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THE POGROM IN IASI

The Iasi railway station on June 30, at dawn. Groups of Jews thrown to the ground, rushed

to the death trains.

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ON THE ROUTE IASI – CALARASI

In the Săbăuani station

Field of corpses next to the Săbăuani station

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ON THE ROUTE IASI – CALARASI

In the Podul Iloaiei station

Plundering of corpses in the Mircesti station

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CARRYING THE CORPSES IN THE MIRCESTI STATION

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CARRYING THE CORPSES IN THE MIRCESTI STATION

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ILLUSTRATIONS NR. VI and VII TOMBSTONES

Report on the corpses unloaded from the train at Podul Iloaiei, Tg. Frumos

and Mircesti

Report on the corpses unloaded from the train at Mircesti and Săbăuani

Report on the corpses unloaded from

the train in the Inotesti station Minutes referring to the remaining Jews

alive, dying and dead, arrived at Calarasi

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TOWARDS THE END OF THE JOURNEY

In the freight cars of the train on the route Iasi – Calarasi

A part of the Calarasi camp after arrival of the first aids

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Illustration a – THE COURTYARD OF THE CENTRAL POLICE STATION IN IASI, JUNE 30, 1941

Dying and wounded Jews lying among corpses. Massive piles of corpses

are arranged along the wall that faces the building.

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Illustration b - IMAGES FROM IASI ON JUNE 29 AND 30, 1941

On I.C.Bratianu Street, in front of the house Nr. 157, a group of Jews are held against the wall, forced to lift their arms, guarded by soldiers, among whom one wears civil clothes

and a military cap.

Jewish bodies spread on Unirii Street, in front of the Sidoli cinema.

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Illustration c - IMAGES FROM IASI ON JUNE 29 AND 30, 1941

A part of the shot Jews, in Vasile Conta Street, on Monday afternoon.

Close up view: a whole family made up of father, mother and child whose head is bleeding. (see Nr. 69, page 179).

A part of the corpses of the shot Jews on Sunday afternoon, in Alecsandri alley. Teutonic

beasts are guarding and taking pictures.

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Illustration d - IASI ON JUNE 29

Jewish corpses thrown into the middle of the road or in front of plundered shops

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Illustration e - TG. FRUMOS ON JULY 1

Jewish corpses unloaded from the train

Commissar Ion Botez walking through dead bodies to make way

for the truck loaded with corpses

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Illustration f

IASI ON JUNE 29 SABAUANI ON JULY 2

This is the way in which convoys of Jews were marched to the Central

Police Station.

Clothes robbed off Jewish bodies, guarded by armed soldiers who were holding handkerchiefs on their faces.

Illustration g - THE COURTYARD OF THE CENTRAL POLICE STATION IN IASI ON JUNE 30, 1941

Groups of Jews pulled out of their homes at dawn and forced to wash off the Jewish blood

from the pavement of the courtyard of the Central Police Station.

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Illustration h - THE EPILOGUE – (some parts)

Burial in the Jewish cemetery of Roman of the 55 bodies unloaded from the train

in the Roman railway station.

Tombstone in the Iasi Jewish cemetery. Six souls of a one family killed by one beast:

Gheorghe Condurache.

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ILLUSTRATION IX - THE PERSECUTION

Order for evacuation and imprisonment of the Jews from villages

and shtetls into the Tg. Jiu camp.

Ministry of the Interior 4147/June 21, 1941.

Inspectorate of the Gendarmerie General Antonescu, Leader of the State orders the following:

1. Every healthy Jew, aged 18-40 must be evacuated from the villages

between the Siret and Prut either to the Targu Jiu camp, or to nearby villages. The first trains must depart on June 21, this year.

Members of Jewish families who do not fall into this category, as well as other Jewish families must be evacuated from the villages of Moldova to the county towns capable of ensuring their survival; the county heads are responsible for carrying out this order.

The evacuation must be carried out within 48 hours of receipt of this letter.

1. Jewish families living in the other villages of the country must be evacuated to the town centers of the given county with provisions necessary for their survival; the county heads are responsible for the execution of this order; the evacuation must be carried out within 4 days of receipt of this letter.

Lists of evacuees’ names must be drawn up and given to the police offices responsible so that the names can be registered, thus making it easier to identify Jews if they leave the place to which they have been evacuated.

Families must not return to villages from which they have been evacuated.

The houses of evacuees as well as other property left behind must be handed over to the local administrative authorities.

Minister, State sub-secretary, Division General I. Popescu

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ILLUSTRATION X - THE PERSECUTION

Ordinance: All the Jews living in the IV-th territorial headquarters

are obliged to wear the yellow star.

Order for wearing the yellow star by all the Jews in Romania

Ordinance Nr. 3 We, General Cernatescu Constantin, commander of the IV-th

Territorial Headquarters, in order to ensure the Army safety, public order and protection of the country:

ORDER hereby: Art. 1: All the inhabitants of ethnic Jewish origin, of any sex and age,

who pass through or are living on the territory of the 4-th headquarters (county Iasi, Baia, Botosani, Roman, Balti, Soroca) are obliged to wear on the left side of their chest, a visible yellow star in 6 corners (2 overlapped triangles) of 7 (seven) cm diameter, sewn on a black background, within 48 hours from publishing this ordinance.

Art. 2. Those who will not comply with the directives of this ordinance will be punished by prison between 6 months and 5 years and will have to pay a fine from 2000 lei to 20,000 lei. ………………………………………………………………………………

Art. 4. This ordinance will be displayed in streets, public and private establishments, and will come into force as of the date of its display.

Issued today, August 25, 1941

Commander of IV-th Headquarters, General Cernatescu

Head of General Staff, Colonel CARACAS SAVA

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ILLUSTRATION NR. XI - THE PERSECUTION

Order for sending Jews to hard labor Publication threatening to execute

arrested Jewish hostages

Romania

Ministry of the Interior July 18, 1941

Confidential

General Ion Antonescu, leader of the state, officially ordered that all the Jews who are in labor camps or prisoners should be obliged to perform hard labor.

If they run away, one out of 10 will be shot dead.

If they do not work properly, they will be denied food. They will not be allowed to buy or receive food.

Take measures of carrying out the order.

Minister, State Sub-secretary Division General,

I. Popescu

MAYOR’S OFFICE OF PASCANI TOWN, BAIA

COUNTY ANNOUNCEMENT

According to provisions

ordered by General Antonescu, Leader of the State, and the Ministry of Interior, Nr.4599/ 941, which was forwarded by the Prefecture of the Baia County with transcript Nr.434/941, we hereby inform everyone that no male or female Jew is allowed to walk in the streets between 06.00 p.m. and 07.00 a.m., and no persons other than family members are permitted to stay in their homes.

We also inform everyone that according to the orders mentioned above, acts of treason, aggression, sabotage or terror committed by Jews and their family members, or by communists or communist-legionnaires, will be punished with death penalty. The imprisoned Jewish hostages will be the first to be executed.

Pascani, July 4, 1941. Town Mayor A. Hanciu

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ILLUSTRATION XII - THE PERSECUTION

Individual Permit, based on which some Jews were allowed to walk on some particular

streets in the town of Turda.

Permit to leave the Teis camp only to subscribe to the Reintegration Loan

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ILLUSTRATION XIII - THE PERSECUTION

Ordinance referring to reduced

shopping time for Jews

Announcement forbidding Jews to hire Christian servants

Town Council of Vaslui

Ordinance

We order the following:

1. The food market of the town will be opened as of September 28, 1941 at 06,00 a.m. until 12,00. On Sundays and legal holidays, it will be open only until 10,00 a.m.

2. Romanians and Christians will do their shopping in the food market from 06,00 a.m. until 12,00.

Jews will be allowed to do their shopping from 10,30 a.m. until 12,00 (On Sundays and legal holidays from 09,00 to 10,00 a.m.)

Prefecture of Roman County

Announcement

Starting with August 15, 1941, Jews are not permitted to employ Christian servants.

Those Christian servants who are still working in Jewish families will be fired on August 15, 1941.

Those who will not obey this order will be arrested or sued.

The police authorities will draw up lists of all fired servants based on the above-mentioned terms and will supervise the way in which this order is being carried out.

Prefect of the Roman County, Col. R. Stanescu

Nr. 396, August 11, 1941

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ILLUSTRATION NR. XIV - FORCED LABOR

In summer, 1941. Battalion Nr. 55

In spring, 1944. Battalion Baldovinesti – Braila

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ILLUSTRATION NR. XV - PLUNDERING

Pillows, bed sheets, mattresses handed over by the Jews,

according to Antonescu's order, in September 1941

A pile of pillows prepared to be handed over.

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ILLUSTRATION NR. XVI - PLUNDERING

Food supplies of Radu Lecca paid by the Jewish Central from labor

exemption fees.

Mihai Antonescu's political publicity and propaganda paid by the Jewish Central from labor exemption fees.