Category Archives: Poland

The Auschwitz Painter

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The family of Dina Babbitt, an Auschwitz survivor who dies in 2009 and, while in Auschwitz was forced to paint portraits of other inmates, is trying to recover her art. Seven portraits of Roma she painted are know to have survived the war.

– In Auschwitz, she was forced to paint. Now her family wants her art returned. In: The Jewish News. 15.08.2017. https://www.jweekly.com/2017/08/15/auschwitz-forced-paint-now-family-wants-art-returned/ [link-preview url=”https://www.jweekly.com/2017/08/15/auschwitz-forced-paint-now-family-wants-art-returned/”]

Polish Press …

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An example of what can be found in the Polish press… The account of an aggression of a woman by a “horde” or angry Roma, the poor woman just wanted to bring her car to the garage and parked it near the Roma housing estate.
This is more a reflection of the tensions in some part of Poland nowadays.

– Tłum Romów zaatakował Polkę. Byli wściekli, że „biała ku*wa” zaparkowała na ich ulicy (video). In: Pikio. 09.08.2017. http://pikio.pl/tlum-romow-zaatakowal-polke-byli-wsciekli-ze-biala-kuwa-zaparkowala-na-ich-ulicy-video/ [link-preview url=”http://pikio.pl/tlum-romow-zaatakowal-polke-byli-wsciekli-ze-biala-kuwa-zaparkowala-na-ich-ulicy-video/”]

A short overview of the 2nd of August

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The background of the events of the 2nd of August 1944, the date that marks the Roma Holocaust remembrance day.

– AUGUST 3, 1944: 3,000 ROMA GYPSIES GASSED AT AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU CONCENTRATION CAMP. In: Oxygen. 03.08.2017. http://www.oxygen.com/blogs/august-3-1944-3000-roma-gypsies-gassed-at-auschwitz-birkenau-concentration-camp [link-preview url=”http://www.oxygen.com/blogs/august-3-1944-3000-roma-gypsies-gassed-at-auschwitz-birkenau-concentration-camp”]

Auschwitz through the Eyes of the Inmates

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An exhibition in Poland shows Auschwitz through the eyes of its inmates in the form of drawings done by the prisoners.

– New art exhibit in Poland shows Auschwitz through inmates’ eyes. In: The Chicago Sun Times. 114.07.2017. http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/new-art-exhibit-in-poland-shows-auschwitz-through-inmates-eyes/ [link-preview url=”http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/new-art-exhibit-in-poland-shows-auschwitz-through-inmates-eyes/”]

Poland: Apologies

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The Polish Ombudsman for Human Rights apologised officially saying the Polish Nation participated in the Holocaust.
Well done!

– Polish ombudsman apologises for Holocaust comments. In: Radio Poland. 20.06.2017. http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/312854,Polish-Ombudsman-apologises-for-Holocaust-comments [link-preview url=”http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/312854,Polish-Ombudsman-apologises-for-Holocaust-comments”]

Poland: Zabrze Attack

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A reportage on the police finding on an attempted attack against Roma in Zabrze, near Katowice in Southern Poland. The perpetrators of this attack which occurred end of March are hooligans well known to the police.
Nice the police acted. Not always the case in Poland.

– Zabrze: Atak kiboli na Romów. Policja zatrzymała już dziesięciu pseudokibiców. In: Nazemiasto. 08.06.2017. http://zabrze.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/zabrze-atak-kiboli-na-romow-policja-zatrzymala-juz,4144294,artgal,t,id,tm.html [link-preview url=”http://zabrze.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/zabrze-atak-kiboli-na-romow-policja-zatrzymala-juz,4144294,artgal,t,id,tm.html”]

Poland – An Interesting Interview

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Why should you learn about the culture and customs of the Rroma who have been living in Poland for hundreds of years? What is definitely worth knowing to behave appropriately? A talk about these questions with the guest of Andrzej Grzymała-Kazłowski.

– Dlaczego warto poznawać kulturę i obyczaje Romów? In: Radio Opole. 08.05.2017. http://radio.opole.pl/145,310,dlaczego-warto-poznawac-kulture-i-obyczaje-romow [link-preview url=”http://radio.opole.pl/145,310,dlaczego-warto-poznawac-kulture-i-obyczaje-romow”]

Poland – Andrychow – Please No Rroma

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The town of Andrychow, is South Western Poland, definitively doesn’t want Rroma. The reportage is quite clear – and shows extensive prejudice against Rroma there.

– W Andrychowie nie chcą Romów. In: TVN24. http://www.tvn24.pl/wideo/z-anteny/w-andrychowie-nie-chca-romow,873115.html?playlist_id=21134 [link-preview url=”http://www.tvn24.pl/wideo/z-anteny/w-andrychowie-nie-chca-romow,873115.html?playlist_id=21134″]

Poland and Rroma

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The case of the resettlement of the Rroma from Limanowa is now in front of the courts. The municipality of Limanowa tried to move the Rroma living in a building that is close to collapse in the centre of the town to another house in another village … The resident of this other village tried to stop the move too.
In brief, they were simply trying to get rid of Rroma …

– Sądy głowią się nad sprawą przeprowadzki Romów z Limanowej. In: Wyborcza. 15.04.2017. http://krakow.wyborcza.pl/krakow/7,44425,21641309,sady-glowia-sie-nad-sprawa-przeprowadzki-romow-z-limanowej.html?disableRedirects=true [link-preview url=”http://krakow.wyborcza.pl/krakow/7,44425,21641309,sady-glowia-sie-nad-sprawa-przeprowadzki-romow-z-limanowej.html?disableRedirects=true”]

Poland: Pogrom Against Rroma

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On Friday evening, a gang of about 40 men attacked Rroma in the city of Katowice in Silesia.
Several of the men were arrested by the police. Several Rroma were beaten up with baseball bats.
SHAME

– Odśpiewali “Sto lat” przed aresztem i ruszyli na Romów. Padł strzał. In TVN24. 03.04.2017. http://www.tvn24.pl/katowice,51/odspiewali-sto-lat-pod-aresztem-i-ruszyli-na-romow-padl-strzal,728900.html
– Rasistowski atak na Romów w Zabrzu. Padły strzały. In:Fakt.pl. 03.04.2017. http://www.fakt.pl/wydarzenia/polska/slask/rasistowski-atak-na-romow-w-zabrzu-policja-oddala-strzaly/w40vzhd [link-preview url=”http://www.tvn24.pl/katowice,51/odspiewali-sto-lat-pod-aresztem-i-ruszyli-na-romow-padl-strzal,728900.html”]

Poland: Opposition to Settlement

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The Limanowa Municipality voted against the extension of a Rroma housing project in a Rroma settlement. This project is sponsored by the governor of the region and was suppose to lodge several families in a new housing block.
Bad …

– Sesja z rezolucją przeciwko zapowiedzi wojewody ws. Romów. In: Limanowa. 02.04.2017. https://limanowa.in/wydarzenia;sesja-z-rezolucja-przeciwko-zapowiedzi-wojewody-ws-romow,36156.html [link-preview url=”https://limanowa.in/wydarzenia;sesja-z-rezolucja-przeciwko-zapowiedzi-wojewody-ws-romow,36156.html”]

Poland and State Help

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As the Polish state is currently not helping, Gdansk, Poznan, and Wroclaw has initiated a project and a discussion on Rroma integration. They are particularly concentrating on Rroma without residency papers and on those who live in appalling conditions on the edges of the cities.

– Państwo nie pomaga, więc Gdańsk, Wrocław i Poznań chcą zawiązać koalicję na rzecz integracji Romów. In: Polsat News. 20.03.2017. http://www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/2017-03-20/gdansk-wroclaw-i-poznan-chca-zawiazac-koalicje-na-rzecz-integracji-romow/
– Poznań, Wrocław i Gdańsk wspólnie chcą działać na rzecz integracji Romów. In: Onet Poznan. 21.03.2017. http://poznan.onet.pl/poznan-wroclaw-i-gdansk-wspolnie-chca-dzialac-na-rzecz-integracji-romow/k82mq6f
– Jak integrować Romów? Ma powstać wspólny program Poznania, Wrocławia i Gdańska. In: Wyborca. 20.03.2017. http://poznan.wyborcza.pl/poznan/7,36001,21523746,koalicja-poznania-wroclawia-i-gdanska-w-sprawie-romow-ma-powstac.html [link-preview url=”http://www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/2017-03-20/gdansk-wroclaw-i-poznan-chca-zawiazac-koalicje-na-rzecz-integracji-romow/ “]

Switzerland: Con Men

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A Rroma family (clan according to the press) has been using the so-called “grand children” trick to defraud elederly people of quite a bit of money. The family is from Poland and is “thought” to have invented this trick.
According to the police, the have defrauded elderly people of up to a billion Euro…
Bad for all of us. But also bad that the ethnicity is being put forward here. And a whole bunch of other stereotypes. Shame on this.

– Enkeltrick-Pate Hoss zum dritten Mal erwischt. In: Tages Anzeiger. 22.03.2017. http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/panorama/vermischtes/enkeltrickpate-hoss-zum-dritten-mal-erwischt/story/27647149 [link-preview url=”http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/panorama/vermischtes/enkeltrickpate-hoss-zum-dritten-mal-erwischt/story/27647149″]

Poland: Extremists and Threats

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Masked men are threatening Rroma in Zabrze, near Katowice. Then men for example forbid Roma youth use the gym and sports halls. They are a de facto that is hostile to Rroma. Several incidents took place, and were reported to the police who said they are taking those incidents seriously.
Let’s see …

– Zamaskowane bojówki czekają na Romów w Zabrzu. “Wiemy o wszystkim, co się dzieje”. In: Wyborcza. 13.03.2017. http://katowice.wyborcza.pl/katowice/7,35063,21491655,zamaskowane-bojowki-czekaja-na-romow-w-zabrzu-wiemy-o-wszystkim.html?disableRedirects=true [link-preview url=”http://katowice.wyborcza.pl/katowice/7,35063,21491655,zamaskowane-bojowki-czekaja-na-romow-w-zabrzu-wiemy-o-wszystkim.html?disableRedirects=true”]

Jewish Drawings of Rroma in Auschwitz

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An article about a Jewish Auschwitz inmate who was forced to paint portraits of interned Rroma with the aim fo identifying “racial traits”. The portraits are all but that. To be looked at, and people to be remembered.

– The Jewish Prisoner Who Was Forced to Draw at Auschwitz, and Rebelled in Her Paintings. In: Haaretz. 11.03.2017. http://www.haaretz.com/life/.premium-1.776501 [link-preview url=”http://www.haaretz.com/life/.premium-1.776501″]

Poland – It made it to the West

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The results of the survey on foreigners and minorities in Poland are slowly coming to the west. This study shows that more than 50% of the Poles regard Rroma negatively.

– Wen die Polen mögen. In: Polen Heute. 27.02.2017. http://polen-heute.de/wen-die-polen-moegen-30011/ [link-preview url=”http://polen-heute.de/wen-die-polen-moegen-30011/”]

Poland and Racism

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Roughly 50% of the Poles feel aversion against Rroma. Mind you, the Russians are not so much better off with 38% declaring their aversion towards them.
Number speak, and are really bad!

– Sondaż CBOS: Polacy nie lubią Arabów, Romów i Turków. In: RP. 24.02.2017. http://www.rp.pl/Spoleczenstwo/170229397-Sondaz-CBOS-Polacy-nie-lubia-Arabow-Romow-i-Turkow.html#ap-1 [link-preview url=”http://www.rp.pl/Spoleczenstwo/170229397-Sondaz-CBOS-Polacy-nie-lubia-Arabow-Romow-i-Turkow.html#ap-1″]

Poland and Integration

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According to Roman Kwiatkowski, the president of the Association of Rroma in Poland, the integration policies of the government for Rroma failed in several municipalities. Housing funds were used by mayors to buy houses for Rroma in other municipalities, thus trying to get rid of their local Rroma, and residents are often extremely opposed and combat plans to re-locate Rroma in proper housing.

– Romowie mają satysfakcję z „nicnierobienia” samorządów. In Sądeczanin. 13.02.2017. http://sadeczanin.info/wiadomosci/stowarzyszenie-romow-z-satysfakcja-przyjelo-nicnierobienie-samorzadow [link-preview url=”http://sadeczanin.info/wiadomosci/stowarzyszenie-romow-z-satysfakcja-przyjelo-nicnierobienie-samorzadow”]

Poland, Scrap Metal, and Rroma

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A depressing article on Poland. It is the case of Rroma who burn household appliances, electric wires etc. to recover the metal and sell it, but in the process generate a huge amount of polluting and dangerous smoke.
Residents are not amused, and this increases the tensions.
Why do they do it? Poverty…

– Śmierć dziecka niczego Romów nie nauczyła? Osada w Maszkowicach ciągle płonie. In: Sądeczanin. 15.02.2017. https://sadeczanin.info/wiadomosci/smierc-dziecka-niczego-romow-nie-nauczyla-osada-w-maszkowicach-ciagle-plonie [link-preview url=”https://sadeczanin.info/wiadomosci/smierc-dziecka-niczego-romow-nie-nauczyla-osada-w-maszkowicach-ciagle-plonie”]

Poland: In favour of Rroma

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A court in the Cracow region gave Rroma the right to move into a house that was bought for them by the Limanowski government. The neighbour of that house had protested and the Ombudsman was called.
Good!

– Sąd: Romów można przenieść. In: Gazeta Krakowska. 06.02.2017. http://www.gazetakrakowska.pl/wiadomosci/nowy-sacz/a/sad-romow-mozna-przeniesc,11764242/ [link-preview url=”http://www.gazetakrakowska.pl/wiadomosci/nowy-sacz/a/sad-romow-mozna-przeniesc,11764242/”]

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