Czernowitzers... After the end of World War I, many of our ancestors found themselves in Greater Romania and were confronted - to their chagrin - with a new administration and a new language. So did my grandfather Elias Hauster, who described it in retrospect in September 1947:
"When Bukovina fell to Romania in 1918, I, since I was a higher city official, had to become, willy-nilly, as a 40-year-old person an abecedarian in the Romanian language. After completing a course, we minority citizens had to prove by examination that we had mastered the Romanian language to the extent necessary for "official use", which was done correctly. The beautiful Romanian language did not suffer any serious damage, because Romanians and non-Romanians with hearty unanimity expressed their joy of survival beyond the World War in good Bukovina German more or less eloquently, depending on the supply of daily food - Mamaliga [Romanian style polenta] with beet slices." For all those who read German and would like to gain a much deeper insight into the history of Jews and Germans in Romania since 1830, I would like to refer you to the new book by PD Dr. Mariana Hausleitner: Selbstbehauptung gegen staatliche Zwangsmaßnahmen • Juden und Deutsche in Rumänien seit 1830 [Self-Assertion Against State Coercive Measures - Jews and Germans in Romania since 1830]. https://bit.ly/3wKpZA2 https://bit.ly/2Q28v1s "Jews and Germans in Romania - that is a checkered history. Why was it hardly researched for so long? How did the reappraisal begin at home and abroad? And what role did the Landsmannschaften play? Mariana Hausleitner traces the history of Jews and Germans in Romania since 1830. She identifies the networks of the various political currents in different regions and reconstructs the historiographical reappraisal of the changeful minority politics." Enjoy the reading! Edgar Hauster ******************************************************************************* 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] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
