The story of Mirjam Karoly’s and her family from the Burgenland.
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Category Archives: Austria
Austria: Romano Paper
Since 2012, the Roma Adult Education Center Burgenland has been publishing the “RomaCajtung” twice a year. The main person responsible for the existence of the newspaper is the ORF journalist Erich Schneller, who died in 2021. He always set himself the goal of raising public awareness of the Roma and was editor-in-chief of the “RomaCajtung” until his death. “Erich Schneller’s commitment was tireless, we still miss him very much today,” says Horst Horvath.
- RomaCajtung | Zeitschrift der Roma Volkshochschule Burgenland. In: ORF. 28.11.2024. https://volksgruppen.orf.at/roma/meldungen/stories/3283044/
November 8th in Austria
Celebration of the 8th of November in Austrian Television in Burgenland Romanes and with Roma recipes.
- WIR ando 8to novemberi ando ORF 2. In: ORF. 01.11.2024. https://volksgruppen.orf.at/roma/stories/3279418/
Gilda Horvath – Nancy Black
An article about Gilda Horvath, journalist, musician, and Romani activist.
- Autriche : Nancy Black, une rappeuse rom qui slame contre l’antitsiganisme. In: The Times of Israel. 13.10.2024. https://fr.timesofisrael.com/autriche-nancy-black-une-rappeuse-rom-qui-slame-contre-lantitsiganisme/
Travellers in Austria
Some travellers stopping over in Austria are making headlines. The issue is that there are not camping sites open for them, and they thus have to find other places to stay. Some of the right-wing politicians are instrumentalizing Roma for political gains.
- Caravan convoy now stops off in Hartberg. In: Krone. 18.07.2024. https://www.krone.at/3462777
Austria: Portrait
A portrait and interview of the Burgenland Romni Danijela Cicvaric, the director of the Vienna Association Romano Centro. Romano Centro has been working since 1991 for helping Roma, combatting discrimination, and promoting integration.
Burgenland Roma and the Genocide
A reportage on the vanished Roma settlements of the Austrian Burgenland.
- Die Auslöschung der Roma-Familie Ujvari. In: ORF. 11.02.2024. https://burgenland.orf.at/stories/3244214/
Austria and Roma Recognition
Susanne Raab (ÖVP), the Austrian Minister responsible for ethnic groups, invited people to a ceremony in the Federal Chancellery on Monday evening to mark the 30th anniversary of the recognition of the Roma as an ethnic group. It is clear to her that the culture and history of the Roma is an integral and integral part of Austria’s history, she said.
- Festakt zum 30. Jahrestag der Anerkennung der Roma. In: Puls 24. 11.12.2023. https://www.puls24.at/news/politik/festakt-zum-30-jahrestag-der-anerkennung-der-roma/315446
Austria: 30 Years
30 years ago, Austria recognised Roma as a national minority. In this context, Music and Minorities Research Center in Vienna featured the 2023 MMRC Lecture “amenca ketane. Histories of Trauma, Music and Romani Empowerment”.
Also, an evening on December 16th.
- MMRC Lecture (2023). In: MDW. https://mdw.vhx.tv/videos/mmrc-lecture-2023
- 30 jahre Anerkennung Roma. In: Falter. https://www.falter.at/event/997054/30-jahre-anerkennung-roma
Austria and Travellers
The usual story that Travellers leave a mess in their camping sites. Here, near Linz.
- Sinti & Roma vermüllen Durchreiseplatz schon wieder. In: MSN. 11.10.2023. https://www.msn.com/de-at/nachrichten/other/sinti-roma-vermüllen-durchreiseplatz-schon-wieder/ar-AA1i1Z0j
Travelling Roma and Austria
Seasonal news, indeed. A few articles in the Austrian Press about Roma camping near Linz. And these are not really flattering.
- Sinti & Roma campen nicht mehr nur in Pichling. In: Krone. 04.10.2023. https://www.krone.at/3130090
- Sinti & Roma campen nicht mehr nur in Pichling. In: Linz News. 04.10.2023. https://linz.news/2023/10/sinti-roma-campen-nicht-mehr-nur-in-pichling/
Austria and Roma
Katharina Janoska, an Austrian Romni, made a movie about the struggle of the Roma for recognition in Austria. The production from the ORF regional studio in Burgenland can be seen on ORF 2 on Sunday, August 27 at 6:25 p.m.
- Neusiedlerin Katharina Janoska: „Wir sind nicht so“. In: BVZ. 22.08.2023. https://www.bvz.at/neusiedl/doku-volksgruppe-roma-neusiedlerin-katharina-janoska-wir-sind-nicht-so-382174073
Austria and Travellers
The usual story. No space for travellers, hence illegal camping, hence complaints.
- Trotz Verbot parken Roma-Wildcamper Seeareal zu. In: Kronen Zeitung. 17.08.2023. https://www.krone.at/3088033
- Trotz Verbot parken Roma-Wildcamper Seeareal zu. In: Linz News. https://linz.news/2023/08/trotz-verbot-parken-roma-wildcamper-seeareal-zu/
Salzburg: Monument Restored
The monument commemorating the Roma victims of the Holocaust on the site of the camp of Maxglan will be reopened this coming Wednesday. It was heavily damaged in February.
- Schwer beschädigtes Roma und Sinti-Mahnmal wird am Mittwoch wieder aufgestellt. In: Stadt Salzburg. 07.08.2023. https://www.stadt-salzburg.at/presseaussendungen/presseaussendungen-2023/schwer-beschaedigtes-roma-und-sinti-mahnmal-wird-am-mittwoch-wieder-aufgestellt/
- In Salzburg kehrt ein zerstörtes Antifa-Mahnmal zurück. In: Der Standart. 07.08.2023.https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000182086/ein-zerst246rtes-antifa-mahnmal-kehrt-zur252ck
Holocaust, Roma, and Remembrance
August 2nd is celebrated at the commemoration of the genocide of the Roma during the Holocaust since 2015. But Roma have long been second-class victims. The interest of the public in this commemoration and this part of the suppressed history is not least thanks to people like Čeija Stojka, who broke the silence. A major show is now being dedicated to Stojka at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York.
- Die Sichtbarkeit der Verfolgung. In: ORF. 02.08.2023. https://topos.orf.at/ceija-stojka100
August 2nd – Commemoration in Oberwart
A commemoration of the genocide of the Roma in Oberwart on August 2nd. Obewart, Austria, is known for the 1995 bomb attack by right wind extremists which killed 4 Roma.
- Am 2. August: Roma-Gedenken in Oberwart. In: BVZ. 01.08.2023. https://www.bvz.at/oberwart/europaeischer-gedenktag-am-2-august-roma-gedenken-in-oberwart-378237990
Austria: Holocaust Remembrance
On the occasion of the Holocaust Remembrance Day for Sinti and Roma on August 2nd, the Diocese of Eisenstadt invites to a commemoration ceremony in Oberwart. Of the approximately 12,000 Austrian Roma and Sinti, only around 1,500 survived the Nazi terror. Of the approx. 8,000 Burgenland Roma, only 900 people, i.e. almost 11 percent, survived the Nazi terror system.
- Diözese Eisenstadt gedenkt Genozids an Roma und Sinti. In: ORF. 25.07.2023. https://religion.orf.at/stories/3220469/
Roma Graves
Austria’s National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka (ÖVP) is looking for a solution to permanently preserve the graves of Sinti and Roma who survived the Holocaust. The German model could serve as a model, he said in the APA double interview with the chairman of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, Romani Rose. The federal and state governments split the costs there. Sobotka now wants to take a closer look at this model.
- Sobotka sucht Lösung für Erhalt von Roma-Gräbern. In: Der Kurier. 21.05.2023. https://kurier.at/politik/inland/sobotka-sucht-loesung-fuer-erhalt-von-roma-graebern/402456699
- Sobotka sucht nach Lösung für Erhalt der Gräber von Roma und Sinti. In: Der Standard. 21.05.2023. https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000146588093/sobotka-sucht-nach-loesung-fuer-erhalt-der-graeber-von-roma
- Sobotka sucht Lösung für Erhalt von Roma-Gräbern. In: Die Presse. 21.05.2023. https://www.diepresse.com/6290325/sobotka-sucht-loesung-fuer-erhalt-von-roma-graebern
Camping Interdiction
The rightist party FPÖ in Linz is proposing a camping interdiction for Sinti and Roma in a site ner Linz and asking for a caution.
Reason behind this was the damages sustained recently that were the subject of several articles in the local press.
- Campierverbot und Kaution für Roma und Sinti. In: Kronen Zeitung. 19.05.2023. https://www.krone.at/3010535
30 years
Sinti and Roma have been recognized as an autochthonous ethnic group in Austria for 30 years. At a celebratory event in Parliament, the chairman of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, Romani Rose, acknowledged the progress made towards equality for the minority, but at the same time warned against anti-Semitism becoming stronger again.
- 30-Jahr-Jubiläum der Anerkennung von Sinti und Roma gefeiert. In: ORF. 17.05.2023. https://orf.at/stories/3317145/
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