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Re: Zvi Har'El

From: Pasqual Bernat <pbernat~at~xtec.cat>
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:34:53 +0100
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

I want to express my deep pain for the loss of Zvi. I also want to express
my condolence to his family. Zvi was a great referent for all Verne's
enthusiasts. His work, his generosity and his humanity have made possible
that all the world's vernians share our passion for Verne. We will miss
him.

Pasqual Bernat.

(Societat Catalana Jules Verne)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nadav Har'El" <nyh~at~math.technion.ac.il>
To: <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 2:01 PM
Subject: Zvi Har'El


> Dear Jules Verne Forum members,
> This is Nadav Har'El, Zvi's son.
>
> I subscribed to the forum, and saw that you had already heard the tragic
> news of my father's death. I read the deeply touching condolences that
some
> of you have written in English and in French - and also translated and
read
> them out to my mom and my family.
>
> We want to thank you all for the condolences, and even more - for being
such
> great friends to my dad for the last 12 years or so. He truely loved his
work
> on the site and the forum, and really enjoyed the company of the people of
> this forum, many of whom he corresponded with, and some he even met in
person.
>
> My father died peacefully in his home. Until a few minutes before his
death
> in 2:30am, he was working in great enthusiasm on the issue of Verniana.
> He told my mom, excitingly, that he was working with others on the first
> issue to commemorate Jules Verne's birth in February 8th, and that the
issue
> is almost complete.
>
> I wanted to tell you all that while I'm not much of a Jules Verne expert
> (I think I only read about 10 of his books), and though my French is
rusty,
> I would very much like to make sure that my dad's work on
jv.gilead.org.il,
> on the Jules Verne forum, and on Verniana, lives on. This was my dad's
> greatest hobby, which he loved so much, and ironically started in my late
> brother's memory. Now I want to make sure it lives on in his memory.
>
> There is no reason to fear for the existance of my dad's site, or the
domain
> jv.gilead.org.il. The site is hosted in ibiblio.org, a big non-profit host
> from North Carolina, and will not go away. I have an ibiblio.org account
as
> well, and will try as soon as possible to learn the ins and outs of this
> system (I have a lot of experience with such matters - I got my passion
for
> computers from dad). Hopefully I will also learn how to involve more of
you
> with running the site (like my dad already did in recent efforts like
> Verniana, which had several editors).
> I wanted to ask you all for your help to do this smoothly; If you are
aware
> of any problems with the site, the mailing list, or anything, please let
me
> know. There are probably many parts of the site and the forum that I'm not
> even aware of.
>
> The first thing I would like to do is to get out that February 8 issue of
> Verniana. I've already been in touch with Jean-Michel Margot on the
subject,
> and will do my best to help make this happen.
>
> May my dad rest in peace, and his work live on. Because, as they say,
> "Ars longa, vita brevis" (the art is long, life is short...).
>
> Nadav.
>
> --
> Nadav Har'El | Sunday, Feb 3 2008, 27 Shevat
5768
> nyh~at~math.technion.ac.il
|-----------------------------------------
> Phone +972-523-790466, ICQ 13349191 |
> http://nadav.harel.org.il |
Received on Mon 04 Feb 2008 - 13:35:57 IST

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