Re: [Cz-L] A Romanian investigation

Dear Edgar,

I am not qualified to enter into this discussion, but I want thank you for
clarifying this unfortunate misunderstanding.

Very best regards and deep appreciation for all the excellent work that you
do.

Merle

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From: "Edgar Hauster" <bconcept_at_hotmail.com>
To: <wandabob_at_ca.rr.com>; "Ruth Gold" <glasgold_at_bellsouth.net>
Cc: "Breier Hardy" <hardy3_at_bezeqint.net>; <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 1:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] A Romanian investigation

Dear Wanda, Dear Ruth,

I'm very sorry, but I suppose, that your recent mails are based on a huge
misunderstanding! I suppose you don't read Romanian and/or you didn't read
the original text of the investigation, as the investigation, we are talking
about,

"CONCLUSIONS OF THE INQUIRY COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE IRREGULARITIES
DURING THE EVACUATION OF THE JEWS FROM CZERNOWITZ" (1941)

has not been effected nowadays, BUT in 1942 by the Antonescu regime (!!!)
and thanks to Liviu Carare, PhD candidate in contemporary history at the
Romanian Academy “George Baritiu” Institute of History in Cluj-Napoca, we
all now are aware of this exciting and thrilling document. Liviu Carare
received a master’s degree in Jewish History and Hebrew studies from the
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University. Actually he is completing his researches for
his dissertation on the subject “Jews from Czernowitz. 1941-1944″ on a
scholarship of the USHMM in Washington:

http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/fellowship/fellows/fellow.php?year=2011&content=carare

So please notice, that we are miles and miles away from "the current trend
in Romania" or "now they are trying to find irregularities", quite the
contrary is the case. Please check our Ehpes.com Blog at

http://ehpes.com/blog1/2012/03/21/the-traian-popovici-discussion/

and scroll down to Liviu Carare's statement, dated 21.03.2012, where you'll
get - Ruth - the requested explanation for the investigation:

"The Romanian head of state, Ioan Antonescu, ordered investigations in both
Kishinev and Czernowitz ghettos, trying to find if the state was defrauded
in the process of deportation. So, the Romanian authorities didn’t try to
see if abuses or crimes were comitted against the Jews, but to identify the
corrupt officials. They failed doing so and corruption was probably the most
important factor which kept Jews alive, or in our case in Czernowitz.
Regarding the actions and activity of mayor Popovici you are not correct. If
you read the conclusions of the inquiry commission, you’ll see that it
cannot establish if Popovici or general Ionescu were corrupt, but nontheless
they were responsible for all the ‘irregularities’ – which means here
execeding the number of Jews allowed in the city. The easiest way of getting
rid of members of Romanian administration was to label them as ‘corrupt’.
The Romanian Special Services were watching very close all of the mayor’s
actions. They even investigated if his wife was Jewish or not. Efforts to
maintain in Czernowitz a large number of jews have generated numerous
accusations of corruption, especially against mayor and the commission
members. There is no doubt that in return for writing down one’s name on the
authorisation some members of the commission took money, but I don’t think
this is the case of Traian Popovici or general Vasile Ionescu, as I don’t
have any evidence of this. [...]"

Wanda, I'm sorry to contradict you, but "Romanian style" is not always
according to our prejudices. As a matter of fact, there is a trend in
Romania to minimize the Romanian Holocaust, but researchers like Liviu
Carare, Mariana Hausleitner and others, as well as our group, are doing
their very best to uncover the truth!

Edgar Hauster
Lent/The Netherlands

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