Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania
Israel's Ambassador: Xenophobia, anti-Semitism exist; we must remove this darkness
Bucharest, Dec 23 /Agerpres/ - Israel's Ambassador, David Saranga, said on Monday that efforts must be made to remove xenophobia and anti-Semitism, attitudes he called "darkness". The diplomat spoke at an event organized at his residence, which celebrated the lighting of the second candle of Hanukkah. Hanukkah, the feast of lights, is the feast in which we are removing the darkness.
Jewish victims of death trains, commemorated in Calarasi
A commemorative event in memory of the Jews killed in 1941 in the "death train" took place on Thursday in (southeast) Calarasi, in the presence of some survivors of the pogrom in (northeast) Iasi, who recalled the ordeal they went through in those times.
Iohannis: In Romania, anti-Semitic, xenophobic and racist manifestations must be harshly sanctioned
President Klaus Iohannis on Friday sent a message on the occasion of the Pesach holiday, in which he reaffirms his commitment to protect the rights of citizens belonging to national minorities and the spiritual and cultural heritage of the ethnic minorities, according to a Presidential Administration release.
FCER'S Vainer: Representatives of Jewish community, grateful to Romanian state for establishing Holocaust Day
Aurel Vainer, the President of Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania (FCER), brought to mind that 9 October 1941 marks the beginning of the deportation of the Jews in Romania to Transnistria.
PM Ponta: On National Holocaust Remembrance Day, Romania pays homage to memory of victims
On the National Holocaust Remembrance Day, Romania pays homage to the memory of the innocent lives taken during that dark period, Prime Minister Victor Ponta wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday.