Czernowitzers... A new edition of "Die Stimme", the monthly newspaper for the Bukovinians, was published on 01-JUN-1958. Let's take a journey into the past together to comprehend what moved our ancestors, their relatives and friends back then!
In 1958, the celebrated Yiddish poet and playwright Itzik Manger made his historic first trip to Israel, a pivotal moment that marked his transition from a homeless wanderer to finding a lasting cultural home. There is still much to report on this journey and the stay that followed. For now Heinrich Deligdisch expresses GRRETINGS TO ITZIG MANGER in the July 1958 issue of "Die Stimme." "The prominent Yiddish poet Manger, whose poems have been translated into many languages and whose songs have become the property of the entire Jewish people—and are heard here in Israel as well, both on the radio and in every street corner, in Yiddish and Hebrew—arrived in the country a few days ago! For a long time, his friends—led by Itzik Singer of the 'Peretz Library'—had been working to make the visit of this universally revered poet to Israel possible. Now he has finally visited Israel at the invitation of the World Jewish Congress and the 'Peretz Library.' He was awaited in Lod by his old friends and welcomed with great enthusiasm. He is being honored greatly not only by literary circles but also by the country’s leading figures. Itzik Manger was born in Bukovina and lived and worked in Czernowitz during the interwar period. Together with the immortal fable poet Elieser Steinbarg and the painters Kolnik and Lerner, he formed an artistic circle. Even as a boy, Manger had already read the works of the great poets of world literature in their original languages. Around 1920, the first volume of his poems, 'Star on the Roof', was published in Czernowitz. This book made him known and famous throughout the Jewish world. He originally appeared like a shining meteor in the literary sky. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Manger went to Warsaw, fled from there to Paris, and later to North Africa and then to London. He remained in England until 1954. Since then, he has lived in New York. A festive reception in honor of the poet, organized by the 'Peretz Library,' took place on May 27 at 31 Balfour Street in Tel Aviv. We reserve the right to publish a detailed tribute to our great compatriot, whom we warmly welcome." https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/discover/yiddish-literature/focus-itzik-manger https://congressforjewishculture.org/people/3090/Manger-Itzik-May-28-1901-February-20-1969 https://difmoe.eu/uuid/uuid:b9db665f-14fc-4f2e-b9b6-c499a0f43ecd 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]
