The most shocking reality of Ceausescu’s regime in Romania was discovery of thousands of children who were found locked away in some 600 notorious institutions. Who were these children? They were victims of Ceausescu’s policy against contraception. Romanian couples were forced to have more children and when they could not afford to raise them, they [...]

Eastern Europe has many hidden gems that most people are not aware of. One such is the city of Bucharest that people have associated with homeless children and gypsies. Bucharest is an elegant and chic city that is modeled after Paris and was in fact known as the Paris of the East. This Romanian capital [...]

Jews all around Europe have been shocked at the vandalization of Jewish graves in Bucharest. Up to 200 graves in the Jewish cemetery have been vandalized and ruined and authorities speculate that many valuable monuments have been damaged in the cemetery. About 40,000 Jews are buried in this particular graveyard and many of them are [...]