Not long ago, I took you back to Sadagora in the mid-19th century with an article from “Die Stimme.” Who would have guessed that Sadagora would become so relevant again due to the tragic events of recent days, as we learned from our fellow member Eli - thank you so much for that:
https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/2478108/ukraine-shocking-arson-attack-at-historic-sadigura-kloiz-photos.html Edgar Hauster [MacBook] ________________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Edgar Hauster <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 18:57 To: Czernowitz Discussion Group Subject: [czernowitz-l] A Snippet from "Die Stimme" [The Voice] in 1953: DR. BENNO STRAUCHER - FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. MANFRED REIFER Czernowitzers... A new edition of “Die Stimme”, the monthly Newsletter for the Bukovinians, was published on 01-JUL-1953. Let's take a journey into the past together to comprehend what moved our ancestors, their relatives and friends back then! “Die Stimme” is in financial difficulties. In the whole of 1952, instead of twelve issues, only the May issue was published. It was not until fourteen months later, in July 1953, that a new issue appeared, with the obituary of Dr. Manfred Reifer (1888-1953) as its lead story. Dr. Manfred Reifer was the co-founder of “Die Stimme”. The same issue also features from his estate a portrait of Dr. Benno Straucher (1854-1940), who dominated Jewish political representation in Bukovina for decades. It takes us back to Sadagora and Czernowitz in the mid-19th century: "Dr. Benno Straucher was born in Sadagora (Rohosna) in 1854 to poor Jewish parents. His rise coincided with that of the Ruzin Hasidic tzaddik dynasty. As small as this town, inhabited almost entirely by Jews, was, it was considered the metropolis of tzaddikism in the eyes of the Russian, Galician and Bukovinian Hasidim. The general veneration of the Ruziner was also reflected in his outward appearance, the splendour of his court, the semi-Moorish palace with its rich, flower-filled garden and the elegant equipages. It was a Jewish royal seat in the middle of a ghetto whose walls had been built by the Jews themselves. The small town of Sadagora was only a few kilometres away from the provincial capital of Czernowitz. A different Jewish community, a different world, a different Malkuth. The spirit of the Haskalah penetrated the Jewish quarter of this metropolis, which could be described as a very large city in comparison to Sadagora, populated by a mixed-language population, a city that had already founded the first Jewish-German elementary school in the year of Dr. Straucher's birth. The influence of the Enlightenment movement was clearly noticeable.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benno_Straucher https://www.difmoe.eu/uuid/uuid:fcb95430-1260-4e39-9fa9-7e6dd881b880 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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