Re: [Cz-L] Tit Simedrea, metropolitan of Cernauti

Hi Mimi,

Some time ago I told you about the efforts Meir Shai after obtaining
for the pictor Rusu the status of חסיד אומות העולם tried to do the
same for Tit Simedrea. Rusu saved his family from being deported to
Transnistria by hiding them one year and a half in the cellar of the
Residenz and Marcel is convinced that Simedrea knew and accepted all
that.

Marcel was my classmate in 4th grade in 1940/1 at the Russian school
Vis a vis the Volksgarten entrance. In israel he tought math at the
Reali school here in Haifa. Some years ago he contacted me for help
with his research.

To read about his fight with Jad Vashem go to :

https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/11007898/the-holocaust-of-memories-by-csaba-istvan-szekely/226

As to the real role of Simedrea concerning the Czernowitz jewish
population of at large, my guess is as good as yours. He might have
been an anti Semite as being included in his anti communist attitude,
or just for hating Jews as Jad Vashem claims, but he certainly helped
some people out. His interventions on high and local level I would say
probably true,but who knows?

Best Berti.

On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 8:01 PM, Miriam Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu> wrote:
> Some time ago, I found out that the metropolitan of Czernowitz,
> Tit. Simedrea, was not accepted as one of the "righteous"
> by "Yad Vashem". The reason given is that there are some controversies
> about his attitudes and deeds before and during the Holocaust.
>
> It seems that before the holocaust he voiced anti-Semitic views.
> On the other hand; Ion Butnaru in his book "Waiting for Jerusalem"
> "Surviving the Holocaust in Romania", writes:
>>
>> "Metropolitan Tit Simedrea promised his support (to chief Rabbi Safran)
>> and in Cernauti he intervened directly with the Governor of Bucovina,
>> General G. Calotescu."
>
>
> Does anyone know whether Rabbi Safran mentioned this in his memoirs?
>
> Also, in the correspondence of our list, someone once mentioned that
> during the war, Metropolitan Simedrea hid a jewish family in his palace.
> Does anyone remember, when and by whom this information was sent?
>
> Thanks in advance for any information about this topic,
>
> Mimi

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