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Category Archives: Bukovina
An Accidental Discovery from the Year 1787/1799
The process of assigning permanent surnames to Jewish families (most of which are still used to this day) began in Austria. On 23 July 1787, five years after the Edict of Tolerance, the Austrian emperor Joseph II issued a decree called “Das Patent über die Judennamen” which compelled the Jews to adopt German surnames. In addition, imperial decrees dated November 12, 1787 and December 13, 1787, supplemented March 11, 1799, required Jews of the Habsburg Empire, included Bukovina, to choose personal given from lists of 121 male and 37 female names. These included German forms of biblical names, a small number of German Christian names, and a few Yiddish appellations.
Jewish Population in Bukovina between 1774 – 1914
Visualization of the [Statistical Chart Covering the Population Growth of the Bukovinian Jews between 1774 – 1914] “Statistische Tabelle über den Bevölkerungszuwachs der Bukowinaer Juden von 1774 – 1914” as per Dr. Salomon Kassner’s book [The Jews in Bukovina] “Die Juden in der Bukowina”, R. Löwit, Vienna/Berlin, 1917, p. 43.
Vatra Dornei Synagogue in October 2015
Photos by Friedrich J. Ortwein http://www.ortwein-koeln.de/index.html
Original Statue Article – Translated
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The Jew Statue Article Translated
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Transylvania, Bukovina and Bessarabia during the Great War
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Radautz Bukowinaer Young Men and Young Ladies Benevolent Association
From Marilyn Gelber comes this message and a gem of a photo:
I am attaching a group photo of the Radautz Landsmanschaft, meeting with the Jablonower Landsmanschaft, in March, 1909.
There seems to be some kind of presentation being made by the Jablonower L. to the Radautz L. – you can read it on the banner that they are holding in the center of the photo. You have to magnify the photo, of course.
My grandfather, Emil Goldenberg (who listed his birthplace as Czernowitz) is just to the right of the banner, in the first row above the banner. He must have been about 21 years old at the time.
If you have any other information about the Radautz Bukowinaer Young Men and Young Ladies Benevolent Association, I’d be interested to know where I can find it. Thank you –
With kind regards,
Marilyn G. Gelber
Click on the photo to see an enlarged version:
1909 Photo from Marilyn Gelber – Radautz Bukowinaer Young Men and Young Ladies Benevolent Association
Campolung group photos
From Cornel Fleming
Members of Hebronia
Dated 25th May 35 and is of the Jewish High School(Juedisches
Obergymnasium)
Dated May 37. The photographer of all 3
was Silvestru D.Brascan of “Foto-Modern Universal”, Str. Deia, Campolung.
Maybe some of our list will recognize some of the people! Cornel.