Thanks again, Edgar, for another wonderful Snippet from the past! Two comments: 1) I believe the name “FEIGER” is on a plaque inside the Radautz main synagogue, indicating that this family gave a significant donation for the renovation and upkeep of the synagogue. In fact, I think the name mentioned below, Dr. Paul FEIGER, might be the exact individual named on the plaque. Someone else can correct this if I’m wrong. 2) The mention of the Jewish Center of Forest Hills brought back a memory for me. Though my family didn’t belong to this synagogue, this was the location for my bar mitzvah reception in 1968. I had a bunch of original Bukovinians celebrating with me! - beloved grandparents, great aunts, great uncles, cousins, etc.
Warmest wishes, Bruce From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Edgar Hauster <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 02:23 To: CZERNOWITZ-L <[email protected]> Subject: [czernowitz-l] A Snippet from "Die Stimme" [The Voice] in 1957: FROM THE BUKOVINA CIRCLE IN NEW YORK Czernowitzers... A new edition of “Die Stimme”, the monthly Newsletter for the Bukovinians, was published on 01-JUL-1957. Let's take a journey into the past together to comprehend what moved our ancestors, their relatives and friends back then! The Jews of Bukovina have always had a passion for travel, and those who were not — like my family and I — trapped behind the Iron Curtain took full advantage of their new freedom to travel and the significantly improved economic conditions. New York became an intercontinental hub, and there it was the hospitable home of publisher Dagobert D. Runes and his wife Mary that stood open to Bukovinians from all over the world. The article in the July 1957 issue of “Die Stimme” FROM THE BUKOVINA CIRCLE IN NEW YORK therefore transcended city and national boundaries: “We have received the following report from New York: In honor of our fellow compatriot, Prof. Dr. Richard Blum (Canada), who was here for a brief visit, Ing. Jakob Hacken hosted a party to which the guest’s friends were invited. Attendees include, among others: Dr. J. N. Melzer, Dr. J. Kessler, Dr. Bernhard, and Dr. Landau with their wives. - Dr. Paul Feiger (Paris) spent a short time in New York with his wife and son. - Mr. Henry Brettschneider has immigrated from Vienna to the U.S. with his wife Steffy to take up permanent residence. - Mr. Moses Schärf, an industrialist in La Paz, spent a few days in New York on his way to the Rotary Congress in Geneva. - Meyer Frendel, a former furniture manufacturer from Czernowitz who is now a business owner in New York, was granted American citizenship. - Mrs. Luise Pisk, née Schnee, who currently lives in Buenos Aires, spent a few days in New York with her husband while en route to Paris and Vienna. Mrs. Pisk read with deep emotion the article in the ‘Die Stimme’ dedicated to her brother, Dr. Jaques Schnee, may he rest in peace. - Mrs. Mary Runes, née Gronich, the wife of the well-known publisher Dr. Dagobert Runes, participated in the art exhibition organized with great success to benefit the American Friends of the Hebrew University. Mrs. Runes served as co-chair with Mrs. Louis Gimbel Jr., Mrs. Eric Berger, Mrs. Lisa Howard-Löwenthal, and Mrs. Lawrence Roose. Mrs. Mary Runes, who plays a significant role not only in Bukovinian circles but also in the highest echelons of American society thanks to her charm, has been re-elected president of the Waldenschool. - On June 16, the wedding of Mr. Charles Lindenfeld, son of Dr. Markus Lindenfeld and Dr. Vera Lindenfeld, to Miss J. Jaffe took place at the Jewish Center in Forest Hills. Mr. Leo and Mrs. Mädi Schärf from La Paz stopped in New York for a brief visit following an extended stay in Israel and Europe.” https://www.philosophicallibrary.com/about-us/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagobert_D._Runes https://difmoe.eu/uuid/uuid:7521f5a7-7537-4561-9ada-78b4bce18765 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! 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