On December 2, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, joined with the Embassy of Romania, and the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York to remember the Romanian Revolution of 1989. The event opened with a brief reception followed by remarks from the Ambassador of Romania to the United States, Andrei Muraru, and VOC President Ambassador Andrew Bremberg. A panel discussion explored the heroes of the revolution and their significance to the genesis of democracy—how Romania threw off the heavy coat of censorship under communist rule to become a thriving democracy. The event also featured a viewing of the documentary Rebels with a Cause.
Panelists
Dorian Branea (Moderator), Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York
Dennis Deletant, Woodrow Wilson Public Policy Fellow, Emeritus Professor, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College, London
Dorin Tudoran, Romanian poet, essayist, journalist, and dissident
Melissa Feinberg, Professor of History and Department Chair, Rutgers University
