Re: [Cz-L] Correct number of people saved by Traian Popovici

Mimi.
  In 1941 Popovici saved 19600 Jews.
   In 1942 after Popovici was dismissed , 2600 of those were rounded
     up and deported.
    This does not change the number he saved by one single soul.
      Popovici did not issue life insurances - he issued stay permits.
       The plaque is to state his deeds of 1941 .
         Even if all Jews were later deported ,his credit stays unchanged.
         I strongly oppose any change of this number .
Hardy
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From: "Miriam Taylor" <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
To: "Czernowitz Genealogy and History" <czernowitz-l_at_list.cornell.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 7:35 PM
Subject: [Cz-L] Correct number of people saved by Traian Popovici


> In deciding what number to inscribe on the memorial plaque
> to Traian Popovici, it seems that I was in error.
>
> Mr. Popovici TRIED TO SAVE 19600 Jewish people. Had it been up to him,
> he would not allowed a single Cernauti Jew, to be deported.
> It was thanks to his efforts that governor Calotescu signed 15000
> authorizations, which exempted their holders from being deported.
> Mr. Popovici signed another 4600 authorizations, which bore his signature.
> In June 1942, Traian Popovici was relieved from his post as mayor and the
> deportations resumed. Of the 4600 people holding Popovici authorizations,
> a further 2600 were deported. Therefore the correct number of people which
> Popovici succeeded in saving is 17 000.
>
> On the advice and strong recommendation of Dr. Radu Ioanid, of the
> US Holocaust Museum and author of the book: "The Holocaust in Romania"
> and after giving the matter a lot of thought, I have written to the
> designer
> to alter the inscriptions on the design for the plaque, also to Dr.
> Bursuc,
> who is submitting the design for approval to the appropriate committee.
>
> Mimi

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