Tag: Romania
Romania to compensate Holocaust survivors in Israel via social-security system
Israel announced a deal with Romania on Monday that will allow Holocaust survivors to receive a compensatory pension from Bucharest’s social-security system.
The agreement, announced by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Israel’s Minister for...
Lapid meets Romanian counterpart in Bucharest to discuss Ukraine crisis
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met in Bucharest on Sunday with his Romanian counterpart, Bogdan Aurescu, to discuss the Ukraine crisis and the refugee issue. Following his meeting with Aurescu, Lapid was scheduled to...
Jewish refugees outside Moldova’s capital struggle with their next move
Some 5,000 Jewish refugees have reached safety in Moldova, a small country wedged between Ukraine and Romania. A fraction found shelter at the Dacia Marin recreation center, 15 miles east of the capital Chisinau....
Holocaust a ‘minor matter,’ right-wing Romanian party claims
A recent statement by the right-wing, populist Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party that Romania’s school system should cut back on Holocaust education and focus on “Romanian national values” has caused an...
Israel sends COVID-19 assistance to hard-hit Romania
The fourth wave of COVID-19 has hit Romania hard. The country is confronting its worst wave of infections since the pandemic started nearly two years ago, with 500 deaths a day and over 10,000...
Windows smashed at Romanian synagogue on anniversary of anti-Jewish pogrom
Several windows of the Synagogue of Orăștie in the Transylvania region of Romania were found broken on Monday morning, according to the European Jewish Congress, which cited a local report.
Unidentified vandals threw stones and boulders at...
Mela Iancu: A Holocaust Heroine in Romania
In 1939, Mela Iancu, a Romanian Jewish leader, established the Jewish Center for the Protection of Mothers and Children. With branches throughout Romania, the center contributed to the salvation of hundreds of women and...
President Rivlin spoke at a joint sitting of the Romanian parliament before some 350...
President Rivlin:
“I am proud to stand here today, the representative of the Jewish people and the State of Israel, holding in my heart and bearing the full weight of responsibility for building the future...
Netanyahu thanks Romanian counterpart for presenting ‘sensible case’ to EU on Israel’s behalf
During a meeting on Tuesday in Jerusalem with visiting Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his appreciation for Bucharest’s assistance over the years in presenting a “sensible case” to...
Romania Jewish community given rabbinical permission for Shabbat burials
The Jewish community of Bucharest, Romania, received a rabbinical exception to bury those who have died as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Shabbat to help bypass Romanian government orders on Friday that such victims...