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

Mimi, et al: My feeling is to hold with the original number. We're
talking an 11% error even if Radu were absolutely right to the last
person saved. The precise number, of course, will never be known.

We acted on the best information we had at the time and the
information sent to city council reflects that. A change now might
convey to council that we're not sure what we are doing. We have
satisfied them with our numbers, I believe, so let's not confuse the
issue at this late stage.

Here's hoping that 10 October brings a Popovici plaque to Czernowitz
that Popovici himself would be proud of.

Best,
jerome


On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:35:55 -0700, Miriam Taylor
<mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu> wrote:

> 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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