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Romania root trip July 2006

Dorohoi - Town hall

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Jul 27 2006, 09:56 PM

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Dorohoi, Romania

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We started the tour in the centre of the city, which was the first place that Savta was sure she would recognize because of the statue of a soldier, which is a memorial statue for the fallen soldiers of the first World War. Then, we went into the city hall and had the honor to meet the mayor. When we walked into his office, on the wall there was a big flag of Romania- which was blue yellow and red and in the centre was a symbol of the 4 provinces of Romania. The tour guide told us that in communist times the symbol was replaced by another symbol with Soviet influence. During the 1988 revolution, the demonstrators tore off the symbol. At that time, the TV would show people holding a Romanian flag with a hole in the middle. Later on, the original flag was restored. We were very welcomed and he sent his son to drive us to the building of the Jewish community which resides in the old house of the old Jewish hospital, called Israel hospital.

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