Romanian Times | Martie 2025

WASHINGTON DC ROMANIANTIMES BeginnerA1 & Level Intermediate A2.2, offered by the Romanian Cultural Institute in NewYork / ICR NewYork. Researching and Remembering the Holocaust in Romania The classes will take place online, via zoom, 2 hours/twice a week: LevelA1 everyMonday andWednesday from6:30pmto8:30pmEST, betweenFebruary 26 and May 5. LevelA2.2 everyTuesday andThursday from6:30 pm to 8:30 pmEST, between February 27 and May 6. The course will be taught byDr. Julieta Paulesc, Teaching Professor of Romanian Studies and coordinator of the Romanian language classes at Arizona State University (since 2003). She holds a MA in French/Comparative literature and a PhD in English (Applied linguistics) fromArizona State University. For more details and registration: www.rciusa.info/events Sursa: washington.mae.ro „Researching and Remembering the Holocaust in Romania” – this was the title on an event hosted onMarch 12 by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and co-organized with the Embassy of Romania to the United States, theAmbasada Republicii Moldova în SUA / Embassy of Moldova to the USA and Romanians of DC. The event featured a panel discussion that included scholars who focused on researching the Holocaust in Romania, antisemitism and policies of remembrance. - Diana Dumitru, Ion RatiuAssociate Teaching Professor in Romanian Studies; Chair of Romanian Studies, Georgetown University - Grant Harward, Historian, USArmy Center of Military History - Michelle Kelso, Director, Human Services & Social Justice; Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, George Washington University The speakers focused on their respective research and recent published research on Holocaust in Romania, while also bringing to the forefront the resurgence of antisemitism and the dangers this poses for democratic stability. Two of the researchers were Fulbright scholars in Romania (Grant Harward and Michelle Kelso) and all three were research fellows at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The event was moderated by Paul Shapiro, The Deanie and Jay Stein Director of International Affairs, United States HolocaustMemorialMuseum. Paul Shapirowas amember of the International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania (known as the “Elie Wiesel Commission”). Ambassador Andrei Muraru: „Any void left by lack of vigilance can be exploited by extremist forces that glorify some of history’s mostatrociousevents–whichbecomeexploitedpolitically, socially, culturally. InthecaseofRomania, under current legal provisions, promoting fascist leaders, and Nazi, racist, or xenophobic symbols is prohibited and punishable by law. The rule of law and the power of research and education are two of the most important guardrails that our democracies have for both promoting remembrance and preventing the resurgence of antisemitism and extremist ideologies.” Mr. Paul Shapiro: “For twenty years Romania has shown its capacity to learn from the Holocaust and to reject xenophobia, antisemitism and anti-Roma prejudice. The country’s leadership needs to demonstrate clearly today its continued commitment to that path. It is essential for the Romanian government to demonstrate unequivocally the political will to reject, now and for all time, the resurgence of extremism, division, and hate that threatens the future of the country”. LucyJo’s Photography, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum