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 [...]

After a week that started off with skiing, moved on to exotic destinations and cooled off with gaming thrills on the couch, it is time to now ponder about the path rather than the destination. Most often, both in life and journey, we are so often bothered about the destination that we actually forget to [...]

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 [...]