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ProTV’s La Măruţă: Bucharest, Romania

On March 9, 2015, Izidor Ruckel was interviewed on live TV by Cătălin Măruţă on ProTV’s “La Măruţă” in Bucharest, Romania. His appearance on the show was extended to six days (Mar 9-13 and 16) due to skyrocketing ratings when his adoptive mom, birth mom, and several other surprise guests were brought onto the show. Watch the shows…

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Stirile ProTV: Bucharest, Romania

Izidor s-a reintalnit cu parintii care l-au abandonat in orfelinatul groazei din Sighet. Reactia mamei sale biologice A Stirile ProTV news story featuring Izidor’s return to Romania in March 2015 and reunion with his biological parents. “Izidor reunited with parents who abandoned him in an orphanage of horrors in Sighet. His biological mother’s reaction…” Watch the…

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Stirile ProTV: Bucharest, Romania

Povestea lui Izidor, tanarul salvat din “iad” acum 20 de ani. Cosmarul trait in caminul pentru minori din Sighetul Marmatiei A Stirile ProTV news story featuring Izidor touring his old orphanage with his adoptive mom in March, 2015. “Izidor’s story, the young man rescued from ‘hell’ 20 years ago who lived in a nightmare home…

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Izidor Ruckel touring Romania with ProTV

Former Romanian orphan visits his old orphanage and birth family BUCHAREST, ROMANIA 3/7/15: Izidor Ruckel, America’s most well-known Romanian adoptee, arrived in Romania March 1. On his first trip back to his home country in a decade, Izidor is spending the first two weeks of a two-month visit touring the country with ProTV. ProTV’s Irina…

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Izidor Ruckel to visit Romania

Former Romanian orphan to meet with officials to discuss improving orphan’s conditions DENVER, CO, 1/15/15: Izidor Ruckel, America’s most well-known Romanian adoptee, is traveling to Romania in March to meet with government officials and child welfare workers to discuss ways to improve living conditions for the country’s orphans, including those living in institutions and in…