- Europejski Dzień Pamięci o Holokauście Romów i Sinti (film). In: Powiat Oswiȩncim. 03.08.2022. https://www.powiat.oswiecim.pl/aktualnosci/aktualnosci-powiat-oswiecim/2022/08/europejski-dzien-pamieci-o-holokauscie-romow-i-sinti-film
- OŚWIĘCIM. Obchody Dnia Pamięci o Zagładzie Sinti i Romów. In: Oscwiȩncim online. 03.08.2022. https://www.oswiecimonline.pl/oswiecim-obchody-dnia-pamieci-o-zagladzie-sinti-i-romow/
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Roma Holocaust Remembrance: Croatia
Croatia commemorated the Roma Holocaust on August 2nd. This commemoration is always controversial due to the rehabilitation of several Croatians Ustaša. The Fascist Croatian regime effectively killed near ALL Croatian Roma in World War Two, a fact that they currently prefer to ignore.
- [VIDEO/FOTO] Međunarodni dan sjećanja na romske žrtve genocida. Mesić: Nadam se da će se Milanović ispričati Romima. In: TPortal. 02.08.2022. https://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/clanak/medunarodni-dan-sjecanja-na-romske-zrtve-genocida-mesic-nadam-se-da-ce-se-milanovic-ispricati-foto-20220802
- Međunarodni dan sjećanja na romske žrtve genocida u 2. svjetskom ratu. In: HRT. 02.08.2022. https://vijesti.hrt.hr/hrvatska/medunarodni-dan-sjecanja-na-romske-zrtve-genocida-u-drugome-svjetskom-ratu-8827065
- U Hrvatskoj se obeležava Međunarodni dan sećanja na romske žrtve genocida u 2. svetskom ratu. In: Danas. 02.08.2022. https://www.danas.rs/svet/region/u-hrvatskoj-se-obelezava-medjunarodni-dan-secanja-na-romske-zrtve-genocida-u-2-svetskom-ratu/
Roma Holocaust Remembrance: Poland
Some extracts and reactions in the Polish Press on the commemorations of the Roma Holocaust.
- 2 sierpnia to Międzynarodowy Dzień Pamięci o Zagładzie Romów. In TVP 3 Łodź. 02.08.2022. https://lodz.tvp.pl/61611988/2-sierpnia-to-miedzynarodowy-dzien-pamieci-o-zagladzie-romow
- Dzień Pamięci o Zagładzie Romów. In: PRK 24. 02.08.2022 https://prk24.pl/61609160/dzien-pamieci-o-zagladzie-romow
- Uroczystości upamiętniające zagładę Sinti i Romów. In: TVP3 Krakow. 02.08.2022. https://krakow.tvp.pl/61612351/uroczystosci-upamietniajace-zaglade-sinti-i-romow
- Rozpoczęły się uroczystości upamiętniające zagładę Sinti i Romów. In: WNP. 02.08.2022. https://www.wnp.pl/parlamentarny/wydarzenia/rozpoczely-sie-uroczystosci-upamietniajace-zaglade-sinti-i-romow,608276.html
- Łodzianie uczcili pamięć o zagładzie Romów. In: Dzieje. 02.08.2022. https://dzieje.pl/dziedzictwo-kulturowe/lodzianie-uczcili-pamiec-o-zagladzie-romow
- Europejski Dzień Pamięci o Holokauście Romów i Sinti. In: Deutsche Welle. 02.08.2022. https://www.dw.com/pl/europejski-dzień-pamięci-o-holokauście-romów-i-sinti/a-62683135
Roma Holocaust Remembrance: Ukraine
Some articles in the Ukraine of the August 2nd commemoration of the Roma Holocaust.
- Понад 4000 людей загинули за ніч: світ згадує трагедію геноциду ромів під час ІІ Світової. In: Ukrinform. 02.08.2022. https://zahid.espreso.tv/ponad-4000-lyudej-zaginuli-za-nich-svit-zgaduye-tragediyu-genocidu-romiv-pid-chas-ii-svitovoyi
- У музеї Бабиного Яру буде експозиція, присвячена геноциду ромів. In:In: Ukrinform. 02.08.2022. https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-culture/3541885-u-muzei-babinogo-aru-bude-ekspozicia-prisvacena-genocidu-romiv.html
- У День пам’яті жертв геноциду ромів генсек Ради Європи закликала боротися з дискримінацією. In: Ukrinform. 02.08.2022. https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-world/3541972-u-den-pamati-zertv-genocidu-romiv-gensek-radi-evropi-zaklikala-borotisa-z-diskriminacieu.html
Roma Holocaust Remembrance: Slovakia
The Slovak president Čaputová even spoke Romanes on the occasion of the August 2nd commemorations in Slovakia.
- Zuzana Čaputová promluvila k Romům romsky: Te e historija na avel pale kampel te achaľol, so hin ňenavisť. In: Refresher.cz. 02.08.2022. https://refresher.cz/119103-Zuzana-Caputova-promluvila-k-Romum-romsky-Te-e-historija-na-avel-pale-kampel-te-achalol-so-hin-nenavist
- Rómsky holokaust pre nás nesmie byť „neznámy“. In: Aktuality. 02.08.2022. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/EH0U42O/romsky-holokaust-pre-nas-nesmie-byt-neznamy-nazor/
- Čaputová: Rómsky holokaust je nepoznaný a málo zdokumentovaný. In: Pravda. 02.08.2022. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/635747-caputova-romsky-holokaust-je-nepoznany-a-malo-zdokumentovany/
Roma Holocaust Remembrance: Prague
The Czech Republic commemorated August 2nd. The Prague municipality flew the Roma flag and several other commemorations were held.
- Municipality of Prague 8 flies Romani flag to mark Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. In: Romea. 02.08.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/municipality-of-prague-8-flies-romani-flag-to-mark-roma-holocaust-memorial-day
- Romský holokaust připomíná putovní výstava. Je třeba, aby se téma dostalo dál, říká kurátorka. In: Radio Prague International. 02.08.2022. https://cesky.radio.cz/romsky-holokaust-pripomina-putovni-vystava-je-treba-aby-se-tema-dostalo-dal-rika-8757640
Roma Holocaust
Commemorations of the Roma Holocaust are being held in many places in Europe. One of the main is being held today in Auschwitz in the presence of the President of the German Parliament Bodo Ramelow.
- Ramelow beim Gedenktag für Sinti und Roma in Auschwitz. In: Die Zeit. 01.08.2022. https://www.zeit.de/news/2022-08/01/ramelow-beim-gedenktag-fuer-sinti-und-roma-in-auschwitz
Ukraine Refugees in the Czech Republic
It is not good, as one third of them have experienced discrimination, and children are not enrolled in school.
A shame.
- Czech research finds one-third of Romani refugees from Ukraine have experienced discrimination here, most children are not in education, dual citizenship has not been “abused” by them. In: Romea. 01.08.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-research-finds-one-third-of-romani-refugees-from-ukraine-have-experienced-discrimination-here-most-children-are-not-2
Lunik IX
The Luník IX estate in Košice, although built as an ideal socialist housing estate, for years was known as the largest slum in this part of Europe. The district is the largest concentration of the Roma population in Slovakia, there was unimaginable poverty and terrible living and sanitary conditions there. People had to live surrounded by heaps of rubbish between which rats were running. This sad landscape has slowly started to change recently.
Luník IX was built as an ABC estate. “A” for army, “B” for security, and “C” for gypsies. It quickly turned out, however, that neither the militiamen nor the soldiers intend to live there.
- Lunik IX miał być idealnym socjalistycznym osiedlem. Stał się największym romskim gettem w Europie. In: Onet. 31.07.2022. https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/lunik-ix-to-najwieksze-romskie-getto-w-europie-tak-dzis-wyglada/h07sgjn,79cfc278
Auschwitz and Roma
In connection with the upcoming Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day (August 2), the ethnographer, historian and currently advisor to the Slovak Minister of Justice in the field of human rights, Zuzana Kumanová stated that about 22,000 European Roma passed through the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, and about 19,000 of them never returned.
As usual, this is factually right, but effectively wrong. There were 22’000 REGISTERED Roma in Auschwitz. But by the same token, “only” roughly 300 thousand Jews. People who were immediately killed were not registered.
- Kumanová: Z tábora Auschwitz-Birkenau sa nevrátilo asi 19.000 Rómov. In: Teraz. 31.07.2022. https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/kumanova-z-tabora-auschwitz-birkenau/651028-clanok.html?utm_source=teraz&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=click&utm_content=.%253Bw%253BwSpr%25C3%25A1vy%253BSpr%25C3%25A1vy%253BSlovensko%253Bimg
Krakow – Legal Aid
Layers in Krakow are helping Ukrainian refugees to obtain residency, health care, and other necessary things. It is a free service.
Good!
- Krakowscy adwokaci z pomocą uchodźcom z Ukrainy. Uruchomili specjalny punkt z poradami prawnymi dla nich. In: Wyborca. 08.03.2022. https://krakow.wyborcza.pl/krakow/7,44425,28197050,krakowscy-adwokaci-z-pomoca-uchodzcom-z-ukrainy-uruchomili.html
Slovakia and Roma
After the delegation of European MPs visited Slovak Roma settlements, the European Commission began to pressure Slovakia to prepare a completely new system for drawing European funds for Roma inclusion projects. The government managed to convince the commission and proposed a new structure. The head of the new management structure will be the commissioner for Roma communities, who will coordinate the use of more than 900 million euros. An administrative apparatus of more than four hundred people will help him with this.
Well, let’s see how this works.
- Ako jedno video Slovensku zmenilo nové eurofondy. In: Euractiv. 27.07.2022. https://euractiv.sk/section/ekonomika-a-euro/news/ako-jedno-video-slovensku-zmenilo-nove-eurofondy/
Croatia: Reaction
The representative of national minorities in the Croatian Parliament, Veljko Kajtazi, commented live for N1 Studio on the latest statements of the President of Croatia, Zoran Milanović, who on Friday in Imotski commented on the Roma community and his earlier statements about them and the climate.
Veljko Kajtazi said that he did not ask for an apology from the president for his earlier statements, but added that he considered the statements inappropriate.
- NE TRAŽI ISPRIKU! ‘Ako on misli da ja nisam Rom koji je napisao prvi romski rječnik, koji govori romski jezik, neka mi kaže što sam!’ Ib: Dnevno. 29.07.2022. https://www.dnevno.hr/vijesti/ne-trazi-ispriku-ako-on-misli-da-ja-nisam-rom-koji-je-napisao-prvi-romski-rjecnik-koji-govori-romski-jezik-neka-mi-kaze-sto-sam-2001348/
Croatia and Roma
The Croatian President Zoran Milanović rejected the interpretation of the representative of the Roma minority, Veljko Kajtazi, that he had offended the Roma in his criticism of the government’s energy saving plan, saying that his statement was without any ill intent and that he has no intention of apologizing. Among other things, he had said that it is better to sell air conditioners to Roma if the temperature is set to 25 degrees. “They will make a profit on it. Roma are very skilled in these things.”
No comments…
- Milanović: Nisam uvrijedio Rome, važnije je ono što se događa u BiH. In: Al Jazeera. 29.07.2022. https://balkans.aljazeera.net/news/balkan/2022/7/29/milanovic-nisam-uvrijedio-rome-vaznije-je-ono-sto-se-dogadja-u-bih
Ukrainian Roma Refugees in Poland
The W Stronę Dialogu Foundation, together with the Feminist Fund, has drawn attention to discrimination of Roma refugees in Poland. According to an aid organization volunteer, “Roma people are treated with contempt”. They are also segregated, and treated differently.
Not good.
- “Osoby romskie oddziela się od ukraińskich, dzieci czasem nie dostają łóżek, śpią na podłodze”. In O Feminin. 13.04.2022. https://www.ofeminin.pl/swiat-kobiet/to-dla-nas-wazne/osoby-romskie-oddziela-sie-od-ukrainskich-dzieci-czasem-nie-dostaja-lozek/44xkefl
Online Conference
A conference live from Budapest on May 3rd.
- Online-Vortrag: Die Situation ukrainischer Roma. In: Regio Aktuell. 15.04.2022. https://regio-aktuell24.de/online-vortrag-die-situation-ukrainischer-roma/159612
Role Models
A movie in Romanes featuring 30 Roma role models.
- ‘HURJASA’ – ‘WE WILL FLY’. In: Traveller’s Times. 28.07.2022. https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/index.php/features/hurjasa-we-will-fly#
Montenegro and Roma
Elvis Beriša, the founder and executive director of the NGO “Phiren amenca” comments last week’s scandal when the Montenegrin cultural network promoted the project Montenegro without divisions – with a photo of young people in national costumes, where Roma were presented in utility company workers uniforms:
“I believe that we haven’t had a more obvious example of discrimination and anti-Gypsyism in Montenegro for a long time. The CKM campaign and the portrayal of the Roma community in it is the definition of antigypsyism. Presenting an entire national community as workers of a utility company surpasses all recorded cases of stereotypes and prejudices that we could see in the public space. It is simply incomprehensible that the organizers could not consult with the Roma community about the best way to present it in the campaign. If, as they say, they could not find the national costume of the Roma, they could present them in ordinary everyday clothes. Anything would be better except for what they ended up doing.
- More je problema u kojima pliva romska populacija, rekao bih uspješno, jer se još nije udavila, ali nikako da stigne do kopna. In: Monitor. 29.07.2022. https://www.monitor.co.me/elvis-berisa-izvrsni-direktor-nvo-koracajte-sa-nama-phiren-amenca-nismo-komunalci-nego-zrtve-diskriminacije/
Budapest and Roma
Well, looking for a place to stay in Budapest if you are Rom and even if you have a steady job is not easy, if not impossible.
- I left the last two apartments in tears. In: Telex. 28.07.2022. https://telex.hu/english/2022/07/28/i-left-the-last-two-apartments-in-tears
Tomáš Kačo
The Czech pianist Tomáš Kačo, a Rom who was born in a family with 11 children. He grew up in the ghetto, personally experienced prejudice against the Roma. Nevertheless, he was able to succeed, including the opportunity to perform at the legendary Carnegie Hall. According to him, the key to change is an open mind: “Whether it’s a different food, a different smell, a different race, whenever there is something new and different, they are afraid of it,” says the pianist and composer about the Czechs. According to him, it is important to realize that both parties are to blame for every problem: “I don’t want to say that this is just a majority company, that it is not open. The same thing works with the Roma, the minority, they are not open either. They have barriers, prejudices given by their parents.”
- Snažme se pochopit odlišnost, pak si dělejme názor, říká romský virtuoz. In: Stream. 27.07.2022. https://www.stream.cz/nebat-se/snazme-se-pochopit-odlisnost-pak-si-delejme-nazor-rika-romsky-virtuoz-64355464
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