Yes, dear Mark, you are absolutely right, Victor Brauner is one of those who were supported by the ERC, as the Wikipedia article on Varian Fry confirms. There is also an interesting article on Paul Schmierer, code name "Cantor":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varian_Fry https://maitron.fr/spip.php?article130732 Marseille is not only, but also in this respect a fascinating city. Edgar Hauster [iPad] Am 26.05.2024 um 14:34 schrieb Mark <markwiznit...@gmail.com>: The Romanian surrealist Victor Brauner was also in Marseilles during the war and I believe was mentioned in Transatlantic, although I am not sure he was extricated by the ERC. On Sun, May 26, 2024 at 5:16 AM Edgar Hauster <bconc...@hotmail.com<mailto:bconc...@hotmail.com>> wrote: Czernowitzers… Parisians with a metropolitan attitude probably don't care that their city was European Capital of Culture in 1989. Different in Marseille, where the citizens have seen a visible upturn in their city since its nomination in 2013. Of course, the poverty rate, the proportion of migrants and the crime rate are very high in Marseille. Nevertheless, the catamaran in the harbor is called "joie de vivre" and the joie de vivre in the city is palpable. This also applies to my niece Isabelle and her husband Christophe, who invited me into their beautiful house at the foot of Notre-Dame de la Garde, the city's landmark, with such a great hospitality. Isabelle is the great-great-great-great-granddaughter of the butcher Abraham Fleischer from Tarnobrzeg in Poland. <https://hauster.blogspot.com/2024/05/joie-de-vivre-and-survival-in-marseille.html> <IMG_1151.jpeg> Joie de Vivre and Survival in Marseille (3,040 km)<https://hauster.blogspot.com/2024/05/joie-de-vivre-and-survival-in-marseille.html> hauster.blogspot.com<https://hauster.blogspot.com/2024/05/joie-de-vivre-and-survival-in-marseille.html> In the 1940s, it was less about enjoying life and more about bare survival. In August 1940, the Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC) commissioned the US journalist Varian Fry to travel to Marseille to set up a rescue network. He was originally supposed to rescue 200 anti-fascist intellectuals, but by the end of his mission there were around 2,000 people, including Hannah Arendt, Marc Chagall, Lion Feuchtwanger and numerous others. Many people know the series "Marseille" with Gérard Depardieu in the leading role, but only a few know the series "Transatlantic", also produced by Netflix; it is about the ERC and Varian Fry. The US consulate stands on a square named after him and a memorial plaque in front of the consulate commemorates him. But Varian Fry was not alone, he had fellow fighters at his side, including the doctor and staunch communist Paul Schmierer. And where did Paul Schmierer come from? Right, you guessed it - from Czernowitz! The same Czernowitz in Bukovina where Isabelle's great-great-grandfather and my great-grandfather Mechel Fleischer ran a men's outfitting salon on Herrengasse. What‘s about your ancestors? Edgar Hauster [iPad] ________________________________ ________________________________ 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/czernowitz-l@list.cornell.edu/ To send mail to the list, address it to <czernowit...@cornell.edu<mailto:czernowit...@cornell.edu>>. To remove your address from this e-list follow these directions<https://it.cornell.edu/lyris/leave-e-lists-lyris>. To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to: owner-czernowit...@list.cornell.edu<mailto:owner-czernowit...@list.cornell.edu> ________________________________ ******************************************************************************* 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/czernowitz-l@list.cornell.edu/ To send mail to the list, address it to <czernowit...@cornell.edu>. 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: owner-czernowit...@list.cornell.edu -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
