Re: [Cz-L] Czernowitz 2008

Dear Gabriele,
  There are 2 possibilities:
    1. The meeting is within the city jubilee ?
    2. It is not .
          If the answer is yes, many of the administrative problems are
settled.
          If not , there are 2 possibilities:
    1. We hold it during the Jubilee on our own
    2. We chose a different date ( before the jubilee).
        If we hold the meeting during the festivities we can enjoy all th=
e
festivities
        as a bonus , including lengthy speeches in Ukrainean by all the
dignitaries
        including top officials from Kiev ( maybe Yushenko !).
        Hotels and restaurants might be crowded.
          At an earlier date all is easier but no ceremonies.
     As to the infrastructure , there are 2 possibilities:
          1. We modernize the infrastructure.
          2. We leave it as it is.
            As most of the old city infrastructure dates from Franz Josep=
h's
times replacing
            it would take considerable time and cash.
           So we better leave it as it is . All we need is running water =
at
the hotel room
           and coffe at the restaurant.
            So far for infrastructure....
      Most important : start moving , so many things to decide upon
                                and don't foget to practice your Yiddish =
,
           Stay well
           Hardy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gabriele Weissmann" <G.Weissmann_at_gmx.de>
To: "Czernowitz Genealogy and History digest"
<czernowitz-l_at_list.cornell.edu>
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 12:57 PM
Subject: [Cz-L] Czernowitz 2008


> Dear Friends,
> Yes, Hardy is right, who is to take care of this enormous and challeng=
ing
> task? The Committe who has organized this year's meeting has to recover=
 
> first and
> rest on its laurels, then we can think about who would like to
> participate. Of course, last year's committee members are more than
> welcome to join,
> if they feel like it.
>
> There are so many things to consider:
> a) is the Czernowitz infrastructure suitable for such a conference?=
 b)
> a re there enough hotel rooms for the many international guests who mig=
ht
> be coming - I believe that the interest will be widespread and many mo=
re
> persons willing to attend than in 2006.
> c) Should the conference take place in the Ceremosh hotel, where there=
 
> already is a fairly modern conference room - have to find out how many
> rooms are actually available.
> d) What kind of a conference, obviously not only academic, we should
> celebrate, we should make it an exciting and joyful event. Would need s=
ome
> Jiddish talents
> who can convey the savoury of the Jiddish language, some old films,and
> maybe there are some records in Czernowitz of Sidi Tal reciting or even=
 
> some old film takes of her.( Renee?) Also there are quite a few records=
 of
> Jiddish humour, like Tzigan and Schumacher and many others, but someon=
e
> would have to explain and translate or interpret, and this asks for an
> interpreter, at least one or two, from Jiddish into English. Below, an=
 
> interesting story of a conference held in Czernowitz not so long ago.
>
> *** In 2001 Helmut Braun, whose latest publication is the book
> "Czernowitz" and familiar to many of you, invited us to come to Czernow=
itz
> to celebrate 100 years since Rose Ausländer's birth. It was well orga=
nized
> and during a week conferences and lectures took place, some at the
> University and in other places. Joseph Burg came to the hotel where we
> (and a group of interested and well-read Germans (ca. 30) who had
> travelled with us from Germany, also the director Volker Koepp), were
> staying and read in Jiddish and German from his books, a young actress
> read from Ausländer's poems on some stones in the middle of the Pruth=
, and
> other such events.
>
> On the last evening, there was a big celebration at the theatre. The
> German and Austrian ambassadors attended, and some persons from the Cit=
y
> Council,
> Herr Zwilling and Frau Zuckermann came as well, some people from the
> Jewish community too, but very few students of German although there
> were posters in town and at the University announcing the event. Proba=
bly
> Rose Ausländer was not read as much as Celan at the time, but I belie=
ve
> things have changed in the past years. There was consecutive translatio=
n
> for the speeches, many by Peter Rychlo, poetry reading by two actresses=
,
> my husband played , my daughter sang the Kaddish by Ravel, it was a lon=
g
> and memorable evening. ***
>
>
> As we have read from the last info of our list, Joseph Burg was 95 this=
 
> year, maybe we are lucky enough to have him speak a little, he loves
> speaking about his
> life and work, but will his health allow him, will he be able to do it?
> e) Whom to invite and by which means - information could be forward
> after the proposals and /or answers to the previous points have been
> received.
> f) Where to collect funds, from which sponsors and how to use them. O=
ne
> thought - maybe we could, if enough funding available, help to repair =
and
> redecorate
> the main hall in the Jewish House so that it would be suitable for a
> conference. Which complicates matters too, due to unreliability. Please=
 
> contradict.
>
> g) The Berlin Lauder Foundation informed me a priori that they don't gi=
ve
> money to the former USSR, which includes Ukraine, and that they don't h=
ave
> funds anyway. But are willing to read a proposed project. I have a feel=
ing
> it is always like that in the beginning when you start schnorring.
> h) Has David Mazower received any information from the Cz. authorities =
to
> whom he wrote?
> i) When should it take place - best weather is usually May/June. In the=
 
> autumn there will be too many things happening due to the town
> celebrations.
>
> Other things - reading about the desecration of the cemetery in Czernow=
itz
> I wonder if a similar thing happened to the Christian one just opposite=
 
> the Jewish one. Probably not.
> We just had our car stolen, the police says there are bands of
> ...Ukrainians.(!!!).. who come to Berlin , and take them quickly over t=
he
> border into Poland and further. We won't come by car to Czernowitz.
>
> This long story is ending now and maybe it is some food for thought ...=
and
> later action?
> Regards from Berlin,
> Gabriele
>
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