Maria Mădălina Irimia Lectures on Wilhelm Filderman: JDC’s Representative in Romania (1920-1947)

In this lecture, delivered on October 10, 2024, Maria Mădălina Irimia, recipient of the 2023 Max and Cecil (Steuer) Chesin/JDC Archives Fellowship explores Wilhelm Filderman’s role as the JDC’s representative in Romania from 1920 to 1947. The talk addresses the challenges JDC faced, especially after the onset of the royal dictatorship in 1938 and the prohibition of contact with JDC from 1941.

This lecture is made possible thanks to the Miriam “Mimi” Pasternak Toubin (z”l) Public Educational Programming from the JDC Archives.