Dear Friends, I’m so sorry to share the news with you of the passing of our long-time friend and group member, Aizic Sechter of Rishon Le-Zion. He had a long and adventurous life, yet the end was tragic: https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/obit/2023-03-06/ty-article/00000186-b5ef-d171-a59e-bdefaecf0000
He’ll be remembered for so many things, including his insight, sense of humor, wit and command of the intricacies of languages. We met through online genealogy, of course, and got to know each other in person when I spent 6 months in Nes Ziona in 1999, while working at Machon Volcani. During that period, he took me for a most memorable visit to the Sadagora Rebbe to learn about family. Several years ago, he and Itta came to New York while visiting various parts of the United States. He stopped here in my home town for a very exciting visit. While leading him to their next stop in Ithaca, New York, I stopped on a hillside overlooking Cayuga Lake and it was such an unexpected sight for them to see. He said something about never having seen such a large body of fresh water in his entire life. Of course he had many flowery words for the sight, as only a journalist might have. He had extraordinary vigor and a most active mind. I loved the way he probed into all aspects of family history with his many questions. May his memory be for a blessing. Bruce ******************************************************************************* 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. Beginning in 2021, archived messages can be found at: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
