Baxalo dives! Romani Rose, the president of the German Central Council of Sinti and Roma is turning 70. Te džives jov šel berša duredir!
Some pictures from the Bistrita Rroma Festival which took place on August 15th.
An article about the Gold that was taken away from Rroma during the Holocaust in World War Two, which according to the president of the World Roma Organisation, Jovan Damjanovic, landed in Swiss banks and in the Vatican.
That 3.5 Mio Rroma died in the Holocaust is probably a very high number, experts think it is probably closer to 1.5 Million, with roughly 275’000 registered deaths (most people were not registered, even in camps, when they were immediately gassed).
That Gold transited through Switzerland, and thus also Rroma Gold, is a certainty. That some of it landed in the Vatican will be difficult to prove.
Germany will pay 2’500 Euro to Czech Rroma Holocaust survivors. Knowing how many effectively survived (actually almost no Czech Rroma did survive, most Rroma in the Czech Republic are originally from Slovakia, having been moved there by the communists right after the war) and the time passed, this is not going to ruin Germany.
It is almost an insult…
An interview of two activists on racism against Rroma and the general problems of Rroma in Europe. Good, except for a historical imprecision: Rroma arrived in Europe in the 9th century. Not in the 15th. The 15th century represents the arrival of Rroma in western Europe…
The author of one of the very important books on the Rroma and Sinti Holocaust (Wo sind sie hingekommen?: die unterschlagene Völkermord an den Sinti und Roma) spoke about a forgotten Sinti child who ended up in Auschwitz.
The Czech Philharmonic is taking time to teach young disadvantaged Rroma music in a music and dance camp attended by 60 children.
Few remarks: There are more than 60 kids in need. And why dance? Isn’t this just too much stereotype?
Two music festivals in Romania. In Bistrita, on August 15th, and in Bucharest September 9 to 12.
A festival in Slovakia regrouped Rroma from several regions between August 3rd and 6th.
After 70 years, Czech Rroma survivors will be compensated by Germany. Nice, but first, there are very few Czech Rroma who survived and then, after 70 years, there aren’t many left …
Hungary did commemorate the Rroma Holocaust Remembrance day and even unveiled a memorial to it. Frankly said, they should rather ponder about their history (after all, they deported pretty much all Jews and some Rroma by themselves without assistance), and about the future, namely the extreme racism against Rroma in that country.
The Czech Government stated it is in discussion to buy the pig farm located on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety. This would really close this issue after more than 20 years of protests!
In their official statement on the Rroma Holocaust, the EU commission expressed its commitment at improving the situation of Rroma.
We’ll see …
A few articles and pictures on the Auschwitz commemoration ceremony on Tuesday.
Pictures from the Council of Europe and their commemoration of the Rroma Holocaust.
Survivors and community leaders commemorated yesterday in Auschwitz the Rroma Holocaust.
An article by Katalin Barsony, a Hungarian Rromni and the director od the Romedia foundation on the Holocaust remembrance day and on the increasing hate towards Rroma in Europe. She is right on this, unfortunately.
We just wish that the term Porrajmos not be used…
Today’s the day to remember the Rroma victims of the Holocaust. May they rest in peace.
Less news on the front page means more on Rroma in the French Press. First, in the South, were legality seems not to be high on the priorities of the state in Montpellier. In that same city, residents are “exasperated” by a camp there. In Montaucran, in the South, a camp was closed; near Paris, two reportages on life in the camps; in Montreuil, camps are being dismantled; in Lyon, a report on the situation of Rroma in that city; in the North the mayor od a twon is accused of racism following the arson attack against a shop for Romanians and especially Rroma, while also in the North, a pedophile was targeting Rroma children.
The Maribor Synagogue in Slovenia will commemorate the Rroma Holocaust on August 2.
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