Bessarabien-German
Society: Bessarabiendeutscher Verein
Updated:
Society for the following organizations
established in 2006:
Heimatmuseum der der Deutschen aus Bessarabien
e.V.
Hilfskomitee der ev.-luth. Kirche aus Bessarabien e.V.
Landsmannschaft der Bessarabiendeutschen e.V.
President (Bundesvorsitzender): Ingo Rudiger Isert
Vice Presidents (Stellvertretende Bundesvorsitzende):
Arnulf Baumann
Dr. Hugo Knoll
Erika Weiner
Chief Financial Officer (Bundesgeschäftsführer):
Werner Schäfer
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| Ingo Isert, President of the Bessarabien-German
Society, provides a tour for members of the North
Dakota State University Library sponsored Journey to the
Homeland Tour, May, 1997 |
1. Landsmannschaft der Bessarabiendeutschen e.V.
Schrift:
The Bessarabiendeutscher Verein
was founded 1949 and is a society primarily of persons of Bessarabian
German ancestry. Today these former German villages are in southwestern
part of Ukraine (near Odessa) and in Moldova. The society presents
a large gathering every two years now near Stuttgart. Reunions
of persons from specific Bessarabian German villages are held
throughout Germany. Announcements of these events are listed in
Mitteilungsblatt.
Haus der Bessarabiendeutschen
The Verein is owner of a six floor building.
This location is within four walking blocks of the Landsmannschaft
der Deutschen aus Russland.
Bessarabian German Gathering
The Landsmannschaft sponsors a gathering for the Bessarabian Germans
community in Germany every two years normally in May or June.
For schedule information, please contact the Landsmannschaft or
consult Mitteilungsblatt.
Mitteilungsblatt
Semi-monthly newspaper, published by the Bessarabiendeutscher
Verein. For a subscription, please contact the office of
the Verein.
Membership to the Landsmannschaft
With a subscription to Mitteilungsblatt, one becomes a member
of the Bessarabiendeutscher Verein.
2. Hilfskomitee der ev.-luth. Kirche aus Bessarabien e.V.
| President: |
Arnulf Baumann |
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| Office address: |
Hilfskomitee der ev.-luth. kirche aus Bessarabien |
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Bleekstrasse 20 |
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30559 Hannover, Germany |
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| Mailing address: |
Postfach 710 366 |
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30543 Hannover, Germany |
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| Telephone: |
011-49-511-95239-30 (when calling from Canada or USA) |
| Fax: |
011-49-511-95245-58 |
The Hilfskomitee was founded 1946 and represents
the Bessarabian Germans on religious and social areas.
Alexander-Stift
| Director: |
Günther Vossler |
| Address: |
Alexander-Stift |
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71577 Grosserlach-Neufürstenhütte, Germany |
| Telephone: |
011-49-7903-930-930 (when calling from Canada or USA) |
The Alexander-Stift was founded 1953 and is a home
for the elderly as well as a nursing home with assisted living
units. The house is committed to the perservation of the Bessarabian
traditions especially by presenting Bessarabian cooking, church
services, events and celebrations.
Heimatkalender der Bessarabiendeutschen
Yearly publication of the Hilfskomitee.
Mitteilungsblatt
Semi-monthly newspaper, published by Hilfskomitee and Landsmannshaft.
For a subscription, please contact the office of Hilfskomitee.
Membership to the Hilfskomitee
With a subscription to Mitteilungsblatt, one becomes a member
of the Hilfskomitee and the Landsmannschaft.
3. Heimatmuseum der Deutschen aus Bessarabien e.V.
| Curator: |
Ingo Rüdiger Isert |
| Deputy: |
Dr. Hugo Knöll |
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| Office and mailing address: |
Heimatmuseum der Deutschen aus Bessarabien |
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Florianstrasse 17 |
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70188 Stuttgart, Germany |
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| Telephone: |
011-49-711-44-00-770 (when calling from Canada or USA) |
| Fax: |
011-49-711-44-00-77-20 |
The Heimatmuseum was founded 1952 and is housed
since 1960 in the building Haus der Bessarabiendeutschen. The
society's greatest strength is museum exhibition, archives, library
and genealogy.
Museum Exhibition
The Heimatmuseum collects and presents originals, models and artifacts
of the Germans in Bessarabia during the period of settlement from
1814 to 1940.
Archives and Library
In the archives there is a collection of photographies, documents
and other papers corresponding to all former German villages in
Bessarabia.
The library has the most extensive Bessarabian
German book collection in the world. No interlibrary loan.
Persons can work in archive and library but should
contact the Heimatmuseum by phone for hours.
Genealogical and Family Research
The Heimatmuseum provides limited genealogical research with help
of volunteer staff. Extensive genealogy records are available
from the LDS Bessarabian microfilm collection and from the Central
Genealogical Archive in Leipzig.
The cost for genealogical and family history research
is $3 U.S. per hour.
The Heimatmuseum der Deutschen aus Bessarabien
appreciates gifts of family histories and other Bessarabian German
publications in the English language as donation to its library
collection.
Bookstore and Book Sale
The Heimatmuseum has an extensive list of books for sale. Heimatmuseum
publications are also available for purchase from the Germans
from Russia Heritage Collection.
Publications
Museum und Archiv is a booklet published since 1993 with reports
from the Heimatmuseum documentation of the history of the Bessarabian
Germans.
Schriften des Heimatmuseums der Deutschen aus Bessarabian
is a series of monographies and documentation.
- Volume 35: Plotzk in Bessarabien 1839-1940, published in
1998.
- Volume 36: Kisil, ein Schwabendorf in Bessarabien, published
in 1999.
- Volume 37: Bessarabesken (Erzählungen), published in 2000.
Membership to the Heimatmuseum
The cost for membership is 50 Euro, which does not include the
fee for change and/or bank transfer.
Photographs from the archives of the Heimatmuseum der Deutschen
aus Bessarabien
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| German school in Sarata |
Agriculture in the Bessarabian villages |
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| Church in Lichtental |
Street in Gnadenfeld |
Photographs from the archives of the Heimatmuseum der
Deutschen aus Bessarabien, Florianstrasse 17, 70188, Stuttgart,
Germany.
