This is the story of three young Beitar members from Barlad, Yehudah (Iuju) Epstein, Shaul Cohen (Cahani) and Iancu Fridman, who were born at the beginning of the twenties and who wanted to reach Palestine aboard the Struma. They left Barlad and reached Bucharest and put themselves in touch with Lipa Haimovici, who was the organizer of the journey and also the leader of the Zionist-revisionist youth movement. Haimovici, who had informed them about the departure, let them know that the ship was undergoing serious repairs. The young men decided to wait in Bucharest but several days later Haimovici told them: “I suggest you come back to Barlad and I will inform you in due course as soon as the repairs are over.” Iancu Fridman told me that their return to Barlad was also related to the theft of Epstein’s baggage in Bucharest. His father brought him another suitcase and commented that perhaps the theft was a sign that they should not sail. They followed this advice. Their destiny was to remain alive.{22a]