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Isidoro Berger Safiano papers

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1995.A.0379

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    Overview

    Description
    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
    Collection 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.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Romanian English
    Extent
    1 folder
    System of Arrangement
    The collection is arranged as a single series.

    Rights & 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.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Geographic Name
    Romania.
    Corporate Name
    World Hashomer Hatzair

    Administrative Notes

    Legal Status
    Permanent Collection
    Provenance
    Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Isidoro B. Safiano
    Record last modified:
    2024-11-07 07:16:02
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