I have been there (2011) and read this as well Irinucally I am reading a book entitled the House Of Rizhin. The Sadagura Rebbe factors deeply in my heritage. Let’s hope for better news
Stephen Winters Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 28, 2025, at 3:57 PM, Arthur von Czernowitz <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Translated using AI > > Dear friends, hello! > I’m attaching an article: > From the Chernivtsi Realit website, published by Elena Karpenko > Today, 27.11.2025, in our hometown, the multicultural city of Chernivtsi, an > event occurred that makes your hair stand on end. It shook the entire Jewish > community in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, and I am sure, the entire world. A fire > broke out in the Sadigura Synagogue, one of the ancient and important > spiritual centers of Bukovina. > According to initial law enforcement reports, the suspect has already been > arrested. According to the information, this is a person with mental > disorders. I cannot understand how this could happen. > The Sadigura Synagogue was the heart of the Friedman Hasidic dynasty. It was > precisely here that the famous tzaddik Israel Friedman of Ruzhyn lived, > taught, and received visitors. > This sanctuary survived wars, persecutions, Soviet times - and was recently > restored. > Personally, I had tears in my eyes because just a few months ago, we were > there with the Jewish community of “Aviv” and the volunteer community. It is > stunningly beautiful, majestic, captivating at first sight. And when you > enter inside, it simply takes your breath away. > I am certain that the entire Jewish community of our city, and not only it - > every normal, rational person - is devastated to the point of pain by this > news. The synagogue is not just a building; it is a place of prayer, memory, > culture. It is our heritage. > When a synagogue burns, it is not just a crime against a religious object. > It is a blow to history, culture, and the heart of the community. It is very > painful and very frightening. > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ******************************************************************************* > 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] > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ******************************************************************************* 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] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
