NS Israel The Ministry of Social Equality stated that the German government had declared Bucharest, the capital of Romania, an “open ghetto” on Saturday, according to a report from the Jerusalem Post. Last year, the German government announced the recognition of 27 Romanian and Bulgarian cities as open ghettos, with the exception of Bucharest, the capital of Romania, which has been postponed until now. After Germany’s recognition, nearly 3,000 Holocaust victims from Bucharest will receive compensation ranging from NIS 150,000 to NIS 200,000, for a total of NIS 450-600 million. In addition, some 2,000 Holocaust widows and widowers who were...