Czernowitzers... A new edition of "Die Stimme", the monthly newspaper for the Bukovinians, was published on 01-APR-1958. Let's take a journey into the past together to comprehend what moved our ancestors, their relatives and friends back then!
In the 1920s, the Czernowitz-born composer and conductor NORBERT GINGOLD collaborated with Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. In March 1929, he conducted the Viennese premiere of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s "Die Dreigroschenoper" (The Threepenny Opera) at the Raimund Theater. These were not good prospects for surviving the Nazi terror. Nevertheless, with the help of the "Portuguese Schindler"—a Portuguese diplomat, Righteous Among the Nations, who rescued tens of thousands of people—the Gingolds ultimately managed to emigrate to the United States after years of hiding in Marseille. There, for the second time, AN ARTISTIC CAREER took off when NORBERT GINGOLD founded the San Francisco Children’s Opera. "We have received news from San Francisco that our compatriot, the composer and conductor Norbert Gingold, has succeeded in gaining a reputation in California as well. Together with his wife Mady, née Grabscheid, Gingold founded the 'San Francisco Children’s Opera' in San Francisco and has managed to achieve a remarkable cultural accomplishment in a relatively short time. The music school he founded is also among the best in California. His composition of the San Francisco city anthem brought him widespread recognition. The 'San Francisco News' wrote: 'A new anthem, titled 'Oh San Francisco,' was performed at City Hall on the occasion of Mayor Christopher’s 50th birthday by five members of the City Orchestra, conducted by their director John C. Alendras, in the presence of composer Norbert Gingold. The anthem was performed by Diana Stanker and Donna Pariani.' We congratulate our fellow citizen on his outstanding composition, which was received with delight and pride not only by the mayor but also by the entire city’s population. Gingold’s latest compositions, 'I’m a Little Princess' and 'I’m So Happy,' from the opera 'Little Red Riding Hood,' have been performed repeatedly not only in California—the composer’s new home—but also throughout America. We can be proud of our fellow countryman. Editor’s note: Before the war, Gingold was the conductor of the Berlin Radio Orchestra and later the Paris Radio Orchestra. After the war, Gingold directed a children’s theater in Marseille that was known throughout France." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsT8dwpC6uU&t=1535s https://grokipedia.com/page/Norbert_Gingold https://difmoe.eu/uuid/uuid:9f9e972d-39ba-4d51-848c-eeb9fc3f17d1 https://difmoe.eu/uuid/uuid:d89e5ce1-e839-4303-b450-2885bc66a386 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. 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 these directions. https://it.cornell.edu/simplelists/manage-subscriptions To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to: [email protected]
