ויטרול Viitorul

 
Alternate Locations
City Constanţa
County județul Constanța
State/ Province Dobrogea
Country România
 

Narrative

Viitorul ויטרול means Future in Romanian.

Narrative

On September 21, 1942, Viiturol ויטרול sailed from Constanţa, carrying 120 passengers.
The Amuta Yam.org.il cites: Viiturol ויטרול sailed from Sulina, carrying 120 passengers.
Paul H. Silverstone's Aliyah Bet Project cites: Viiturol ויטרול sailed from Braila, carrying 120 passengers.

Narrative

On October 5, 1942, Viiturol ויטרול ran unto the rocks on the west coast of the Bosphorus, after losing engine power, taking on water, and drifting towards shore, and began to sink.
Some Maapilim jumped into the water, others were saved, pulled to safety by Turkish soldiers on shore.
CzernowitzEhpes.com cites: "On October 1st 1942, a small ship, a yacht with 24 cabins (for 48 passengers), was wrecked off the Turkish coast near the Bulgarian border."
Most of the Maapilim were saved, but two died.
CzernowitzEhpes.com cites: "All 120 passengers were saved. Among them, were 21 children (aged 4 to16) and 10 old, sick people. All people on board were rescued. Only one family had the right papers so they could continue their journey to Eretz Israel. The others were deported to Cyprus."
The survivors were housed in the nearby village, and then transferred moved to Istanbul., and from there, transferrred to the detention camp on Cyprus.
Paul H. Silverstone's Aliyah Bet Project cites: On October 4, 1942, Viiturol ויטרול was wrecked near Karaburnu in storm, north of Istanbul. All refugees saved, sent overland and interned in Cyprus.

Narrative

On April 7, 1943, Dr Wilhelm Filderman, President of the disbanded Federation of Jewish Community Organizations, spoke with Marshal Mihai Antonescu, who had himself negotiated an agreement in principle with Adolf Hitler allowing emigration of Jewish children from Romania, about the Transnistria orphans.
The Romanians could seemingly only facilitate small scale emigration, as in the case of Mihai, Euxin, Europa, and Viitorul ויטרול, the four small boats that sailed from Romanian ports in 1942.

References

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