MUSEUM OF THE ROMANIAN JEWS - ROSH PINA “MOSHE NATIV”

ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE YEAR 2011 by Richard Armon

 

1. The Unitary Organization of Romanian Jews – A.M.I.R. was founded in 2002, primarily aiming at creating the Jewish Museum in Romania. Three years ago the basic conception of the museum was changed: instead of being built in Tel Aviv, it was decided to create this museum in Rosh Pina, settlement considered as a symbol of the first emigration, symbol of agricultural colonization, which is one of the characteristics of the Romanian Jewry.

2. The history of the Romanian Jews is known in depth only by a limited number of persons; the image of this emigration is kept partially in Israeli outlook, sometimes distorted or even biased. Therefore we can say with conviction that the creation of this museum is a historical obligation.

3. The Museum will present the history of Romanian Jewry as part of the general history and the history of the Jewish people. The museum will address all generations of the country, from Romania and other countries.

In parallel with the construction of the museum building that is done in partnership with Rosh Pina town hall, the Charity Fund and The Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania, we also build a virtual museum that will work before the completion of the museum building.

4. In the Museum emphasis will be laid on the characteristics of the Jews in Romania, namely:

a. “The pre-eminence of emigration from Romania”

Starting with the period of PreHerzlian Zionism. The idea of organizing emigration and agricultural settlement in Eretz Israel took shape among Romanian Jews 150 years ago, and the following year, in 1881 the first Zionist Congress took place in Focsani. In December 1881 the process of creating the agricultural colonies Rosh Pina and Zichron Iacov started. It should be revealed that the pre-eminence of this emigration is proven both chronologically and quantitatively and qualitatively.

b. Saving the Jews of Romania “Spiritual heroism”

During the Holocaust years, our spiritual strength was manifested, maintained by the Jewish leaders of the time, lawyer Wilhelm Filderman, Chief Rabbi Alexandru Şafran, A.L.Zissu, Mişu Benvenisti and so many others. Leaders who were able to act with heroism and intelligence in the terrible conditions of Antonescu’s regime, obtaining support from some democrat Romanian personalities such as Queen Mother Helen, thus managing to keep alive more than half of the Hebrew population. Later, during communism, there was the pragmatism of the Chief Rabbi Moses Rosen, who favored the emigration of almost all Romanian Jewry, under known conditions, still not fully known.

c. Let’s live together Jews of Spanish origin and Ashkenaz

An illustrating example: The Ashkenaz Rabbi Itzhak Nimerower was elected Rabbi of the Jews from Iasi, and six years later, the Spanish community of Bucharest appoints him as Chief Rabbi of the Spanish Jews, and after other eight years, he is appointed Chief Rabbi of all Jews in Romania.

d. “The paradox of Romania”

Romania characteristic is that over time, in times of distress, although attracts tens of thousands of Jews from the surrounding countries, Romanian mind is imbued with anti-Semitism, culminating in the Holocaust.

e. Jews from Romania settled in Eretz Israel, participating and contributing with all their forces in the life and progress of this country. Romanian Jewry has not considered Israel a transition country even later, during massive migration to the new State of Israel.

Around these vectors, surely many others can be mentioned too, we are invited to a large debate and together we will be able to gather, document, expose and enlighten the main chapters in the life of the Jews from Romania and the life of Romanian Jews in Israel.

Richard Armonn

President of the Organizing Committee of the Museum of the Romanian Jews “Moshe Nativ” from Rosh Pina

 

MUSEUM OF THE ROMANIAN JEWS - ROSH PINA “MOSHE NATIV”

ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE YEAR 2011

The initiator of the idea of creating the Museum of the Romanian Jews was the Unitary Organization of Romanian Jews (A.M.I.R.) headed by Moshe Nativ (president), Menahem Ariav (former Mayor of Natzrat Ilit), the deputy Itzhac Artzi and Moshe Nagor (president of the Israel – Romania Friendship Association).

Three years ago, a new conception of the museum building was adopted. The museum will be built at Rosh Pina, symbol of the PreHerzlian idea of Zionism, symbol for the Jews ethnicity in Romania, expression of the first emigration and of the creation of the first agricultural colony.

A partnership was concluded between A.M.I.R. (The Unitary Organization of Romanian Jews ) and Rosh Pina town hall for the joint construction in the historic district of Rosh Pina (atar hashihzur), of the Museum of the Romanian Jews, and of the headquarters for the reception and start for tourist visits to the historic district (“hamevua”).

After a long period of debates the cooperation agreement was signed between A.M.I.R. (president M. Harish – former Minister of Industry and Trade – native of Timisoara) and Rosh Pina town hall (mayor Avihud Raski, of Romanian origin, the sixth generation in the country).

By this agreement A.M.I.R. has acquired rights to lease land for the building of the museum.

The Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania (president Dr. Aurel Vainer – Member of the Parliament of Romania) and the Charity Fund were associated in this project providing the funds for the construction of the museum. These funds come from the fructification of the public goods that belonged to the Jewish community of Romania given back by the Romanian government to the Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania.

In this way a triple partnership was concluded:

1. A.M.I.R., Romanian Jews in Israel

2. Rosh Pina, first agricultural colony in Eretz Israel

3. The representatives of the Jews in Romania

ACTIVITY REPORT

1- Construction of the building

The public contest for the appointment of the building architect has finished. This contest has been materialized by a committee under the auspices of the Association of Architects of Israel. This competition was attended by 24 architecture firms, young architects and famous offices in Israel and abroad.

Next steps are:

- To establish together with Rosh Pina town hall the construction plans

- To obtain the building permit (a complex process considering the restrictions because we will build in a historic district subject to very harsh rules of construction).

- Under the most favorable conditions we will proceed with contractor selection and beginning of the construction at the end of 2012.

2- Curriculum of ideas (contents) of the museum

The curator of the museum, Dr. Natalia Berger (with rich experience - parents originally from Romania), whose historical adviser is Dr. Rafi Vago, professor at the University of Tel Aviv (of Romanian origin), presented the curriculum content of the museum as a basis for development.

The curriculum of ideas and building plans that were presented at the competition for architects will be brought before the public.

3- “The Introduction” to this curriculum includes summarizing the main characteristics of the Romanian Jews ethnicity (these features form the subjects of discussion “around the round table.”)

4- “Round Table” - Tribune for public discussions aims at presenting ideas, materials and topics to be presented in the Israeli public museum.

In this context, on June 16 of this year, its first session was held on the “Holocaust in Romania, between museographic presentation and school subject” in partnership with the Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv with the participation of lecturers from the country, Romania and the United States of America.

On November 8, at Rosh Pina, the second session on “ The pre-eminence of emigration from Romania: 130 years since the founding of the place Rosh Pina” (see announcement below) is organized in partnership with I.C.R. and Rosh Pina town hall.

In March at the University of Beer Sheva the meeting on “I am Romanian - Bucharest - Tel Aviv axis” took place.

 

 

 

The immortalization of the history of Jews born in Romania

a desideratum of essential importance and a historical obligation

by Doina Meiseles

 

At the beginning of this month (November 8, 2011), an important meeting was held in Rosh Pina, accompanied by a “round table” on “The pre-eminence of emigration from Romania: 130 years since the founding of the place Rosh Pina”. The event, organized by the Romanian Cultural Institute in cooperation with AMIR association, brought together a large audience and a large number of historians and researchers who proved within some extremely well documented conferences and papers the necessity and importance of creating a museum of Romanian Jewry, to address all the generations from Israel, Romania and worldwide.

Starting from the idea that the history of Romanian Jewry is known in depth only by a limited number of persons, and that the image of this emigration is kept partially or even distorted, the organizers of the recent round table from Rosh Pina stressed that the establishment of the Romanian Jewry Museum under the name “Moshe Nativ” is a historical obligation.

In the next issue we will expose in detail the conduct of the meeting from Rosh Pina, the communications of the persons invited to lecture – dr. Raphael Vago from Tel Aviv University, dr. Radu Ioanid, manager of the Holocaust Museum in Washington, the deputy dr. Aurel Vainer, president of FCER, prof. dr. Alexandru Florian, manager of INSHR from Bucharest, prof. Haim Gonen, dr. Lya Ben­jamin, dr. Harry Kuller and others – but, to better understand the importance and the need to establish the “Jewish Museum in Romania”, I have asked first an interview to the President of the Organizing Committee of the future museum, Mr. Richard Armon.

Here is what he has revealed:

– The meeting at Rosh Pina was one of the actions we initiated to establish the Museum of the Romanian Jews, under the name of “Moshe Nativ”. We initiated these public discussions so that they are presented in the museum afterwards. The first topic discussed relates to the “The pre-eminence of emigration from Romania”. It’s not only that, chronologically, Romanian Jews were the first who came to colonize the former Palestine, but also that both numerically and qualitatively, the natives from Romania have particularly stood out. The first came from Moineşti , a number of 228 persons – in those days, other emigrants came in isolated, not in large, organised groups – and we talk about persons with a good material condition, up to 40 years. These people came with the declared aim to establish agricultural colonies. It is the PreHerzlian period known for practical Zionism.

The Jews from Moinești are the first to put into practice the idea of agricultural Zionism, unlike political Zionism, foreseen by Herzl. The history of Jews from Romania has many blank pages, some inaccurate data. That’s why our Museum has to be created to present and establish the truth.

About 150 persons attended the meeting at Rosh Pina and I want to emphasize that we chose the best lecturers and historians, who know deeply the subject. I had intended to introduce the three partners laying the foundations of the museum. It is first of all AMIR organization, then Rosh Pina town hall and the Jews from Romania, represented by the deputy dr. Aurel Vainer, president of FCER. We have agreements with three institutions, which can provide many different materials for the future museum. They are the Holocaust Museum from Washington, Elie Wiesel Museum from Bucharest and the History Museum of FCER.

– How will be materialized the follow-up of the meeting in Rosh Pina?

– So far, we have organized actions such as that from the University of Beer Sheva – “I am Romanian too - Bucharest - Tel Aviv axis “, that from Tel Aviv, on “Holocaust in terms of the Romanian”, also in Tel Aviv – “Twentieth century for Romanian Jewry” and the last meeting in Rosh Pina. Now we go to the second largest topic we are interested in, namely “Spiritual heroism of the leadership of Romanian Jews from 1940 until 1944”. By their heroic struggle, these leaders saved 400,000 Romanian Jews.

– It has been talked about the need to build the museum since 9 years ago. When will it come into being? Now you refer to ... history.

– There are four people who initiated this idea: gen. Moshe Nativ (z.l.), Itzah Artzi (z.l.), Menahem Ari­av and Moshe Nagor. The great merit of Moshe Nativ is that he fought unconditionally for the initiative that belongs to him in fact. This is why the future museum should be named “Moshe Nativ”.

At first, when I was talked about this intention, I resisted, considering it was an act of separatism... Only afterwards I realized how important it was. I had many discussions with Moshe Nativ and eventually I convinced him that the museum should not bear the name of any particular donor and should not necessarily be in Tel Aviv. But in the middle of intense activity to build up the future museum, Moshe Nativ became the manager of the Charity Fund and to avoid conflicts of interest resigned from the top of AMIR.

In his place, Mr. Miha Harish was elected, with whom I collaborated, among others, in the leadership of “Beit Berl”. We know for decades and we collaborate excellently. Besides, Miha Harish recruited me in the activity of creating the future museum. I must admit that due to his flexibility - that accepted my idea that the museum should be built with public money and the town of Rosh Pina is the ideal place for it – I was absolutely, totally subjugated by the idea. I came first in Rosh Pina in 2008, on May the 1st. Together with my wife, we met the mayor of the place, Avihud Raski. He, the seventh generation of Romanian in Israel, proposed to build together - in the historic city center - the future of museum. The idea is exceptional because any visitor of the historic center of Rosh Pina will naturally visit ... our museum too. In December 2008, the management of Rosh Pina town hall arrived in Tel Aviv and signed the agreement. In 2010 a great celebration took place in Rosh Pina. We also proposed the Romanian Embassy to be part of this project but ... until today I have received no response.

– What made you give up the idea that the establishment of a Museum of Romanian Jewry is not an act of separatism?

– The fact that we understood that our history is not known at all or it is very superficially known. Here is a small example. In the north of Tel Aviv there is a small garden named Zissu. I was accidentally there with three highly educated female friends, and asked them if they knew who that Zissu was. They answered that ... he was a millionaire from Colombia or Venezuela.

I explained that Zissu was the president of the Jewish Congress, that this man has saved 14,000 Jews, risking his life during the war and that history should be certainly known. He came from Switzerland to Romania to save 14,000 Jewish children, taking them out with false passports, through the port of Constanta.

I realized how important the establishment of the museum is so that our history and our parents are known to future generations.

– However, why has the construction of the museum been so long delayed?

– We had to face many problems. Both the death of General Nativ, and obstacles related to finance the museum led to unwanted delays. Things started to move when I had the idea of proposing FCER President, the deputy Dr. Aurel Vainer to be our equal partner in this project. I found a true friend in Dr. Vainer, intelligent, energetic, full of initiative and enthusiasm.

After three months of discussions, Dr. Aurel Vainer came to see the town of Rosh Pina; he was delighted, he saw delegations of children who came to visit the city. He invited me to present the project in front of the management of the Federation, in Bucharest and in front of the Charity.

After he gave his consent to finance the project, Dr. Vainer has become the true “godfather” of the act of twinning between Moineşti city and the town of Rosh Pina (founded in 1882 by a group of Jews from Moinesti). It was only then when things began to take precise contours. Having secured funding, we can move forward. Plans were made. Now we have to receive all construction permits, which is not easy; it is a historical region, with special regime, but everything will be solved...

We can say that on December 12, 2012 we will begin works. It is a historical date, proposed by Dr. Aurel Vainer, as on December 12, 1882 the group of Jews arrived from Romania in Rosh Pina went for the first time to plough!

– What are the immediate plans?

– In parallel with its construction, and because people want to see something finally, we develop a plan to build a parallel virtual museum. We are in the era of the Internet and based on existing materials, we can already get to the spiritual program, built for the museum by dr. Raphael Vago, in collaboration with Dr. Natalia Berger, curator of the museum. We intend that the “Site” we will show will be extremely attractive and will provide a more complete and interesting view on the history of Romanian Jews.

Another important action is to collect historical materials. We have close relations with specialized institutions; but we intend to begin a campaign to collect historical materials from individuals. There are many natives of Romania who have photographic documents, etc., very precious things for the future museum. We will start a campaign through your newspaper. The systematization of these materials for their presentation in the museum takes time and professionalism. Our future action is the presentation of the spiritual fight of the leadership of Romanian Jewry.

– You pointed out, not once, that a great interest in the museum is felt. Not only from the natives of Romania, but also at Sabra. How will you use this?

– There is indeed a great interest at present. I always get phoned, being asked when the museum finally opens. It is not 2-3 people, but many people. We have an enormous amount of material, and we intend to organize ourselves so that in a few months to already have a clear concept of the museum, being able to present it on our site. Collection, processing and presentation of materials is not an easy job; for instance I have got recently more than 1,000 photographs from dr. Radu Ioanid from the Holocaust Museum in Washington. We hope that the general public will actively cooperate with us for processing and presentation of the materials.

 

 

5772 HANUKKAH MESSAGES:

DR. AUREL VAINER, FJCR PRESIDENT

Hanukkah is the hit back of a small and worthy people against its oppressor when its right to spiritual and national existence had been denied. A history lesson for all times…The name of the holiday comes from Hanukkat HaBeit, renewal. And we are happy we re-inaugurated this last year the Synagogue from Roman and we plan to re-inaugurate the Synagogue from Iaşi, the Handicraftsmen Temple from Galaţi, the Synagogue from Tulcea, and others. We also hope to complete with God’s help, the works at the Choral Temple from Bucharest…The Hanukkah lights are capable to spread away the darkness of prejudice, of calumny, of denial. This was the spirit of the last year commemoration ceremonies of 70 years from the pogroms of Iaşi and Bucharest, of 70 years from the beginning of the Jews’ deportation from Bessarabia, Bukovina, and other regions of the country during the Antonescu’s dictatorship. The Holocaust Day in Romania occasioned a solemn session in the Romanian Parliament. Symposiums focused on the theme of the fight against xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism.

Hanukkah is also a cultural holiday in general and a Jewish cultural holiday in particular. Last year it brought the unification of the Jewish Reality review and of the Hasefer Publishing House in a unique institution: the Judaic Center for Publishing and Journalism. In this short time we witnessed important editorial apparitions, many book releases, including  at the prestigious Gaudeamus book fair. The rich activity of the Office for Relations, Culture and Informatics of FJCR is meaningful. Some events were organized in collaboration with B’nai B’rith Romania, the Associations of the Romanian Jews Victims of the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel Institute, the Center for the Study of the Romanian Jews’ History, the Jewish State Theater. Not long ago we celebrated 130 years from the first Zionist Congress in the world in Focşani. We continued to award medals of Friend of the Jewish Community from Romania to personalities in the social, political, cultural and scientific life from Romania and from abroad.

We do not hide from the fact that we are going through a difficult period, one of economical and financial crisis with negative impact on the real estate market. Nevertheless our elderly people confronting material and health problems did not suffer.

The tradition of the lights festival, Hanukkiada, initiated by Chief Rabbi Dr. Moses Rosen z.l., continues. This year 5772 we enjoy the participation of rabbis for Bucharest and Muntenia, Iaşi and Moldova, Oradea and Transylvania: Rafael Shaffer, Shlomo Tobias and Abraham Ehrenfeld. On behalf of FJCR and personally, I wish all our brothers and friends good health, Hanukkah and universal New Year achievements. Hag Hanukkah Sameach! And Happy New Year!

 

RABBI RAFAEL SHAFFER

In the Hanukkah prayer we are reminded: you rendered the many to the few, the strong to the weak. Because our enemies were many and we were few, they were stronger and we were weak. The Maccabeans victory wasn’t achieved due to their merit, but through God’s miracles. Nevertheless they also had a great merit, because a miracle is seen only after it happened. When they started their battle they didn’t know how it would end, and in spite of all chances they had the courage to lead a war that looked lost from the very beginning. This is I think the most important lesson of Hanukkah. Even in situations that look without hope, we shouldn’t give in.  We should try everything even in situations with little chances for good outcome, trusting God will help those who follow Him. This is in fact one aspect of the Hanukkah lights miracle.

THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “FIRST ZIONIST CONGRESS – FOCŞANI, 1881”

FJCR, the Zionist Association from Romania (ZAR) and the Jewish Community from Focşani organized on November 27-29, in Focşani and Bucharest the International Conference “First Zionist Congress- Focşani, 1881”. If there were 56 delegates at the first congress 130 years ago, representing 70,000 militants from 33 local organizations of the Romanian Jews, who came mostly from the Old Kingdom of Romania, at present many representatives came to salute the anniversary moment: leaders of FJCR, of Histadruth Olei Romania (HOR), of the World Zionist Organization (WZO), presidents of communities from Romania, academic personalities from Romania and from abroad. Cultural events – book releases, exhibitions, concerts, the “Dr. Alexandru Şafran” Prizes Gala – were added to the main atmosphere dedicated to the primordial role of the Romanian Jews in the implementation of the Zionist idea, to the reconstruction and development of the modern Israel.

The conference sessions took place at the Synagogue and Athenaeum of Focşani, at the Minerva Hotel and JCC Bucharest and occasioned the presentation of different aspects and perspectives related to the Zionist movement history in Romania. The presentations and scientific works authors and the speakers outlined the pioneer role of the Romanian Jews, not only by the fact that this congress preceded the Basel one by more than ten years, but  through its direct consequences: the depart to Palestine of Romanian Jews groups who bought land and founded many agricultural settlements and cities. The Romanian Jews, as it was underlined through the conference, were in fact the first seeds which contributed to the re-birth of the State of Israel. Several participants emphasized the need to make these aspects public because they are less known in Israel and worldwide. In the three days of the conference important personalities held lectures, university professors, historians, researchers, former Zionist militants, who evoked moments from their past with all the vicissitudes the Zionist movement went through during the legionary and Antonescu’s dictatorship and, later during the communist era. Without being able to present the full list, we mention: Lya Benjamin, Hary Kuller, Liviu Rotman, Măriuca Stanciu, Anca Ciuciu, Carol Iancu, Avinoam Şafran, Rabbi Efraim Guttman and many others. Dr. Aurel Vainer, who moderated many of the presentations sessions, underlined in the event opening the importance of the first Zionist Congress in Focşani and brought some of his memories from the time he was an active participant to a Zionist organization. A special moment of the three days was the Safran Prizes awarding to Professor Moshe Hallamish (Israel), Shlomo Leibovici Laish, president of ACMEOR v(Israel), Professor Riri Manor (Israel), Micaela Goren Monti (Italy), who received the prize, together  with his other children, Alexandru, Eliana and Jonas Goren, in the memory of her father, Avram Goldstein Goren. Another distinction was awarded to His Excellency Dan Ben-Eliezer, ambassador of the State of Israel in Bucharest, for his activity in the benefit of strengthening the Romanian-Israeli relationship. Traian Băsescu, President of Romania, Dr. Sorin Oprescu, Bucharest Mayor, Zeev Schwartz, president of HOR, Israel Sabag, director of Joint Romania, Samuel Izsak, executive director of Caritatea organization, and Eng. Tiberiu Roth, president of ZAR, representatives of WZO saluted the event. The conference participants adopted a final document which underlines the fact that more than 200 representatives of the Jews from Romania, Israel, France, Switzerland, Italy and Hungary participated to the conference where important scientific contributions were presented. As the final document states, they decided to continue the dialogue on the Zionism history in Romania, in order to express their support for the achievement of the Zionism ideal, the perpetual development of the State of Israel, the homeland of the Jewish people.

90 YEARS FROM THE RE-ORGANIZATION OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FROM BUCHAREST

1921 represent a turning point in the modern development of the Jewish Community from Bucharest (JCB). The Bucharest community is dated more than four hundred years ago. The first document attesting the presence of some Jews in Bucharest is dated around 1550. A group of Jews ask for a juridical advice from Samuel de Medina, Great Rabbi of Salonic. Considering their names, they were not all Sefardim. There are also other documents from the second half of the 16^th century regarding the settlement of some Sefardim Jews in Bucharest. But the slaughter planned by Mihai the Brave in November 1594; during his anti-Ottoman campaign put an end to this community. It seems that together with the Turks, the whole Jewish community from Bucharest became victim to the royal and plebeian fury. The king wanted to get rid of his creditors. The community is renewed in the middle of the 17^th century, during Matei Basarab kingship. Around this date the settlement of Ashkenazim Jews is mentioned. During Constantin Brancoveanu’s kingship the sums paid by the Jews’ Handicraftsmen from Bucharest are registered.  This is in fact the institution with the community role. Once the taking over of the Phanariots in the 18^th century, a new era in the history of the Jewish community from Bucharest began.

 

 

GAUDEAMUS – LEARNING BOOK

The Gaudeamus Book Fair, organized at Romexpo-Bucharest under the aegis of Radio Romania on November 24-27, gathered the participation of more than 50 publishing houses.  With Italy as special guest, it occasioned the presentation of the editorial novelties by the Italian ambassador. Alexandru Marinescu, director of Hasefer Publishing House, considered this year a rich one and promised more apparitions in 2012: Moshe Idel, W. Filderman’s  diary, Bar Shalom, F. Aderca, the memories of Great Rabbi Rene Sirat, and others. Three new volumes were released, with Dr. Jose Blum, cultural counsellor of FJCR president, as the meeting moderator: “The Jews from Vrancea during the Holocaust”, by Bogdan Constantin Dogaru, “The Calaff Family”, by Iulia Soare, and the valuable volume, “Meetings with Marcel Iancu”, by Geo Şerban. The authors, as well as the literary historian Henri Zalis, Magda Cârneci, the poet Ştefan Iureş, former director of Hasefer, and Liviu Rotman, historian and director of the Center for the Study of the Romanian Jews History, held speeches on the occasion.

 

TO MAKE MUSIC FOR THE OTHERS

We publish in this edition the portrait of a well known composer, violinist and conductor, Vladimir Cosma, a Romanian Jew who lives in France and who returned in Romania after 50 years on the occasion of receiving the title Doctor Honoris Causa of the University from Bucharest. Vladimir Cosma conducted in a concert at the Romanian Athenaeum with his own compositions in the program. Born in Bucharest, in a musicians’ family, Vladimir Cosma had his début as violinist at age 8, and won the musical critics’ attention. That was the date of his first lesson of artist’s behavior: the importance of making music for the others. During the Music Conservatory  studies, in 1959 he is ”accused”  in a party meeting of composing “decadent music” and of being “influenced by the Western music”. He is expelled from the faculty and sent in a factory. After he left Romania with his family, in Paris he became Nadia Boulanger’s student and graduated the Conservatory from Paris. He met Michel Legrand who offered him the opportunity to compose film music, a field in which he won international reputation.

 

STROE AND VASILACHE – APPLAUSES

An unusual Sunday morning matinee through its “theme, offer, presence”, these are eng. Jose Blum’s words, chief of the FJCR Office Relations, Culture, Informatics, and he justified this definition by announcing that we were there to attend a regal: the evocation of a great Romanian Jew actor, who brought the spirit of making fun of the sorrows in the houses of so many generations of the 20^th century, and with the technology help, in the soul of the younger generations who didn’t see or hear him live: N. Stroe. And, as the symbiosis Stroe and Vasilache is indestructible, it survived in the volume of Eugen Stroe, the well known director, “Stroe and Vasilache. Applauses”. The volume is dedicated to his father’s memory and edited by the tireless Adi Cristi at “24 Hours” Publishing House from Iaşi. The movie “Big Bang” realized by Stroe and Vasilache in 1935 was also projected.