[czernowitz-l] Roll family

2022-04-30 Thread David Glynn
Mandy, I am wondering if you are related to Eric Roll - "Eric Roll, Baron Roll of Ipsden KCMG CB (born Erich Roll; 1 December 1907 – 30 March 2005) was a British academic economist, public servant and banker. He was made a life peer in 1977.". I remember my mother Erica saying that he was

Re: FW: [czernowitz-l] Fwd: In memoriam

2022-04-30 Thread David Glynn
Wonderful!  Thank you. David On 17/04/2022 16:52, Jim Wald wrote: > Indeed, wishing the best to all of you, too. > > And this exchange on Kaiser Karl reminds me of this: > >

[czernowitz-l] Video of trumpeter playing the Ukraine national anthem from the Czernowitz town hall

2022-03-01 Thread David Glynn
In Chernivtsi the trumpet player from the town hall sang the anthem of Ukraine for the first time (video) * 20:00 (27.02.2022p.) * 4490 * Text sizereduce font

[czernowitz-l] Latest news from the Bukowina

2022-03-01 Thread David Glynn
These are the news items listed for the last few days from the site "bukpravda.cv.ua".  Nothing serious happening yet. David LATEST NEWS 10:00 In Chernivtsi, foreign citizens are picked up by buses at the railway station

[czernowitz-l] Historical Irony

2022-02-28 Thread David Glynn
Patrick, You asked how (Northern) Bucovina was transferred from Romania to Ukraine.  The answer is very simple - and very similar to what is going on today.  In 1940 the USSR issued an ultimatum to Romania that they wanted Northen Bucovina and Bessarabia (the latter had been Russian from 1812

[czernowitz-l] Ukraine

2022-02-25 Thread David Glynn
I do not know whether this List has members who live in Chernivtsi or elsewhere in Ukraine. It seems likely that it does - I would like to say to all members in Ukraine that I wish you all the best in the current terrifying situation.  I am sure I speak for all of us here when I say that you

Re: [czernowitz-l] Bugdanstowka on Jezerna

2022-01-03 Thread David Glynn
Daniel, I know a bit of Russian, but no Polish.  From Google Translate it seems that "obszar" translates as "area".  I can't tell you any shades of meaning here. In Russian, "dvorets" means a palace or mansion, while "dvor" means a yard or courtyard.  Experimenting with Google Translate, it

Re: [czernowitz-l] Between Empire and State: A family tale of Habsburg and Post-Habsburg Bukovinian Jewry

2021-12-21 Thread David Glynn
, Stephen Winters wrote: > Sorry I missed this. Is there a recording of it? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 20, 2021, at 4:01 PM, David Glynn wrote: >> >>  I cannot send an email to the registration address.  And I cannot >> access the site! >> >> Dav

Re: [czernowitz-l] Between Empire and State: A family tale of Habsburg and Post-Habsburg Bukovinian Jewry

2021-12-20 Thread David Glynn
I cannot send an email to the registration address.  And I cannot access the site! David On 19/12/2021 20:33, Alan Gavurin wrote: > Apologies for the short notice but please find attached a flyer for an > interesting lecture by Professor Brad Blitz on his research into his > Bukovinian family

Re: [czernowitz-l] Between Empire and State: A family tale of Habsburg and Post-Habsburg Bukovinian Jewry

2021-12-20 Thread David Glynn
Sounds very interesting, thank you! David On 19/12/2021 20:33, Alan Gavurin wrote: > Apologies for the short notice but please find attached a flyer for an > interesting lecture by Professor Brad Blitz on his research into his > Bukovinian family history. > > The lecture is tomorrow night,

Re: [czernowitz-l] New book ! This one needs to be on your reading list!

2021-12-07 Thread David Glynn
Irene, Thanks so much for this!  It sounds a fascinating book. All the best, David On 01/12/2021 15:16, Irene Fishler wrote: > > Dear Czernowitzers, > > Please , do not miss a good reading experience during the > winter-holidays ! > > Here it is: the new book from Jill Culiner: > >

[czernowitz-l] Facebook

2021-11-23 Thread David Glynn
The idea of switching this email list to Facebook has been mooted.  I am a member of several Facebook groups.  I find the presentation, and the ease of inclusion of photographs, seductively attractive.  But, in my view, Facebook has disadvantages which render it unsuitable for this group. * I

Re: [czernowitz-l] School photos in an auction - identification photos 3-4

2021-10-31 Thread David Glynn
These photographs are most interesting because my mother's high school was Liceul Oltea Doamna.  She was born in 1923, and I think she might have been there a few years later than these pictures - from around 1934.  The school was in the Landhaus Gasse, on the corner of the Turkengasse.  I