Viorica Agarici

Bust of Viorica Agarici in the Roman train station
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Viorica Ana Ecaterina Agarici (February 24th 1886–1979) was a Romanian nurse, the chairwoman of the local Red Cross in the city of Roman during World War II and the Ion Antonescu regime. A protector of the Jewish population during the implementation of the Holocaust in Romania, she is one of the Romanians among the Righteous Among the Nations commemorated by the Israeli people at Yad Vashem.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Viorica Agarici - her activity to save Jews' lives during the Holocaust, at Yad Vashem website; Final Report, p.303
  2. ^ (in Romanian) Eva Galambos, "Pentru prima dată, Comunitatea Evreilor din Roman a comemorat victimele «Trenului Morții»" Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine, in Realitatea Evreiască, Nr. 233-234, June–July 2005, p.4; retrieved October 4, 2007
  3. ^ (in Romanian) Petre Iancu, "«Drept între Popoare»", in Dilema Veche, October 7, 2005; retrieved October 4, 2007