Pope John XXIII was Time's Man of the Year in 1962. Less than 20 years earlier, he whisked many "Transnistria Jews" to safety

Pope John XXIII was Time's Man of the Year in 1962. Less than 20 years earlier, he whisked many "Transnistria Jews" to safety

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Pope's secret role in saving Transnistria JewsRat-lines weren't just for fleeing Nazis. During World War II, the Catholic church also helped Jews from Transnistria to safety. And no one was more involved in this than the man who'd later become known to the world as Pope John XXIII. [more]

<h1>Pope John XXIII was Time's Man of the Year in 1962. Less than 20 years earlier, he whisked many "Transnistria Jews" to safety</h1> Pridnestrovie or Transnistria is the name for the left bank of the Moldavian Dniester River / Dniestr River, or Dnestr (Nistru). <a href="http://www.visitpmr.com/">Pope John XXIII was Time's Man of the Year in 1962. Less than 20 years earlier, he whisked many "Transnistria Jews" to safety</a> which is independent although Moldavia considers it part of Moldova and a Moldovan breakaway region or separatist republic of Moldova. <p> <h2>Tiraspol Times Transnistria news and Transdniester newspaper from PMR Pridnestrovie and Moldova:</h2> It is called Transdniester, Transdniestr or Trans-Dniestria and its breakaway regime in separatist Transnistria became independent from Moldova in 1990 and is today separate de facto state. Large cities and towns include Tiraspol Dubossary Rybnitsa Bender or Bendery with Tighina as well as Grigoriopol, Kamenka / Camenca and Slobozya. The main political leaders are Yevgeny Shevchuk and president Igor Smirnov. <p> <a href=" http://pridnestrovie.net/">Pridnestrovie Transnistria</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/index.html">Transdnistria between Moldova (Moldova Republic or Moldovan republic) and Ukraine</a> <a href="http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/index.php">Tiraspol Transdniestr (or Trans-Dnistria)</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/aboutus.html">About Pridnestrovie breakaway republic</a> <a href="links.html">Links to Transnistria's government</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/image">Photos and images from Transdniestria</a>