RE: [Cz-L] A Romanian investigation

Dear Hardy and to all the Czernowitzers,

I guess I put my foot in my mouth with my comments about the investigation.
I only know of one other person on this site who lived in Romania just like me during the communist era. He and I were born after the war, so all we know is what we read and what our parents and grandparents told us about the Holocaust, Ion Antonescu, Transnistria and the labor camps in Romania.
NOT ALL ROMANIANS ARE ANTI SEMITES, XENOPHOBES, HOMOPHOBES OR HATERS!! Now, after saying all this, it matters what the Romanians think and believe. It matters a lot. A country like Romania is new to democracy. Almost 23 years ago, Romania was under Ceausescu, and today it is not doing well economically or politically. Bribes, bad education, stealing is all part of life in Romania. Do I have a soft spot for that country? NO, I DO NOT! I miss my friends and I help my friends in any way I can. BTW, all my friends in Romania are not Jewish and I miss them a lot. When Liviu Carares will publish his thesis, I can bet any one of you that the Romanian public and some of the politicians are going to say it is all a lie. Very few people read Eli Wiesel's report. A spokesperson for the Socialist Democratic Party in Romania (PSD) was interviewed on Romanian TV (March 2012) and his name is Dan Șova. This imbecile, told the interviewer, that 24 Jews died in the Iasi pogrom of 1914. His statement touched a nerve of the Jews in diaspora and the Jewish Community of Romania demanded his resignation. Dan Șova was shipped to Washington DC to get "educated" about the Holocaust. If you know Romanian, please read the following article http://www.acum.tv/articol/48373/
I say we know the truth and yes, we do not know it all. Eli Wiesel wrote 4000 pages about the truth and not many Romanians read it or thought it was worth reading. It was not to know the truth, it was not to stop the hate, it was purely for being accepted into the EU. That was the only reason for the report.
>From the bottom of my heart, I hope that the report written by Liviu Carares will be read by everyone. More power to him, for writing something not very flattering about Romanians. I look forward to reading it.

With respect to all of you

Wanda Orenstein( nee Lucaciu)

-----Original Message-----
From: HARDY BREIER [mailto:HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET]
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 8:35 AM
To: wanda orentein; 'Edgar Hauster'; 'Ruth Gold'
Cc: CZERNOWITZ-L
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] A Romanian investigation

Dear Wanda,
 We have lived through the bad years in Czernowitz.
  You say we know the truth . Yes , but much is missing.
  I want to know .
    What the Rumanians think and believe is not my worry.
    The investigation will shed light on the doings of Traian
    Popovici from 1941 till 1946 when he died.
     The true story ,if it can be uncovered .
    Lets hope Mr. Carare does a good job.

Hardy

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