You Have a Jewish Name! : A Messianic Jew Tells Her Story of Persecution in Romania

‘You have a Jewish name!Â’ A Messianic Jew Tells her Story of Persecution in Romania” is a painful yet sometimes humorous account of my life as a believer, from my first days at school to my expulsion from the university for my Âunhealthy origin.” The book describes different aspects of my persecution by the communist secret police, including my imprisonment in a psychiatric hospital. It shows the comfort I received from my father and the strong faith he imparted to me. I wrote this book so that the generations to come will never forget what many believers endured during the Ceauºescu dictatorship. It is a reminder that the God of Israel is able to make something beautiful out of suffering. Teenagers and adults alike will benefit from reading this book. The main theme is the faithfulness of the Lord in hard times.

Genovieva Sfatcu Beattie grew up in Communist Romania, during the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceauscedil;escu. As a child she was persecuted by her teachers at school, but learned to stand firm and trust in the Lord. After being expelled from university, she traveled all over Romania with a Christian children's choir she started. She survived several attempts on her life, but in 1980 she was rescued from Romania by Jimmy Carter and given political asylum in the United States. In 1985 she married Stephen Beattie, whom she first met in 1973 when he came to Romania as a Bible smuggler from England. Stephen and Genovieva have been involved in mission work for Romania for over thirty years.