Once upon a Time in Bukovina

We continue our exploration of the history of Romanian Jewry before and after the Shoah with an event (exhibition & talk) that honors the memory of the once thriving community of Suceava, Bukovina, northern Romania, which was decimated in the killing fields of Transnistria. The fate of the innocent victims and of the survivors is told by some of the children of those who thankfully managed to return, whose testimonies have been collected in "Once upon a Time in Suceava - Bukovina", an impressive, two-volume book of oral history coordinated by Lily Pauker. 

With opening remarks by Ambassador Cornel Feruță, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations. Keynote remarks by Holocaust expert Dr. Diana Dumitru of Georgetown University and Dr. Marius Cazan, researcher at the "Elie Wiesel" Institute in Romania. Featuring Harry Bolner, Alina Budin, Paul Leinburd, Lily Pauker, and Eugen Weitmann (contributors to the book). 

The exhibition “Once…