photo and the photo taken on the steps of the ORT in Czernowitz are part of a collection of 28 very interesting photos accessible through the link directly below:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.385347164883802.95502.183296198422234&type=3
I believe the remaining 26 photos are all from Bessarabia, but I don’t know that for sure

The source of the collection comes from: http://www.ozet.ort.spb.ru/ Which contains hundreds of photos and a wealth of other information about the ORT (in several languages).

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Cry of Desperation from Siberia via Shanghai to Czernowitz

 Courtesy: Peter Elbau

Liebste Rosa!
Habe Dir schon 2 mal geschrieben und zwar aus dem Kolchos Krasnojar in Sibirien wo ich mit meiner Mutter, Benno und Selma seit dem 25. Juli [1941] bin. Papa wurde auch genommen aber wissen wir nicht wo er sich befindet. Wir sind alle gesund arbeiten alle ausser Mama im Kolchos. Benno macht einen Brunnen, ich und Selma arbeiten im Felde. Bitte Dich liebe Rosa, nachdem ich keine Antwort auf meine Karten habe, nochmals sofort nach Cernauti zu Israel und Max oder auch auf die Adresse Mamas jüngster Schwester Rosa Schachner, Russischegasse 74 schreiben wo wir uns befinden, genau unsere Adresse angeben und sie anfragen, wo Burschi sich befindet, denn wir wissen nichts von ihm, und sie bitten an Dich ausführlich zu schreiben das Du uns dann weiterbefördern wirst. Sie können auch versuchen direkt zu schreiben. Unsere Adresse ist: Krasnojar Pudinskej Rayon Nowosibirskej Oblast bei Tamilof Nicolai. Bitte schreibe gleich nur rekomandiert damit ich wenigstens von Dir eine Nachricht habe. Lege den Leuten ans Herz sofort auch zu schreiben und jeden von der Familie von unserem Aufenthalt zu verständigen und Burschi soll unbedingt auch schreiben weil wir sehr erzweifeln. Es küsst Dich und Richard Deine verzweifelte Alma. Küsse von Benno und Selma sind noch bei der Arbeit. Grüsse von Mama. Schicke denen vielleicht die Karte ein damit sie persönlicheres Lebenszeichen haben.

Dearest Rosa,
I wrote to you twice already, in fact I am writing to you from Kolchos Krasnojar in Siberia where I have been since July 25 [1941] together with my mother, Benno and Selma. They also took Dad but we do not know where he may be. We are all in good health and all – except for mother – work in Kolchos.  Benno is building a well; Selma and I are working in the fields. I beg of you dearest Rosa, since I did not receive any response to my cards please immediately write to Israel or Max in Cernauti or to the address of mother´s youngest sister Rosa Schachner, Russische Gasse 74 and provide them with our exact address while also asking where Burschi may be as we do not know anything about his whereabouts. Please ask them to reply in great detail and then please forward their message to us. They may also try to write to us directly. Our address is: Krasnojar Pudinskej Rayon Nowosibirskej Oblast c/o Tamilof Nicolai. Please write to us by registered letter so that I can be sure to receive your message. Please urge everyone to write to us immediately and please inform each family member of our whereabouts. Burschi too shall write immediately as we are really despaired. Kissing you and Richard your despaired Alma. Also kisses from Benno and Selma who are still at work. Greetings from mother. Maybe send the card to them so that they receive a personal sign of life.
Courtesy: Dragoș Olaru – Link to All Russia Family Tree Forum (Russian)
Adancata/Hlyboka 13.06.1941 – Province Aktobe 29.06.1941 – 2,897km/1,800mi