Tag Archives: Holocaust

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Lety – Finally

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It seems that after nearly 30 years, the pig farm on the site of the Lety concentration camp will go. The Czech Government apparently convinced the owners to sell.

– Czech pig farm to quit WW2 Roma concentration camp site. In: Reuters. 07.08.2017. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-czech-roma-idUSKBN1AN1RL
– Czech company accepts state offer to buy pig farm on Roma genocide site. In: Romea.cz. 07.08.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-company-accepts-state-offer-to-buy-pig-farm-on-roma-genocide-site [link-preview url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-czech-roma-idUSKBN1AN1RL “]

News Osteuropa Ukraine

Ukraine: Commemoration

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A long article on the commemorations on August 2nd in the Ukraine, a place where many Roma were killed, for example at Babi Yar – the site of the notorious Jewish killing.

– На Подолі у Києві, в Одесі – усюди були люди, які переховували ромів від геноциду. In: Radio Chiriklo. 06.08.2017. https://hromadskeradio.org/programs/chiriklo/na-podoli-u-kyyevi-v-odesi-usyudy-buly-lyudy-yaki-perehovuvaly-romiv-vid-genocydu [link-preview url=”https://hromadskeradio.org/programs/chiriklo/na-podoli-u-kyyevi-v-odesi-usyudy-buly-lyudy-yaki-perehovuvaly-romiv-vid-genocydu”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

It wasn’t really us …

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An article in the Slovak Press on the occasion of the Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day. Not helpful: Basically, it is the German who did it, who imposed the restrictions and racial laws, and who ultimately killed the Roma in Slovakia. Well, not really, let’s not forget that many Slovaks were for the government of the times there …

– Rómske utrpenie cítime dodnes. In: Dennik. 02.08.2017. https://dennikn.sk/blog/romske-utrpenie-citime-dodnes/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/blog/romske-utrpenie-citime-dodnes/”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia: Symbolism and Social Media

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A virtual candle could be lit on social media for the Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was used by people of various background and is a first in that country.

– Symbolická sviečka spojila ľudí rôzneho politického presvedčenia. In: Dobre Noviny. 05.08.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/107369/symbolicka-sviecka-spojila-ludi-rozneho-politickeho-presvedcenia [link-preview url=”http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/107369/symbolicka-sviecka-spojila-ludi-rozneho-politickeho-presvedcenia”]

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Czech Republic and August 2nd

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The Roma flag was flown on several official buildings in the Czech Republic for the Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day on August 2nd.
Would be good if they also remembered that the Czech themselves were responsible.

– International Roma Flag to Fly on Buildings Throughout Czech Republic Today. In: Prague Morning. 02.08.2017. http://www.praguemorning.cz/international-roma-flag-fly-buildings-throughout-czech-republic-today/ [link-preview url=”http://www.praguemorning.cz/international-roma-flag-fly-buildings-throughout-czech-republic-today/”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Do not Forget!

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A long article on the Roma Holocaust and its long denial in Slovakia. The article explains the basic facts and the reasons behind the denial (still promoted by Slovak Right Wing such as Kotleba’s followers).

– Ma bisteren! Nezabudnite! In: Nazory Pravda. 03.08.2017. https://nazory.pravda.sk/analyzy-a-postrehy/clanok/437163-ma-bisteren-nezabudnite/ [link-preview url=”https://nazory.pravda.sk/analyzy-a-postrehy/clanok/437163-ma-bisteren-nezabudnite/”]

News Osteuropa Rumänien

Various reports on the 2nd of August

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A series of reports on the Holocaust Remembrance Day.

– http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/07/remembering-roma-victims-holocaust-170728114822470.html
– https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/council-of-europe-honours-victims-of-roma-holocaust
– http://blog.nohatespeechmovement.org/look-and-dont-forget-young-europeans-commemorate-the-roma-genocide-in-krakow-and-auschwitz/
– http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-2241_en.htm
– https://www.voanews.com/a/romania-observes-deaths-thousands-roma-holocaust/3969832.html
– http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/08/02/european-commission-honours-roma-holocaust-memorial-day/ [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/council-of-europe-honours-victims-of-roma-holocaust”]

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Lety – again …

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Will the pig farm move? On the 2nd of August, the question is still here.

– Roma activist hopes Czech pig farm moves away from camp site. In: The Prague Monitor. 03.08.2017. http://praguemonitor.com/2017/08/03/roma-activist-hopes-czech-pig-farm-moves-away-camp-site [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2017/08/03/roma-activist-hopes-czech-pig-farm-moves-away-camp-site”]

News Osteuropa Polen

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”]

Frankreich News Westeuropa

France: Montreuil en Belay

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An article and a book on the Holocaust of French Roma and a some pictures and documents on the French concentration camp of Montreuil en Beley, where Roma were interned during World War Two (by the French – not the Germans …)

– Screen/Print #60: Suzannah Victoria Beatrice Henty on the contradictory nature of reparation politics. In: Archinect. 28.07.2017. http://archinect.com/features/article/150019196/screen-print-60-suzannah-victoria-beatrice-henty-on-the-contradictory-nature-of-reparation-politics [link-preview url=”http://archinect.com/features/article/150019196/screen-print-60-suzannah-victoria-beatrice-henty-on-the-contradictory-nature-of-reparation-politics”]

News Osteuropa Polen

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/”]

Deutschland News Westeuropa

Bibliography: Romani Rose

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An article on the bibliography of Romani Rose, the president of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, about his combats for the recognition of the Holocaust on Sinti and Roma.

– Die erste Demo in ihrer Geschichte. In: TAZ. 25.07.2017. http://www.taz.de/!5425093/ [link-preview url=”http://www.taz.de/!5425093/”]

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

More on the Excavation in Lety

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A more extensive article on the excavations of the Czech concentration camp of Lety, excavations that showed that the camp was not razed to the ground as originally believed.

– Archaeologists find remains of wartime camp for Czech Roma. In: The Prague Monitor. 17.07.2017. http://praguemonitor.com/2017/07/17/archaeologists-find-remains-wartime-camp-czech-roma [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2017/07/17/archaeologists-find-remains-wartime-camp-czech-roma”]

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Czech Republic and Lety

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The comments from the Czech President Milos Zeman regarding the former concentration camp of Lety are simply not acceptable and are out of touch, according to Karel Holomek.
We agree…

– Karel Holomek: Czech President’s proposal to leave pig farm on genocide site is out of touch. In: Romea. 13.07.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/karel-holomek-czech-president-s-proposal-to-leave-pig-farm-on-genocide-site-is-out-of-touch [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/karel-holomek-czech-president-s-proposal-to-leave-pig-farm-on-genocide-site-is-out-of-touch”]

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Lety – Camp Measured

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The exact extent of the Lety camp has been assessed by archaeologists. They managed to find physical remains of the barracks, contrary to the common view that the camp was totally razed at the end of the War.

– ARCHAEOLOGISTS MAP OUT PRECISE CONTOURS OF NAZI-ERA LETY CONCENTRATION CAMP. In: Radio Prague. 13.07.2017. http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/archaeologists-map-out-precise-contours-of-nazi-era-lety-concentration-camp [link-preview url=”http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/archaeologists-map-out-precise-contours-of-nazi-era-lety-concentration-camp”]

Frankreich News Westeuropa

Central Council on Sinti and Roma

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The German Central Council of Sinti and Roma on Simone Veil, the French Politician and Holocaust survivor who just died in France.

– Nachruf auf Simone Veil. In: Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma. 01.07.2017. http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/nachruf-auf-simone-veil/ [link-preview url=”http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/nachruf-auf-simone-veil/”]

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Czech Republic: Outcry

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More reactions to the statements of the Czech President Zeman regarding Lety.

– Anti-racism campaigners say opening of pig farm at ex-Nazi camp is a “grave offence” In: Le Journal. 30.06.2017. http://www.thejournal.ie/lety-pig-farm-roma-ex-nazi-camp-3472220-Jun2017/ [link-preview url=”http://www.thejournal.ie/lety-pig-farm-roma-ex-nazi-camp-3472220-Jun2017/”]

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Czech Republic and Memorial

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The planned opening of a memorial to the Roma victims of the Holocaust in Hodonin, on the site of a former concentration camp, has been delayed indefinitely. This is the result of a possible transfer of ownership of the memorial and exhibition from the Education Ministry to the Government Council for Roma Minority Affairs.
Well, seems that the Czech prefer not to dwell too much on the fact that they killed nearly all Roma in the country during World War Two.

– Memorial to Czech Roma Holocaust delayed. In: The Prague Monitor. 30.06.2017. http://praguemonitor.com/2017/06/30/memorial-czech-roma-holocaust-delayed [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2017/06/30/memorial-czech-roma-holocaust-delayed”]

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Czech Republic, the President, and Lety

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Milos Zeeman, the president of the Czech Republic is against the closure of the pig farm situated on the site of the former concentration camp for Roma of Lety. He is reported to be doubting it was even a concentration camp …
No comments, apart from the fact that he should read history, and maybe activate some of his grey matter.

– Kritik an Zeman nach umstrittenen Äußerungen zu KZ Lety. In: Der Kurier. 30.06.2017. https://kurier.at/politik/ausland/tschechien-praesident-milos-zeman-nach-umstrittenen-aeusserungen-zu-kz-lety-in-der-kritik/272.667.724 [link-preview url=”https://kurier.at/politik/ausland/tschechien-praesident-milos-zeman-nach-umstrittenen-aeusserungen-zu-kz-lety-in-der-kritik/272.667.724″]

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