Two Romanian immigrants in Ohio (USA) are keeping alive the ancient art of fine needlepoint: Burtea, a Romanian immigrant who moved to the states in 1994, took up the craft as a teenager, alongside her mother Stela. – “It was in communist Romania, so you didn’t really have much distraction,” she told the Star Beacon — usually, kids read books or played outside. “There wasn’t … Continue reading Romanian Handicrafts: Gobelin
From the Jerusalem Post: I looked for the “Why?” in the archives of Romania, but I could not find it there. In all the survivors, and children of survivors that I have talked to I awkwardly asked “why do you think this happened?” Despite my current work for my thesis, I have also been working on a book on the Jassy Pogrom which has put … Continue reading Historian Asks Hard Questions About Romanian Holocaust
The other day, a friend of mine posted a rather humorous breakdown of the differences between some words used in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. One of them, in particular, made me smile, as I remember learning all three versions during the course of my adventures in learning the language. Making the issue even more fun is the plethora of ways this particular item … Continue reading A Refreshing Drink of Sweet Water Juice
A court in Britain heard disgusting details of a Romanian-run prostitution ring in a squalid neighborhood in Ribbleton: Websites were set up to market the young women as prostitutes and they were forced to work long hours with little sleep, handing over all their earnings to the men. Each day the women were allowed a short trip to a local shop. If they wanted fresh … Continue reading Romanians on Trial in UK for Prostitution
January 15 is scheduled to be Romanian Cultural Day in Odessa Ukraine: Генеральное Консульство Румынии в Одессе организует музыкально-литературную встречу, посвященную Дню Культуры Румынии и Дню рождения Михая Еминеску. In case your Russian is a little rusty, here is the Google Translate of the same article. People often say that Romania has “no involvement whatsoever” with Odessa, despite the fact that Romanian troops have occupied … Continue reading День культуры Румынии
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