were to be exempted. Unsatisfied with the modest concession, Popovici tried reaching Antonescu himself, this time arguing that Jews were of capital importance to Cernăuți's economy and requested a postponement until replacements could be found. As a result, he was allowed to expand the list, which covered 20,000 Jews in its final version. Popovici died in 1946 in the village of Colacu (part of Fundu Moldovei commune, in Suceava County), and was buried in the churchyard of the village, next to the . Legacy Popovici is honored by Israel's Yad Vashem memorial as one of the Righteous Among the Nations, an honour given to non-Jews who behaved with heroism in trying to save Jews from the genocide of the Holocaust. See also List of people who helped Jews during the Holocaust References External links Popovici's testimony on the deportation: original Romanian an incomplete English translation 20th-century Romanian lawyers Mayors of places in Romania Romanian military personnel of World War I Romanian Righteous Among the Nations Politicians from Chernivtsi People from Suceava County 1892 births 1946 deaths Eastern Orthodox Righteous Among the Nations Chernivtsi University alumni