[Cz-L] Re: Fw: Czernowitz, Bukovina

>Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:58:30 -0400
>To: "Ann Rabinowitz" <annrab_at_bellsouth.net>
>From: Bruce Reisch <bir1_at_nysaes.cornell.edu>
>Subject: Re: Fw: Czernowitz, Bukovina
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>Thanks very much, Ann. I'll pass this along to the group.
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>Best always,
>Bruce
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>>Dear Bruce:
>>
>>I posted this to the Galicia SIG not realizing that they wouldn't
>>accept it as Czernowitz is Romania. I am not a member of the
>>Rom-SIG digest so cannot post it there.
>>
>>Here it is for you for your Czernowitz list.
>>
>>All the best,
>>Ann Raibnowitz
>>Miami Beach, FL
>>annrab_at_bellsouth.net
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Rabinowitz" <annrab_at_bellsouth.net>
>>To: "Galicia SIG" <galicia_at_lyris.jewishgen.org>
>>Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 7:47 PM
>>Subject: Czernowitz, Bukovina
>>
>>>There are a number of interesting resources for learning more
>>>about your shtetl. One is the Jewish Chronicle Archives (London)
>>>which entries can be searched, but copies are by subscription
>>>only. You can go to the following site:
>>>
>>>http://archive.thejc.com
>>>
>>>As an example, I checked on the town of CZERNOWITZ as I know that
>>>many of you on the digest have family from there. I found that
>>>there were 279 entries for the town dating from 1859 to 2006.
>>>Many of the entries were death notices such as the following:
>>>
>>>Aharon (Ervin) APPLEFELD, born 1932, born Jadova, lived Chernovitz.
>>>
>>>Dr. Otto FOKSCHANER, born 1903.
>>>
>>>Rosa ROTH, born 1908, husbands Abraham Hochstadt and Martin Zuckerman.
>>>
>>>Jocheved-Julcze SCHATZ, born 1861, married to Dr. Ludwig Klaar, in 1886.
>>>
>>>Clara SPITZER, born 1907, married to Paul Laufer.
>>>
>>>Other entries reflect historical events such as:
>>>
>>>The fact that in every Austrian province where Jews resided, there
>>>were Jews in the Diet in 1861. Those elected, for instance, were:
>>>Herr Markus DUHS, Lemberg; Dr. OETTINGER, Cracow; Herr Maier
>>>KALLER and Dr. FECHNER, Czernowitz.
>>>
>>>There was a visit of the Emperor Franz Josef to the town in 1875
>>>to commemorate Czernowitz's addition to the Austrian Empire in
>>>1775. The burgomaster of Czernowitz was to greet the Emperor and
>>>whilst he was a good Christian, he had been born a Jew. There
>>>were several others who were Jewish and held elected positions in
>>>the local government. A new university was inaugurated at that
>>>time and Madame Josephine WAGNER gave 8,000 florins to help poor
>>>students.
>>>
>>>A challenge to the Orthodox Church by Dr. Joseph Bierer who was
>>>the founder of Hasmoneans in Czernowitz.
>>>
>>>The arrest in 1927 of five Chalutzim by the Czernowitz military
>>>court and their sentencing for three days for crossing the border
>>>illegally into Romania to get to Palestine.
>>>
>>>In 1885 there is a remarkable article describing conditions in
>>>Romania which mentions, among other things, several travellers
>>>from Czernowitz who were arrested.
>>>
>>>In 1886, there is a report that there were 416 Christians and 397
>>>Jews who were involved in various handicrafts in Czernowitz
>>>putting lie to the reports that Jews were ne'er do wells.
>>>
>>>Various other items are to be found regarding the town and its
>>>inhabitants. So, it is well worth looking at the site.
>>>
>>>This posting is given to provide researchers with a new source of
>>>data. I have no further information on this matter and am not
>>>researching this town as my family is from Borislav and Drohobych.
>>>
>>>Ann Rabinowitz
>>>annrab_at_bellsouth.net
Received on 2007-06-01 12:32:17