Bessarabia
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He was the son of immigrants from Bessarabia, not the grandson.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Friday’s ceremony celebrated the 105th anniversary of Great Union Day of 1918 when modern-day Romania was formed after its unification with the neighboring regions of Transylvania, Bessarabia and Bukovina.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Vladimir last week also defrocked six priests who had left his church to join its rival, the Metropolis of Bessarabia, which commands 25 percent of dioceses in the country.
From Reuters ● Oct. 30, 2023
It takes about half an hour to cook, stirring constantly, says Roza Jaffe, a home cook and Holocaust survivor from the region of Bessarabia, which today straddles Moldova and Ukraine.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2022
You come from Bessarabia and have served with me a year.
From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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