AW: Trip to Ukraine

[Heiko Lehmann <hklehmann...>]

For travelling East Europe: it´s very important to get a confirmation from
the customs that you brought the instrument TO the country in order to be
allowed to take it out. You should definately insist on this confirmation,
and it should not cost you any money. A copy of the contract of sale is
helpful, too, but may not be enough.

Heiko Lehmann.
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[mailto:owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org]Im Auftrag von sophie solomon
  Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. Oktober 2001 09:58
  An: World music from a Jewish slant
  Betreff: Re: Trip to Ukraine


  Pete,

  I'm just back from a trip to the Ukraine myself.. which was fantastic..
played down at Ukraine Klezfest in the Crimea with Zalman, Adrienne and
Merlin.

  You should definitely contact Yana and Boris Yanover who run the Centre
for Jewish Education in Kiev and organise Klezfest... they are lovely people
with an unquenchable enthusiasm for Jewish music and culture and a good
network of contacts throughout Ukraine.  Yana speaks good English... tell
her that I put you in touch.. her email is: center (at) 
cjeu(dot)carrier(dot)kiev(dot)ua

  A word of warning about travelling to the Ukraine -  and anywhere in the
former Soviet Union - if you plan to take your cymbal, make sure you speak
to Ukrainian Embassy in the US before you leave... and find out what
documentation you need.  I am currently embroiled in a nightmare
bureaucratic battle with Ukrainian authorities over my violin which was
confiscated at Kiev airport... they claimed I couldn't prove it was mine and
thought I was trying to export a national treasure "Objects of art and
antiques belong to the state unless you can prove otherwise' - this was not
helped by the fact that my violin is a beautiful old instrument made by a
famous french maker in 1891......

  apparently the documentation/insurance certificates etc I had with me were
insufficient proof of ownership... - so I had to leave the fiddle behind
when I left...   Even if your cymbal was made after 1940, it looks old
enough for them to think it's valuable... so be very careful...  I will get
my violin back soon - (Yana Yanover is being a total star in helping me with
this ) but believe me it's a major hassle that you should do your best to
avoid... and which is difficult enough even when you can speak russian so I
hate to imagine what it would be like without the language on my side...!

  you coming to klezkamp? would be good to play some chill taksims and
stuff...

  love sophie








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  >From: World music from a Jewish slant
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  >To: World music from a Jewish slant
  >Subject: JEWISH-MUSIC digest 2043
  >Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 00:06:31 EDT
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  > JEWISH-MUSIC Digest 2043
  >
  >Topics covered in this issue include:
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  > 1) Re: JEWISH-MUSIC digest 2042
  > by Warschauer (at) aol(dot)com
  > 2) Labaree
  > by Judith R Cohen
  > 3) Fw: Ellie Kellman sings Gebirtig songs; lectures; Bronx, NY
  > by "Sandra Layman"
  > 4) Trip to Ukraine
  > by Pete Rushefsky
  > 5) Newsweek article
  > by "shirona"
  > 6) RE: Newsweek article
  > by "Leonard Koenick"
  > 7) Re: Newsweek article
  > by George Robinson
  > 8) Re: Newsweek article
  > by Ari Davidow
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