The thousands of Jewish men and women who, between 1899 and 1907, organized themselves into groups to emigrate from Romania on foot came to be known as fusgeyer (Yidd.; “walkers,” “wanderers”). The fusgeyer enjoyed great admiration in the country and aroused the interest of the foreign press, which brought the suffering of the Romanian Jews to the attention of international public opinion. Historically speaking, this comprised the most spectacular mo…