JL;DR SUMMARY Dr. Radu Ioanid, Romanian Ambassador to Israel and a historian of Romanian Jewry, delves into his book "The Ransom of the Jews: The Story of the Extraordinary Secret Bargain between Romania and Israel," revealing the exchange of hundreds of thousands of Romanian Jews for cash, livestock, and goods over the years. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.