Isidoro Berger Safiano papers

Isidoro Berger-Safiano was a wealthy businessman in Bucharest, Romania prior to the Holocaust. In 1941 19 teenage members of the socialist and Zionist Jewish youth group Hashomer Hatzair were arrested in Romania. 3 boys were sentenced to death and executed in 1941. The remaining 16 were sentenced to hard labor. Isidoro intervened and used personal connections to the last king of Romania Michael I to persuade him to allow the prisoners to immigrate to Palestine in 1943. He later immigrated to the United States and settled in Florida. The collection consists of photocopies of documents and articles related to Isidoro Berger Safiano, a wealthy businessman in Bucharest, Romania, who intervened to help save the lives of 16 teenage members of Hasomer Hatzair who were sentenced to lengthy prison sentences during World War II. Included are copies of Romanian documents regarding Isidoro’s efforts to help the teenagers, articles, and post-war letters regarding his actions.