RE: [Cz-L] 70 Years from the Liberation of Transnistria Camps

 Dear Shelley, Iris and Yosi,

Yosi is right. Everything I know about Vapnyarka, I have learned from Leo's
detailed description of the camp and its history in the book "Ghosts of
Home" by Marianne Hirsch and Leo Spitzer (2010). Yes, it was a prison-camp
for the "enemies of the [ Rumanian] state". Guess what? "The vast majority
of the inmates where Jews" , from all Romania . There were also many from
Czernowitz ( Dr.Arthur Kessler and Dr.Moritz, for example).

Sally Abramovici ( nee Buium) lived a full and happy life. She died in
Israel some years ago, aged 91.
She never told her daughter who the mysterious Mishu was. The full name -
Mishu Wolf - was disclosed only now.

That's why I ask again: maybe someone on this List can tell us where he was
coming from?

Sally was from Botoshani - not far from Bukovina.

Thank you,
Irene

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:bounce-113461963-3499296_at_list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of yosi-jerry
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 9:47 AM
To: Irene Fishler; 'CZERNOWITZ-L'
Cc: Marianne Hirsch; Leo Spitzer
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] 70 Years from the Liberation of Transnistria Camps

Vapnyarka was a detention camp designated for "political detainees" from all
Romania as opposed to all other "regular" Jewish from Bucovina, and
Bessarabia designated camps .
 Yosef Eshet

----- Original Message -----
From: "Irene Fishler" <irenef_at_netvision.net.il>
To: "'CZERNOWITZ-L'" <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Cc: "Marianne Hirsch" <mh2349_at_columbia.edu>; "Leo Spitzer"
<ls2307_at_columbia.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 11:11 PM
Subject: [Cz-L] 70 Years from the Liberation of Transnistria Camps

> Shalom to All ,
>
> Do you know who Mishu Wolf was ? Was he a Bukovinaer? See his story
> below.
>
> The following information comes from my friend Paula. Her mother, Sally
> Abramovici (nee Buium) donated the artifacts to Yad vaShem.
> Here is the story , published on the commemorative on-line exhibition at
> YadVashem :
>
>
http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/exhibitions/bearing_witness/transnistria_misu
_wolf.asp
>
> Translation ( with the help of Angelo Segal):
>
> The story of a box containing a pendant created by Mishu Wolf - a Rybnista
> prisoner, for Sally his girlfriend imprisoned in Vapniarka / Transnistria
> .
>
> With increasing anti-Jewish activity in Romania before World War II Sally
> Buium, born in 1918, joined the anti-fascist movement even though she
> understood the danger involved.
> In 1939, Sally at age 21, was arrested and imprisoned with a group of
> young
> Jews, accused of subversive anti-fascist activity punishable by one year
> in
> prison.
> After her release she was arrested again, this time she was send to Tirgu
> Jiu, and from there in September 1942, was deported with a large group of
> Jews accused of communist activities to Vapniarka camp.
> During her term in Vapniarka Sally met Mishu Wolf and the two fell in love
> and had hoped to start a family in a better future. However, Mishu and
> other
> prisoners were later sent to the Rybnista prison, and the two were
> separated.
>
> While in the Vapniarka camp, despite difficult conditions, the prisoners
> received some degree of leeway. But the Rybnista was conducted as a prison
> where the SS and Ukrainians were the jailers.
> In early 1944, news came that the Russian army is approaching. The
> echoes
> reached even the Rybnista prisoners. During this period Mishu Wolf carved
> a
> gift for his girlfriend - a pendant consisting of small wooden box
> engraved
> with the name Sally, and within it, two carved objects . One medallion
> shows a watch with the hands at five to twelve illustrating the nearing
> of
> liberation . But the hope expressed by Mishu turned out to be a false
> hope.
> On the night of the 19th to March 20, 1944, the German decided to retreat
> from Rybnista, and the prison guards killed all prisoners, including Mishu
> Wolf.
>
> With the evacuation of Vapniarka, Sally was moved to other camps and in
> August 1944, with the fall of the Antonescu regime she was released. .
> .Sally kept all her life these beloved little souvenirs.
> In1945 Sally married Sandu Abramovich .
>
> Captions for photos:
>
> 1.+3 .The Box containing a pendant created by Mishu Wolf in Revnitza a
> gift
> for Sally when she was detained in Vapniarka
> 2. Sally after beeing liberated from Vapniarka
> 4. Medallion "Rybnitza" March 8th, 1944 and watch "5 minutes to 12"
> 5. Back of carved pendant signed Mishu
> 6. Front side of pendant: portrait of a prisoner
> 7.Sally Buium and Sandu Abramovici
>
> Hebrew site -virtual exhibition - more artifacts from Transnistria:
>
>
http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/exhibitions/bearing_witness/transnistria.asp
>
> English site -virtual exhibition of artifacts from Transnistria ( only one
> story):
>
>
http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/bearing_witness/life_camps_frenke
l.asp
>
> Regards,
>
> Irene

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