On Mon, Nov 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM Edna Peer <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Czernowitzers, > Thank you all for your warm words and condolences. > > Although the last three years were physically difficult for my father, > preventing him from activity online, Czernowitz was never far from his > thoughts: until his very last weeks, he continued to watch videos of walks > through the streets of Czernowitz, explaining to us, his family, the > history of every street and every corner. > As his daughter, I had the privilege of accompanying him on a trip to > Czernowitz in 1990, when we visited the house and the neighborhood where he > grew up. > > As Edgar mentioned, one of my father's interests was language. Indeed, my > son Matan inherited both his linguistic abilities and his love of > languages. As a tribute, Matan created funeral notices in all the six > languages my father used to communicate with friends and family (that's why > Latin, Yiddish and Italian were left out). I have attached the file of the > notices to this mail. > > I wish you all the best and hope that together we will continue to cherish > and preserve the memories of those who shaped our lives and made us who we > are. > > Best regards, > Edna > > On Mon, Nov 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM Edna Peer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Czernowitzers, >> Thank you all for your warm words and condolences. >> >> Although the last three years were physically difficult for my father, >> preventing him from activity online, Czernowitz was never far from his >> thoughts: until his very last weeks, he continued to watch videos of walks >> through the streets of Czernowitz, explaining to us, his family, the >> history of every street and every corner. >> As his daughter, I had the privilege of accompanying him on a trip to >> Czernowitz in 1990, when we visited the house and the neighborhood where he >> grew up. >> >> As Edgar mentioned, one of my father's interests was language. Indeed, my >> son Matan inherited both his linguistic abilities and his love of >> languages. As a tribute, Matan created funeral notices in all the six >> languages my father used to communicate with friends and family (that's why >> Latin, Yiddish and Italian were left out). I have attached the file of the >> notices to this mail. >> >> I wish you all the best and hope that together we will continue to >> cherish and preserve the memories of those who shaped our lives and made us >> who we are. >> >> Best regards, >> Edna >> >> On Sun, Nov 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM David Mittman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Although I didn't know Berti, I am saddened by his loss. I’m glad to >>> know how many “honorary Czernowitz-ers” he’s helped create; I count myself >>> among them. It’s through Czernowitz-L that I’m learning of the home my >>> grandfather left in 1920, and of my cousin, Dr. Elias FELDER. >>> >>> זיכרונו לברכה >>> >>> - David >>> >>> On Nov 8, 2026, at 2:27 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. 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