An article about Edward Dȩbicki, a 90 year old Polska Roma who spoke at this year’s commemoration on August 2nd in Auschwitz. Dębicki, is not only a musician and composer but also a writer. He wrote the book “Birds of the Dead” about that time over two decades ago, which recounts the tragedy of Roma families during the war.
“When the Roma camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau was being liquidated in 1944, I was nine years old. We hid in the forests, lived in dugouts in constant fear, and saw death at every turn. I survived because fate had it so. But I carry within me the memory of all those who were not so fortunate,” says Edward Dębicki.
- 81 lat temu była zagłada Cyganów. Edward Dębicki w Oświęcimiu da świadectwo historii. In: Gazeta Lubuska. 02.08.2025. https://gazetalubuska.pl/81-lat-temu-byla-zaglada-cyganow-edward-debicki-w-oswiecimiu-da-swiadectwo-historii/ar/c1p2-27836561#google_vignette
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