Sziget Festival in a few days.
Daily Archives: August 2, 2018
Slovakia: Do not Forget
A summary of Holocaust for Roma in Slovakia and the Commemorations and remembrance on Holocaust.
– Rómsky holokaust nesmie upadnúť do zabudnutia, pripomenú ho viaceré podujatia. In: Spravy Pravda. 01.08.2018. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/478859-romsky-holokaust-nesmie-upadnut-do-zabudnutia-pripomenu-ho-viacere-podujatia/
Austria: August 2nd?
There is a proposal to officialise August 2nd in Austria as the day of the commemoration of Roma victims of the Holocaust.
– Mandl schlägt 2. August als offiziellen österreichischen Gedenktag für Roma und Sinti vor. In: OTS. 01.08.2018. https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20180801_OTS0032/mandl-schlaegt-2-august-als-offiziellen-oesterreichischen-gedenktag-fuer-roma-und-sinti-vor
EU Commemoration
May they rest in peace!
– Roma Holocaust Memorial Day: EU commemorates ‘forgotten victims’. In: Euronews. 02.08.2018. http://www.euronews.com/2018/08/02/roma-holocaust-memorial-day-eu-commemorates-forgotten-victims-
EU and Roma Holocaust Day
The official EU statement on Roma Holocaust and the transcript of the EU Commission vice president Timmermans and chairman Jourova.
Too bad they still use “Porrajmos” and even worse that they misspell it.
– European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day (Pharrajimos). In: Council of Europe. 02.08.2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/holocaust/-/european-roma-holocaust-memorial-day-pharrajimos-
– Statement by First Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Jourová ahead of Roma Holocaust Memorial Day on 2 August. In Council of Europe. 01.08.2018. http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-18-4749_en.htm