[Cz-L]Bojan, Boian, Boyany, Boiany, Бояни

Czernowitzers...

I'd like to share with all of you an impressive and heart-touching testimony, which we received from Tina Weisman as a comment on my posting to our Ehpes.com Blog:

http://ehpes.com/blog1/2009/10/12/bojan-boian-boyany-boiany-%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B8/

Tina Weisman wrote: "My mother at age 11 was the first orphan in Bojan, Romania after the massacre of June, 1941. She was the only survivor of the massacre that took place at the city hall (village square). She climbed out of that grave alive!!! Her parents were killed the night before. She was marched to Transnistria. Her story continues from there. She survived alone and lived in Israel from 1944-1956, when she then came to America. My grandparents from Bojan were NEVER Communists but apparently all the Jews in these villages were stereotyped as such. As a matter of fact, my grandparents owned a dairy store and according to my mother, prior to 1937 the Jews lived peacefully under Romanian rule. Many innocents lives were lost, all because of mass hatred, hysteria and ignorance.  My children and I are the only Jewish descendents that we are aware of from Bojan. We consider that a true badge of honor."

That is one and perhaps the most impressive response on an anti-Semitic statement, that has been posted by Gica. Other responses were given by our fellow members Yosef Eshet, Fred Weisinger and myself. Read all statements and comments here:

http://ehpes.com/blog1/2009/10/12/bojan-boian-boyany-boiany-%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B8/#comments

Tina, thank you so much indeed for sharing your testimony with us!

Edgar Hauster
Lent - The Netherlands

http://hauster.blogspot.com/

                                               
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