Dear List and Czernovitzers, I am saddened by this news. I had a special connection to Berti through my mother. His father was my grandfathers best friend! They weathered the war years together until my grandfathers arrest.
When I first joined this list Berti was the first to reach out to me bringing incredible insight and history of my mother's childhood and the grandfather I never knew. And he told me intimate stories about my mother and grandparents describing life during the war. I had the opportunity to meet him in Israel in 2017. He was 87 and so sharp. He helped me connect the dots of so much lost history. As the generation of my parents disappear so much goes with them. We must preserve as much as possible. I am grateful to all of the members of this list who continue to take on the responsibility of preserving our history and previous memories. Berti's passing is a great loss. May his memory forever be a blessing. Ilana Gordon CEO Word Wizards, Inc 8609 2nd Avenue, Unit 406-B Silver Spring, MD 20910 *v.*301-986-0808 *fax.*301-986-0809 *Direct: 240-380-2639* www.wordwizardsinc.com On Sun, Nov 8, 2026 at 5:28 AM Edgar Hauster <[email protected]> wrote: > Czernowitzers... > > It is with the deepest sorrow that I must inform you that our long-time > member, “my older brother” Berti Glaubach, passed away last Tuesday in > Haifa at the ripe old age of 97. > > Berti took me into his heart and his family and called me “his little > brother.” As an only child, I remain deeply devoted and grateful to him to > this day. > > At the Jewish cemetery in Czernowitz, I sometimes searched for graves for > him. When I found them, I was as excited as a child. > > Berti, my wife Martina, and I would occasionally work together to > meticulously decipher old German and Romanian handwritten documents. > Whenever we succeeded, all three of us were extremely proud. > > Thanks to his great affinity for language—a trait he passed down to his > descendants; one of his grandchildren speaks over 20 foreign languages—he > was able to interpret Paul Celan’s poetry with pinpoint accuracy. We > listened to him with great admiration. > > Berti not only translated parts of the “History of the Jews in Bukovina,” > he also saved Jehuda Aizman’s “From the Deeps…: Folk Songs from Camps and > Ghettos in Poland” from oblivion. It was my privilege to publish Berti’s > transcription and translation: > > http://czernowitzbook.blogspot.com/2015/02/from-deeps-folk-songs-from-camps-and.html > > Right up until the very end, Berti remained intellectually sharp and took > an active yet critical interest in Israeli politics. It’s hard to believe, > but he actually made sure to cast his vote in the parliamentary elections > two weeks ago on October 27, 2026. With all his interests in the cultural > and political spheres, he was first and foremost a MENSCH who was at the > center of his loving family—his wife Stefi, her children Edna and Dani, and > her four grandchildren. Our deepest sympathies go out to them! > > Martina and your “little brother,” Edgar! > > 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] 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]
