Category Archives: Germany

Shahak Shapira did an action in front of the Twitter Headquarters in Germany: he printed many racist comments found in Twitter about which he regularly complained on the pavement. Watch …

– This artist graffitied the worst tweets he could find, right outside Twitter’s office. In: Upworthy.com. 11.08.2017. http://www.upworthy.com/this-artist-graffitied-the-worst-tweets-he-could-find-right-outside-twitters-office
– Israeli artist trolls Twitter with hate graffiti outside headquarters in Hamburg. In: i24. 08.08.2017. https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/152526-170809-german-artist-trolls-twitter-with-hate-graffiti-outside-headquarters-in-hamburg [link-preview url=”https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/152526-170809-german-artist-trolls-twitter-with-hate-graffiti-outside-headquarters-in-hamburg”]

An exhibition has opened in Cologne in the Documentation Centre on National Socialism titled “Rassendiagnose: Zigeuner” with many pictures of Roma under the Nazis. The exhibition gives a face to the victims.
A must to see.

– Sinti und Roma Ausstellung im NS-Dok gibt den Opfern ein Gesicht. In: Kölner Stadt Anzeiger. 07.07.2017. http://www.ksta.de/kultur/sinti-und-roma-ausstellung-im-ns-dok-gibt-den-opfern-ein-gesicht-27927472
– NS-Dokumentationszentrum zeigt Ausstellung „Rassendiagnose: Zigeuner“. In: Report-K. 07.07.2017. https://www.report-k.de/Titelthemen/NS-Dokumentationszentrum-zeigt-Ausstellung-Rassendiagnose-Zigeuner-80099 [link-preview url=”https://www.report-k.de/Titelthemen/NS-Dokumentationszentrum-zeigt-Ausstellung-Rassendiagnose-Zigeuner-80099″]

A bad title (and article) on Roma in Germany: The Title states “From what do they live? ‘we get child benefits’.”
Really? All Roma in Germany?
BAD!!!

– Wovon sie leben? „Wir bekommen Kindergeld“ In: Die Welt. 05.07.2017. https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article166152107/Wovon-sie-leben-Wir-bekommen-Kindergeld.html [link-preview url=”https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article166152107/Wovon-sie-leben-Wir-bekommen-Kindergeld.html”]

A long article by Al Jazeera on the Berlin European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC).

– Lifting Roma voices: Europe’s first Roma culture centre. In: Al Jazeera. 05.07.2017. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/06/lifting-roma-voices-europe-roma-culture-centre-170621113322884.html [link-preview url=”http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/06/lifting-roma-voices-europe-roma-culture-centre-170621113322884.html”]

A short bibliography of Johann Trollmann, a successful Sinto boxer in Hitler’s Germany.

– The Gypsy Boxer Who Proved Hitler Wrong. In: Cultura Collectiva. 22.06.2017. http://culturacolectiva.com/johann-trollmann-romani-boxer/ [link-preview url=”http://culturacolectiva.com/johann-trollmann-romani-boxer/”]

An interview of Timea Junghaus on the European Roma Institute of Art and Culture in Berlin.

– Timea Junghaus for Romea.cz: Romani artists have the potential to create an innovative Romani identity. In: Romea.cz. 28.07.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/timea-junghaus-for-romea-cz-romani-artists-have-the-potential-to-create-an-innovative-romani-identity [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/timea-junghaus-for-romea-cz-romani-artists-have-the-potential-to-create-an-innovative-romani-identity”]

The Sinti and Roma association of the German State of Hessen will receive money from the state. This follows the signature of a contract between the state and the association to further the integration of Roma.

– Landesverband erhält Geld von Land. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. 21.06.2017. http://www.fr.de/rhein-main/sinti-und-roma-landesverband-erhaelt-geld-von-land-a-1299508 [link-preview url=”http://www.fr.de/rhein-main/sinti-und-roma-landesverband-erhaelt-geld-von-land-a-1299508″]

The German State of Hessen signed a contract with the state’s Sinti and Roma association on the integration of the minority.
Good!

– Hessen schließt Staatsvertrag mit Landesverband der Sinti und Roma. In: Frankfurter Neue Presse. 20.06.2017. http://www.fnp.de/rhein-main/Hessen-schliesst-Staatsvertrag-mit-Landesverband-der-Sinti-und-Roma;art1491,2678658 [link-preview url=”http://www.fnp.de/rhein-main/Hessen-schliesst-Staatsvertrag-mit-Landesverband-der-Sinti-und-Roma;art1491,2678658″]

According to the latest polls, more than 50% of the German population doesn’t want to deal with Sinti and Roma. This article underlines the role of the media in this negative picture of the minority.

– Ignoranz und Verachtung So ergeht es Sinti und Roma in Deutschland. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. 17.06.2017. http://www.mz-web.de/kultur/ignoranz-und-verachtung-so-ergeht-es-sinti-und-roma-in-deutschland-27808478 [link-preview url=”http://www.mz-web.de/kultur/ignoranz-und-verachtung-so-ergeht-es-sinti-und-roma-in-deutschland-27808478″]

Two more articles on the opening of the European Roma Institute for Art in Berlin last Thursday. From the New York Times and the Smithonian.

– Lifting Up the Arts and Culture of Europe’s Roma in Berlin. In: The New York Times. 09.07.2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/arts/design/lifting-up-the-arts-and-culture-of-europes-roma-in-berlin.html?_r=0
First-Ever Roma Cultural Institution Opens in Europe. In: The Smithonian. 09.07.2017. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-ever-roma-cultural-institution-opens-europe-180963620/ [link-preview url=”https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/arts/design/lifting-up-the-arts-and-culture-of-europes-roma-in-berlin.html?_r=0 “]

The European Roma Institute for Art and Culture was formally inaugurated yesterday in Berlin in presence of politicians and George Soros.
Great!

– Roma cultural center launched in Berlin. In: Deutsche Welle. 08.06.2017. http://www.dw.com/en/roma-cultural-center-launched-in-berlin/a-39161296
– Künstler kämpfen gegen Vorurteile. In: Tagesschau.de. 08.06..2017. https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/roma-institut-berlin-101.html
– Ein Ort, an dem die Roma ihre Geschichte selbst erzählen. In: Süddeutsche. 08.06.2016. http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/sinti-und-roma-ein-ort-an-dem-die-roma-ihre-geschichte-selbst-erzaehlen-1.3538636
– A place to call our own’: Europe’s first Roma cultural centre opens in Berlin. In: The Guardian. 08.06.2017. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/08/roma-artists-launch-art-cultural-centre-institute-berlin
– Roma artists and writers launch cultural institute in Berlin. In: The Art Newspaper. 08.06.2017. http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/roma-artists-and-writers-launch-cultural-institute-in-berlin/
– Center showcasing European Roma culture set up in Berlin. In: WRAL.com. 08.06.2017. http://www.wral.com/center-showcasing-european-roma-culture-set-up-in-berlin/16749805/ [link-preview url=”https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/roma-institut-berlin-101.html “]