Letters from Șargorod
Meier Moscovici
Meier Moscovici was deported in November 1941 from the town of Dorohoi. In Transnistria, he was assigned to the Sargorod ghetto. Here is what he wrote to some friends in Bucharest a month after arriving in the ghetto:
Our dears,
I think you received the postcard sent when we left Dorohoi. We are in Ukraine, in a small town called Sargherot, 60 km from the Dniester. We live in the greatest misery, we are left naked, and we have nowhere to sleep; we have lost everything on the way. (…) The prices are very high, a loaf of bread costs 30 rubles, that is 1200 lei. (…) So we ask the relatives who can give us help so that we do not starve, to send some Romanian money. (…) Dad and Aunt Sura are with me. The poor ones are experiencing a very bad age. (…) Once again, please do your best to entrust the bringer of the letter with whatever you can help us. Otherwise, we will be starving. (…) Please give him some men's underwear for my father and me to change, if this person can take. (…) Stay healthy, all of you, and may our suffering be for you too—kisses from Aunt Paulina and the children.
With love,
Meier Moscovici