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A Daughter’s Tribute to her Father: Our Heritage Trip to Romania

A Daughter’s Tribute to her Father: Our Heritage Trip to Romania

Old Oct 10th, 2007, 06:09 PM
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A very moving trip report, thank you.
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Old Oct 10th, 2007, 09:29 PM
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Thank you for a very moving, informative and enjoyable trip report - a wonderful tribute to your dear father.
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Old Oct 11th, 2007, 09:54 AM
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Nancy - I have enjoyed your report so much and just loved your pictures. I definately consider this one of the best trip reports I have ever read.

My very favorite picture day was the Sept 27 batch- Maramures to Cluj-Napoca. I have looked at them a few times, they just seem to capture the flavor of your report so well.

I am sure this trip only represents a tiny portion of the loving memories you have of your dad, but how nice that you were able to share such a special journey with him so close to the end of his life.


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Old Oct 11th, 2007, 10:27 AM
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noe, This book will become THE family treasure.
re: Elie Wiesel
There's a book by Vivette Samuel, a Holocaust memoir RESCUING THE CHILDREN
with a forward by Elie Wisel.
He writes "It was the OSE that in June 1945, took charge of the four hundred children of Buchenwald{including me}"

OSE=Oeuvre de secours aux enfants
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Old Oct 16th, 2007, 07:15 PM
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Thanks SO much, cigalechanta, LCBoniti and HappyCheesehead!

The walk we took on September 27 may be our favorite part of the sightseeing days. It was a good mix of people and scenery and buildings and animals! We took hundreds of photos on that walk, and I never get tired of seeing them - it brings back every step of the morning.

I probably didn't make it clear that the pictures I posted were taken by all of us (just a few by my dad, but Mark and I were just snapping away!) Mark's pictures are a bit better composed, but since we shared cameras we can't always tell.

Now that I've posted the trip report, the book is calling me. Every time I work with the photos and the journal, I am thankful again for the amazing gift that we received in taking this trip with each other.
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well noe847: i still have goosebumps as soon as i read your post. my father just passed away 2 months ago today, and i just learned he was from romania from some relatives i didn't know. precisely from a town called bacau (pronounced ba-kew) in moldavia. he kept his prewar days a secret because of the emotional turmoil of the memories.
so, i'm planning to go and visit the town, and what was my grandfather's farm. and i would love to see the country and get in touch with my newly discovered origins... i bookmarked your post, and if you know or anybody can tell me more about moldavia i would appreciate it very much... thanks, lavici
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