I have watched the video and read the exchange between Mr. Czakai and Mr. Wollock. I enjoyed the video and it met its intended goal of drawing attention to the Jewish history of Czernowitz and focusing on the importance of the cemetery. It was clear that some of the images were from other places. I don't see any value in scrutinizing all of the details of the film as its intent was not a history lesson. Its intent was to generate interest and preferably action towards assisting the efforts to restore/maintain the cemetery. There is a wealth of information available about the details regarding Czernowitz. A basic Google search of "Jewish Czernowitz" will provide a significant amount of detailed and useful information. I applaud the intent and content of the video. We should encourage those who seek to support efforts to increase and disseminate information about Jewish Czeerowitz. I visited Czernowitz 20 years ago and while I do not have a direct family connection to the city it did provide a sense of the entire region. The cemetery project itself provides inspiration. During that same trip, I also visited Sniatyn. I do have family members buried there. Many of the headstones are in excellent condition, but it is overgrown and is in need of restoration and maintenance. I do not know its current conditions. The Jewish cemetery in Horodenka is in much worse condition. Most of the headstones are in disrepair and a road goes through part of it. It would be wonderful to restore those cemeteries and many others. Not only will restoration provide valuable information, but it will show honor to those who are buried. Rabbi Matt Friedman Communities: Jasienow, Horodenka, Tuleva, Sniatyn ******************************************************************************* This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a searchable archive of all messages posted to this list.
To send mail to the list, address it to <[email protected]>. To remove your address from this e-list follow the directions at https://it.cornell.edu/lyris/leave-e-lists-lyris To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
