Edgar, Another interesting person, more life details. It was funny to see the term, "confused head" used as a description. Today one often hears something similar, "monkey brain" which could probably describe most folks at some point or another, what with all the so-called multi-tasking and running around constantly! We would al be better off if we slowed down and, "smelled the roses" more often. The other thing that caught my eye was the girls' boarding school that Diamant started. Do you have any more knowledge/information about that? I wonder how long it was around and how well attended it was, among other things. Thanks again, Leah Snider
Sent from AOL on Android On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM, Czernowitz Genealogy and History digest<[email protected]> wrote: Subject: czernowitz-l digest: November 20, 2025 From: "Czernowitz Genealogy and History digest" <[email protected]> Reply-To: "Czernowitz Genealogy and History" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:01:31 -0500 CZERNOWITZ-L Digest for Thursday, November 20, 2025. 1. =?Windows-1252?Q?A_Snippet_from_"Die_Stimme"_[The_Voice]_in_1954:_CZERNOW?= =?Windows-1252?Q?ITZER_PORTRAITS_=96_TYPES_IN_THE_SOCIAL_LIFE_OF_BUKOVINA?= ******************************************************************************* 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, message are archived 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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Czernowitzers... A new edition of “Die Stimme”, the monthly Newsletter for the Bukovinians, was published on 01-OCT-1954. Let's take a journey into the past together to comprehend what moved our ancestors, their relatives and friends back then! In the October 1954 issue of “Die Stimme”, Heinrich Deligdisch started a series of articles entitled “CZERNOWITZER PORTRAITS – TYPES IN THE SOCIAL LIFE OF BUKOVINA”. Among the first Czernowitzers to be portrayed were Wilhelm Ippen, Prof. Dr. Marcus Schaffer and Dr. Max Diamant. We know him from the March and May 1950 issues of “Die Stimme” and as the editor of the unique work “Jüdische Volkskunst” [Jewish Folk Art]. No wonder that Dr. Max Diamant was said – somehow smilingly – to rave about "theatre, paintings, old gravestones and cherry blossoms": “Dr. Max Diamant came from another world. It is difficult to classify him in a particular group. He himself always stood out from the crowd. He was active in politics, social and cultural fields, but did not really belong anywhere. A complicated artistic nature without a home. The poet Katzenelson once called a famous Jewish writer the ‘confused head'. Of course, he wasn't referring to his hair, but to his brain, which was always in turmoil. This description fits Diamant, who remained an enthusiast until the end of his life. It was his fate to be often misunderstood. A non-Jewish politician, former parliamentarian Grigorovici, called him 'Toiwe, the musician'. ‘Why?’ I asked. And he said that a novella by a Romanian writer tells the story of a Jewish grain merchant, Towie, who was supposed to buy wheat at the fair. There he found a blind musician and forgot the purpose of his journey, standing lost in the world in front of the blind man, listening to his playing and singing. The grain was sold out, and Towie came away empty-handed because he had listened to the music. Did the non-Jew not have a better understanding of Diamant than all his friends? All of Diamant's colleagues became wealthy, while he – the art lover – raved about theatre, paintings, old gravestones and cherry blossoms ... It would be wrong to believe that he did not also do practical work. He developed a fruitful activity in the Ort Society. It should be emphasised that he founded a girls' boarding school where girls from the provinces who attended the Ort technical colleges could find accommodation and meals. He was versatile, but the longing for beauty dominated all his actions. In the ‘Czernowitzer Morgenblatt’, Diamant once drew the attention of day trippers to Cecina that the cherry blossom season was approaching. The road to Cecina was lined with cherry trees. People should therefore consciously enjoy the magnificent sight. The note caused head-shaking in ‘serious’ circles." http://czernowitzbook.blogspot.com/2025/08/judische-volkskunst-jewish-folk-art.html https://www.bukowina-institut.de/de/bukowiki/personen/detail?id=19 https://www.difmoe.eu/uuid/uuid:dad57be9-a585-4652-a3cb-12b36f467df3 Dr. Manfred Reifer founded the Chug Olej Bukovina [Association of Immigrants from Bukovina] and decided to publish “Die Stimme”. He entrusted with this task Dr. Elias Weinstein, the former editor of the renowned daily newspaper “Czernowitzer Morgenblatt”. I will try to let “Die Stimme” continue to resound in the future and invite you to follow me on this journey. Your comments are highly welcome! Edgar Hauster [MacBook] P.S.: By courtesy of the Digital Forum Central and Eastern Europe (DiFMOE) "Jewish-German Bukovina 1918+" Digitization Project: https://www.difmoe.eu ******************************************************************************* 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. 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