At the invitation of Anne and Hannu Ylitalo, Janina Ilie from the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania came to Vienna for a long weekend at the beginning of June 2024. The highlights of her stay were a relaxed exchange over dinner with musical accompaniment on the electric piano by Andrei Roth, a trip to Kahlenberg including a panoramic view… Read more →
Category: Romania
Our Trip to Radauti
As many relief goods were donated, we decided to make a relief trip to the Ukrainian border. We only had three days, but we thought that would be enough, as we had no other appointments than the delivery of the goods at the Ukrainian border in Radauti. This time the cargo included food, washing powder, clothes, baby food, diapers, mattresses,… Read more →
Oradea and Hungary – a Remarkable History
A furniture donation was the reason to travel again to Oradea, Romania (located right on the Hungarian-Romanian border) at the end of April 2024 and to support people2people (https://people2people.ro) with various relief supplies. This service mainly takes care of Roma children, i.e. children’s clothing was a priority alongside the furniture, including a desk. So a friend was contacted who had… Read more →
Small Gifts for Passover in Bucharest
Pesach, the Jewish festival of Passover, is celebrated for seven days (eight days in Romania), according to Leviticus 23:5-6. This year it took place from April 22nd to 30th. On the first two days, the Seder meal is eaten and the Haggadah is read, which tells of the liberation of the Jews from Egyptian slavery under the leadership of Moses.… Read more →
Elfi and Anne’s Trip to the Ukrainian Border (March 2024)
In March we (Anne and Elfi) set off on the long journey to the Ukrainian border. This time we took around 600 kilos of relief supplies, including toilet paper, 80 kilos of washing powder, clothes, socks, around 70 kilos of cat and dog food, 100 kilos of food, dishes, a stroller and a baby carrier. In addition to the cash… Read more →
Chairs and Craft Materials for the Satu Mare Hospital
The hospital “Spitalul Judetean de Urgenta Satu Mare” (Satu Mare County Emergency Hospital), with which we have been in contact for some time, has contacted us again to ask if we could help them set up their pediatric ward. Various craft materials, tables and chairs were needed for the little patients. We were very happy to be able to send… Read more →
Wool Socks for the Needy in the Bucharest Area
With the help of a Jewish friend living in Bucharest, socks knitted in Finland could be distributed in the Dolj and Teleorman districts (southwest of Bucharest). Our friend had visited elderly people in these areas a month earlier and sent us an urgent call for help. She asked us to send her these wonderful, warm wool socks from Finland. Many… Read more →
Trip to Alba Iulia, July 13-15, 2023
This is a travel report by the two friends Anne & Elfi, who have not been able to travel together for a long time because it was not possible due to the pandemic and time constraints. That’s why we were so happy to finally be able to travel together again for Eeva Huber’s work to Alba Iulia, Romania. The weather… Read more →
Travelogue of Finnish Friends to Budapest and Oradea by Jarmo Majamaa
The trip was accompanied by Hannu Ylitalo, Andrei Roth and Päivi Taskinen for one day. This is the account of a trip by Finnish friends of Eeva Huber’s work to Budapest, the capital of Hungary, and to Oradea, which is in Romania. We were eight travelers, four from Hämeenlinna, two from Vaasa, one from Liperi and one from Parkano. The… Read more →
Hannu and Harri’s Trip to Romania (4-7 Nov 2022)
Early Friday morning, November 4th, 2022, I met my wife Anita and Hannu Ylitalo in Budapest. After breakfast we drove to Romania in a van from HELP and HOPE. We arrived in Satu Mare just before noon. The former president of the Jewish community, Decsei Nicolae, welcomed us with his team in front of one of the city center hotels.… Read more →