THREE TEACHERS FROM FĂGĂRAȘ IN COMMUNIST PRISONS
THREE TEACHERS FROM FĂGĂRAȘ IN COMMUNIST PRISONS

Summary/Abstract: Much has been written about the concentration camp regime in Romania and this subject will probably continue to be researched extensively over time. In this article, I will discuss the fate of three teachers from Făgăraș, whose destinies were intertwined to a certain extent. The three teachers known in the Făgăraș school environment are: Valeriu (Valer) Literat, Romulus (Romul) Ursu and Corneliu Ursu. The bond between them was strong, the first two being colleagues at Radu Negru High School and forming a beautiful friendship even outside of work, while Romulus and Corneliu were father and son, part of a family that had suffered greatly during the communist era. The three teachers served the Făgăraș education system with passion, teaching entire generations of students throughout their careers. Valeriu Literat was a priest in his native village of Luța until 1916, then in 1919 he began his teaching career at the Radu Negru High School. Romulus Ursu also began his teaching career during the same period while Corneliu Ursu was a medical student until his arrest, attending after his release the Faculty of Letters and becoming a teacher himself.

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