In a village in Austria, a memorial was inaugurated recently naming the 22 families of Rroma and Jews that disappeared during the Nazi rule.
May they rest in peace and not be forgotten.
– Gedenktafel für ermordete Roma und Juden enthüllt. In: der Kurier. 31.01.2017. https://kurier.at/chronik/burgenland/gedenktafel-fuer-ermordete-roma-und-juden-enthuellt/243.910.611 [link-preview url=”https://kurier.at/chronik/burgenland/gedenktafel-fuer-ermordete-roma-und-juden-enthuellt/243.910.611″]
The Catholic Church staged a concert to commemorate the Rroma Holocaust in Austria. Nice, but still, they could really have done more then …
– Konzert im Steffl. In: Erzdiözese Wien. 21.12.2016. https://www.erzdioezese-wien.at/site/home/nachrichten/article/54369.html [link-preview url=”https://www.erzdioezese-wien.at/site/home/nachrichten/article/54369.html”]
More Rroma Organisations are stating they do not support Hofer. Neither do we!
– Roma-Organisationen: keine Unterstützung für Hofer. In APA OTS. 21.11.2016. http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20161121_OTS0164/roma-organisationen-keine-unterstuetzung-fuer-hofer [link-preview url=”http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20161121_OTS0164/roma-organisationen-keine-unterstuetzung-fuer-hofer”]
Stevan Balog Radul, president of the parliament of the new IRU stood officially behind the right extreme candidate for the Austrian Presidency Norbert Hofer.
He and his party (FPÖ) have consistently taken extremist views on minorities and on LGTB and other social issues.
THIS IS A SHAME that a Rroma organisation supports them
The IRU in question is a new International Romani Union and not the original one. The original one has a different president and president of the parliament. These do not support Hofer.
– Roma Organisationen | Keine Unterstützung für Hofer. In: ORF Volksgruppen. 21.11.2016. http://volksgruppen.orf.at/roma/stories/2810332/
– Roma-Initiative wirbt für Hofer. In: Österreich 24. 21.11.2016. http://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/Roma-Initiative-wirbt-fuer-Hofer/259406935
– Roma-Verein wirbt für Hofer: “Ein anständiger Mensch” In: Wiener Zeitung. 21.11.2016. http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/integration/gesellschaft/857582_Roma-Verein-wirbt-fuer-Hofer-Ein-anstaendiger-Mensch.html
– Roma-Initiativen distanzieren sich von IRU-Chef – und Hofer. In: Die Presse. 21.11.2016. http://diepresse.com/home/politik/bpwahl/5121742/RomaInitiativen-distanzieren-sich-von-IRUChef-und-Hofer [link-preview url=”http://volksgruppen.orf.at/roma/stories/2810332/”]
In the Austrian Burgenland, an event was organised on the 19th of November to commemorate the deportation of the Burgenland Rroma during the Nazi era. These Carpathian Rroma, established in the region since the 14th century, were alm,ost annihilated during World War Two.
– Gedenken an in NS-Zeit getötete Roma und Sinti. In: Der Kurier. 19.11.2016. https://kurier.at/chronik/burgenland/gedenken-an-in-ns-zeit-getoetete-roma-und-sinti/231.585.209
– Gedenkveranstaltung für Roma und Sinti im Burgenland. In: Salzburger Nachrichten. 19.11.2016. http://www.salzburg.com/nachrichten/oesterreich/politik/sn/artikel/gedenkveranstaltung-fuer-roma-und-sinti-im-burgenland-222835/ [link-preview url=”https://kurier.at/chronik/burgenland/gedenken-an-in-ns-zeit-getoetete-roma-und-sinti/231.585.209″]
An Austrian Bishop conference in Eisenstadt asked for a worthy memorial to the Rroma and Sinti victims of the Holocaust in Austria… Would also have been nice to say that the church did not do much against it when it was happening …
– Bischöfe fordern Gedenkstätten für in der NS-Zeit ermordete Roma. In: Kath Press. 11.11.2016. http://www.kathpress.at/goto/meldung/1439196/bischoefe-fordern-gedenkstaetten-fuer-in-der-ns-zeit-ermordete-roma [link-preview url=”http://www.kathpress.at/goto/meldung/1439196/bischoefe-fordern-gedenkstaetten-fuer-in-der-ns-zeit-ermordete-roma”]
The Rroma literature award dedicated to Čeja Stojka was given to a young Rrom author Samuel Mago.
– Roma-Literaturpreis des Österreichischen PEN in Erinnerung an Ceija Stojka 2016 geht an Samuel Mago. In: Presstext. 03.11.2016. http://www.pressetext.com/news/20161103025 [link-preview url=”http://www.pressetext.com/news/20161103025″]
A square was named after the Rroma author Ilija Jovanović, who died in 2010 in that city and who was very active in the community and in Romano Centro.
– Wiener Park wird nach dem Lyriker Ilija Jovanović benannt. In: APA. 22.10.2016. http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20161018_OTS0227/wiener-park-wird-nach-dem-lyriker-ilija-jovanovi-benannt
– Benennung von „Ilija-Jovanović-Park“ – 22.10.2016 In: ORF. 20.10.2016. http://volksgruppen.orf.at/diversitaet/ethnotipps/stories/2804007/ [link-preview url=”http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20161018_OTS0227/wiener-park-wird-nach-dem-lyriker-ilija-jovanovi-benannt”]
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