Re: [Cz-L] This summer in Czernowitz - a photo project

Thanks for the congratulations Jerome! - hope my complaints at "not
getting it right" for posting, somehow contributed to the present
argie bargie - I do often seem to forget to change over from rich
formatting & such - but do appreciate very much the hard and thankless
task that you and Bruce have - thanks to both

very best wishes to you

Sylvia

On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 6:30 PM, jerome schatten <romers_at_shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> Sylvia... Facinating -- congratulations for continuing this most
> interesting journey. Good luck this summer!
>
> Best,
> jerome
>
> On Thu, 2013-02-14 at 15:10 -0500, Sylvia de Swaan wrote:
> > Dear Czernowitzers,
> >
> > I'm planning to spend about a month or more in CZ this summer, working
> > on a sequel to my "Return" project of the 1990s - a photographic work
> > about memory, identity and roots that encompassed several train
> > journeys through post communist Eastern Europe that eventually led me
> > back to my native city Cz.
> >
> > This new phase of the work is being sponsored by the (U.S.) Society
> > for Photographic Education and endorsed by the Jewish Museum in
> > Chernivtsi who are helping me organize my stay. To reciprocate their
> > help I will be conducting a photo workshop for young people to
> > document Jewish sites around the city which will eventually be
> > exhibited at the museum.
> >
> > http://www.fototazo.com/2012/09/the-image-sylvia-de-swaan-war-game.html
> >
> > The inspiration for this sequel has come partly through all of you -
> > reading your posts and stories that have helped fill in gaps in my
> > knowledge of my own history and helped corroborate vague memories -
> > also coming back to CZ in 2008 on my way to Russia for the 600
> > Anniversary celebrations where I met Cornel Fleming, Charles Rosner,
> > Cora Schwartz, Zoya Danilovic and subsequently also Christian Herrmann
> > in Cologne, and MImi Taylor in Ithaca, NY - all with strong
> > connections to the city and its past and present culture.
> >
> > I have scheduled my stay to coincide with the Summer Work Camps - plus
> > all and any of you who are planning to be there this summer. At one
> > point earlier last year I had seen some posts about a reunion that was
> > being planned which I was very much hoping to attend, but have not
> > been able to find out more about it. My intent is on the one had to
> > show the diverse group of people who have been coming each year to
> > help clear the cemetery - who they are, what their motivation might
> > be...and to do a series of portraits of any Czernowitzers &/or
> > descendants, contextualizing them in the context of their past
> > ---either holding a photo of themselves at an earlier age or of the
> > family that once lived here or before the house where you once lived
> > or place or object of personal significance.
> >
> > I wanted to show you a couple of examples of what I mean by attaching two
> > photos - one of Charles Rosner holding his book "Emancipation" at
> > the Jewish Museum in 2008. The other of my friend Dorothy Riester
> > (a lifelong artist, having nothing to do with CZ) at age 92, holding a
> > photo of herself at 22 ....but the system says "no attachments"
> >
> > In order to fix the dates of my trip, make arrangements for
> > accommodations and allow the Jewish Museum time to organize that photo
> > workshop, I need to know the exact dates of the Summer Work Camps and
> > who of you are planning be there this summer and when.
> >
> > My email address is: sylvia.deswaan©gmail.com - I would be immensely
> > grateful to any of you who would reply
> >
> > Best wishes to all
> >
> > Sylvia (Neuman) de Swaan
> >
> >
> > http://www.viewbookphotostory.com/2010/08/return/
>
>

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