Simon Caldararu was born in 1916 in village Tirgu-Frumos, Romania. Together with a group of young Romanian Jews adhered to Zionist ideas he illegally crossed the border with Soviet Union in escape from German troops but was arrested by NKVD and in the beginning of 1943 was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and 3 years of exile. He served his term in labour camps in Vorkuta and spent his exile in Inta. He was released in 1956, returned to Romania and tried to get exit visa to Israel but was refused without any explanations. He applied for the exit visa several times but succeeded to get it in 1965 only, and the same year went to Israel. He died in May 1997. Remnember & Save website
