Romania

Terrible Consequences

A Separate Form Of Death

Romania was the leading Holocaust perpetrator country after Germany. Up to 400,000 Jews died in Romania and a few controlled territories. Holocaust in Romania started without any Nazi intervention, as authorities began the genocide of Jews on their own.
 
From an operational point of view, the genocide of Romanian Jews was separate from the solutions implemented by Germany. It was by far the most significant extermination of Jews by forces out of Germany.
 
Even Nazi leadership admitted in the summer of 1941 that the Romanian views on Jews were more radical than policies in Germany. For the Romanian regime, it made no difference. At the beginning of the war, Germans mainly focused on Jewish men. Romanians targeted everyone, including women and children.
 
The deadliest incident occurred at Iasi, where 15,000 Jews were slaughtered in a pogrom.

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Marriage Certificate​

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Trying to avoid persecution, some Romanian Jews changed their names and documents in order to hide their identities. As fascism gained popularity, they took common Romanian names and updated their documents. This marriage certificate belonged to a Jewish couple with new names. It was kept in the family since then.

· Donated anonymously

Identity Card​

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Ernest was one of the 13,266 Jews killed in the Iași pogrom. Although the pogrom only lasted three days, it was more than enough for governmental forces to murder about 30% of the Jewish population. Many other Jews were deported soon after. The identity card was kept in his family, although most of the surviving members perished in concentration camps.

· Donated anonymously

Hat​

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The Klainerman family was part of the upper class of Bucharest prior to the war. The pogrom from the beginning of 1941 led to the death of around 125 Jews, including David and Alma. This hat was recovered from the family’s abandoned house by their daughter Simona after the war. It was one of the few things she could take with her.

· Donated by the Brauner family

Many More Items​

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Our collection has countless other items to display. We are currently in the process of saving donations to open a physical museum, so we can display the entire collection. Any donation through the button below will be greatly appreciated and can help us preserve the memory of the Holocaust alive. Thank you.

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Rebecca Aaron was the last Holocaust survivor in Corfu. May her memory be a blessing.
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