Iacob Zadik
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Zadik Sr was finally released and rehabilitated in the early 1960s. In October 1967, the [[State Council of Romania|State Council]], under [[Chivu Stoica]], awarded him the Order of the Fatherland's Defense, Second Class, "on the occasion of his 100th birthday {{sic}}, for feats of war accomplished during World War I".[[Agerpres]], "Solemnitatea înmînării unor distincții", in ''[[Scînteia Tineretului]]'', October 15, 1967, p. 17. See also Filipciuc I, p. 621 This was followed by ''Sabia de Onoare'' Medal in December. On August 12, 1967, his wartime recollections appeared in ''[[Scînteia]]'', mouthpiece of the [[Romanian Communist Party]].Filipciuc II, pp. 232, 234 Military historian Vasile Arimia reports that, at some point before 1976, Zadik was living in [[Piatra Neamț]] and working as a coach driver. Arimia claims that he knew this to be true from General [[Emil Bodnăraș]], the communist potentate, who claimed to have taken his carriage ride while visiting [[Bisericani Monastery]].Filipciuc II, pp. 228–231 Arimia also recalls that [[President of Romania|President]] [[Nicolae Ceaușescu]] and Bodnăraș both took care of restoring Zadik to a more fitting social position, and ordered his home to be restored.Filipciuc II, p. 229 Filipciuc dismisses this account as an urban legend meant to improve Bodnăraș's public image for posterity.Filipciuc II, pp. 230–231 |
Zadik Sr was finally released and rehabilitated in the early 1960s. In October 1967, the [[State Council of Romania|State Council]], under [[Chivu Stoica]], awarded him the Order of the Fatherland's Defense, Second Class, "on the occasion of his 100th birthday {{sic}}, for feats of war accomplished during World War I".[[Agerpres]], "Solemnitatea înmînării unor distincții", in ''[[Scînteia Tineretului]]'', October 15, 1967, p. 17. See also Filipciuc I, p. 621 This was followed by ''Sabia de Onoare'' Medal in December. On August 12, 1967, his wartime recollections appeared in ''[[Scînteia]]'', mouthpiece of the [[Romanian Communist Party]].Filipciuc II, pp. 232, 234 Military historian Vasile Arimia reports that, at some point before 1976, Zadik was living in [[Piatra Neamț]] and working as a coach driver. Arimia claims that he knew this to be true from General [[Emil Bodnăraș]], the communist potentate, who claimed to have taken his carriage ride while visiting [[Bisericani Monastery]].Filipciuc II, pp. 228–231 Arimia also recalls that [[President of Romania|President]] [[Nicolae Ceaușescu]] and Bodnăraș both took care of restoring Zadik to a more fitting social position, and ordered his home to be restored.Filipciuc II, p. 229 Filipciuc dismisses this account as an urban legend meant to improve Bodnăraș's public image for posterity.Filipciuc II, pp. 230–231 |
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Grigore Zadik, admitted as a colonel in the [[Army of the Socialist Republic of Romania|new socialist army]], lived with his father at Carol Davila Street 24, in the Bucharest neighborhood of [[Cotroceni]]."Uriașa urnă a inimilor și conștiinței noastre. Momente trăite—în casele oamenilor, pe mări, pe meleaguri pitorești", in ''[[Scînteia]]'', March 3, 1969, p. 3 In old age, Iacob Zadik donated his memorabilia to the [[National Military Museum, Romania|National Military Museum]], and "three hundred of my valuable books, as well as forty-four music sheets—old songs and romanzas" to the [[Romanian Academy]].Firoiu, p. 19 The donation included several manuscripts of his memoirs.Filipciuc III, pp. 635–636 Filipciuc notes that Iacob, as a "contemporary of five wars" still kept informed of political developments as a centenarian, and was upset by the [[Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia|invasion of Czechoslovakia]] in August 1968. ''Scînteia'' reporters visited him and his son at their home during the [[1969 Romanian legislative election|legislative election of March 1969]], alongside a team carrying the mobile [[ballot box]]. They quoted Zadik Sr as saying that his interest as a former soldier was in supporting [[world peace]] on the basis of [[non-interventionism]]; his son added that they had both been impressed by Ceaușescu's "extremely realistic foreign policy, with its rooting in truly reasonable principles". |
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The General died on April 8, 1970, in Bucharest. He is credited by Firoiu as the "first Romanian general to have reached the age of 103", though Filipciuc corrects this inaccuracy by noting Zadik was nine months short of reaching that age;Filipciuc I, pp. 621–622 & II, pp. 239–240. See also Firoiu, p. 20 he is buried at [[Bellu Cemetery]]."Բուխարեստում յարգել են ռումինական բանակի յայտնի հայազգի գեներալ Յակոբ Զատիկի յիշատակը", in ''[[Alik (daily)|Alik]]'', December 5, 2018, p. 5 Including his interview in a 1974 anthology, Firoiu looked back on Zadik as "the very first one who, in front of his troops, has entered and liberated sweet Bukovina". As noted by Filipciuc, any other details on this expedition, as well as any mention of Zadik's stay in Pokuttia, were absent from Firoiu's published interview. |
The General died on April 8, 1970, in Bucharest. He is credited by Firoiu as the "first Romanian general to have reached the age of 103", though Filipciuc corrects this inaccuracy by noting Zadik was nine months short of reaching that age;Filipciuc I, pp. 621–622 & II, pp. 239–240. See also Firoiu, p. 20 he is buried at [[Bellu Cemetery]]."Բուխարեստում յարգել են ռումինական բանակի յայտնի հայազգի գեներալ Յակոբ Զատիկի յիշատակը", in ''[[Alik (daily)|Alik]]'', December 5, 2018, p. 5 Including his interview in a 1974 anthology, Firoiu looked back on Zadik as "the very first one who, in front of his troops, has entered and liberated sweet Bukovina". As noted by Filipciuc, any other details on this expedition, as well as any mention of Zadik's stay in Pokuttia, were absent from Firoiu's published interview. |
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