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Isidoro Berger Safiano papers

Document | Accession Number: 1995.A.0379

The collection consists of photocopies of documents and articles related to Isidoro Berger Safiano, a wealthy businessman in Bucharest, Romania, who intervened to help save the lives of 16 teenage members of Hasomer Hatzair who were sentenced to lengthy prison sentences during World War II. Included are copies of Romanian documents regarding Isidoro’s efforts to help the teenagers, articles, and post-war letters regarding his actions.

Date
inclusive:  1944-1987
Language
Romanian
English
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Isidoro B. Safiano
Biography
Isidoro Berger-Safiano was a wealthy businessman in Bucharest, Romania prior to the Holocaust. In 1941 19 teenage members of the socialist and Zionist Jewish youth group Hashomer Hatzair were arrested in Romania. 3 boys were sentenced to death and executed in 1941. The remaining 16 were sentenced to hard labor. Isidoro intervened and used personal connections to the last king of Romania Michael I to persuade him to allow the prisoners to immigrate to Palestine in 1943. He later immigrated to the United States and settled in Florida.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Geographic Name
Romania.
Corporate Name
World Hashomer Hatzair

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Isidoro B. Safiano

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

 
Record last modified: 2023-08-23 13:30:28
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