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Germany Commemorations

July 30, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Several cities in Germany are organising commemorations for the Holocaust Remembrance Day for Roma. For example Frankfurt, Augsburg, Darmstadt.

Gedenken für Roma und Sinti am 2. August. In: Frankfurt.de. 29.07.2022. https://frankfurt.de/aktuelle-meldung/meldungen/gedenken-fuer-roma-und-sinti
Gedenkstunde für die Opfer des Genozids an den Sinti und Roma. In: Augsburg.de. 29.07.2022. https://www.augsburg.de/presse-kommunikation/pressemitteilungen/detail?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=12931&cHash=61be88bbe647f305b506d7595569ee5b
Holocaust-Gedenktag: Gedenken an verfolgte Sinti und Roma in Darmstadt. In: Rhein Main Verlag. 29.07.2022. https://www.rheinmainverlag.de/2022/07/29/holocaust-gedenktag-in-darmstadt/

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Germany and 2nd of August

July 30, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Germany Federal Council’s President Bodo Ramelow will be traveling to Poland on 2 August to mark the European Holocaust Remembrance Day for Roma. There he will take part in the international commemoration event at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and give a speech.

Europäischer Holocaust-Gedenktag für Sinti und Roma. In: Bundesrat. 29.07.2022. https://www.bundesrat.de/SharedDocs/termine/DE/praesident/2022-08-02-sinti-roma-auschwitz.html
Bundesratspräsident Ramelow reist nach Auschwitz: „Das Unrecht und der hunderttausendfache Mord beschämen mich“. In: RND. 29.07.2022. https://www.rnd.de/politik/ramelow-linke-spricht-am-holocaust-gedenktag-fuer-sinti-und-roma-in-auschwitz-EJ6XWYQ2KIMXC3XGYQYCUJTPFQ.html
Ramelow spricht zum Gedenken an Sinti und Roma in Auschwitz. In: Evangelisch. 29.07.2022. https://www.evangelisch.de/inhalte/204009/29-07-2022/ramelow-spricht-zum-gedenken-sinti-und-roma-auschwitz

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Exhibition

July 26, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

An exhibition in Ireland commemorating the Roma Holocaust.

Photo exhibition commemorates Roma Genocide Memorial Day. In: The Irish Times. 25.07.2022. https://www.irishtimes.com/video/ireland/2022/07/25/photo-exhibition-commemorates-roma-genocide-memorial-day/

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Buchenwald: Vandals

July 26, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Trees planted to commemorates the victims of the Buchenwald concentration camp were cur down by vandals.

Bad.

Memorial at Buchenwald concentration camp site vandalized twice in a week. In; The Times of Israel. 25.07.2022. https://www.timesofisrael.com/memorial-at-buchenwald-concentration-camp-site-vandalized-twice-in-a-week/
Memorial trees vandalised twice at former Nazi camp. In: News 24. 25.07.2022. https://www.news24.com/news24/world/news/memorial-trees-vandalised-twice-at-former-nazi-camp-20220725
Memorial Trees Vandalised Twice At Former Nazi Camp. In: Barrons. 25.07.2022. https://www.barrons.com/amp/news/memorial-trees-vandalised-twice-at-former-nazi-camp-01658743507

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Romani Rose

July 26, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

A movie on Romani Rose, Chairman of the Council of German Sinti and Roma where he speaks about his family.

Unrecht und Widerstand – Romani Rose und die Bürgerrechtsbewegung. In: 3sat. 25.07.2022. https://www.3sat.de/film/dokumentarfilmzeit/unrecht-und-widerstand—romani-rose-und-die—buergerrechtsbewegung-100.html
Bürgerrechtler Romani Rose spricht in 3Sat-Doku. In: Schwetzinger Zeitung. 25.07.2022. https://www.schwetzinger-1938565_1_teaser1024r056_mmdc-7m0ltuqt050mogb3edo_original.jpg /orte/schwetzingen_artikel,-schwetzingen-buergerrechtler-romani-rose-spricht-in-3sat-doku-_arid,1977429.html

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Lety

July 24, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Another article and video of the start of the demolition of the pig farm on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety.

<ul> <li>Tschechien reißt Schweinemast in früherem NS-Lager für Roma ab. In: Euronews. 23.07.2022. <a href="https://de.euronews.com/2022/07/23/tschechien-reisst-schweinemast-im-fruherem-ns-lager-fur-roma-ab">https://de.euronews.com/2022/07/23/tschechien-reisst-schweinemast-im-fruherem-ns-lager-fur-roma-ab</a></li> <li>République Tchèque : démolition d’une ferme construite sur un ancien camp nazi pour roms. In: Euronews. 23.07.2022. <a href="https://fr.euronews.com/2022/07/23/republique-tcheque-demolition-dune-ferme-construite-sur-un-ancien-camp-nazi-pour-roms">https://fr.euronews.com/2022/07/23/republique-tcheque-demolition-dune-ferme-construite-sur-un-ancien-camp-nazi-pour-roms</a></li> </ul>

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Lety: At last

July 23, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The destruction of the pig farm on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety has finally started.

Czechs demolish pig farm on Nazi concentration camp for Roma. In: BBC News. 22.07.2022. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62263340
Demolition of pig farm on site of Roma concentration camp begins after years of delays. In: radio Prague International. 22.07.2022. https://english.radio.cz/demolition-pig-farm-site-roma-concentration-camp-begins-after-years-delays-8756727
Abriss auf früherem KZ-Gelände: Schweinefarm weicht Gedenkstätte. In: Berliner Zeitung. 22.07.2022. https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/abriss-auf-frueherem-kz-gelaende-schweinefarm-weicht-gedenkstaette-li.249599
LIVE ONLINE 22 JULY: Grand launch of the demolition of the industrial pig farm at Lety u Písku, Czech Republic. In: Romea. 21.07.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/live-online-22-july-grand-launch-of-the-demolition-of-the-industrial-pig-farm-at-lety-u-pisku-czech-republic
V Letech symbolicky začala demolice vepřína, kde býval romský tabor. In: Idnes. 23.07.2022. https://www.idnes.cz/ceske-budejovice/zpravy/lety-veprin-demolice-zahajeni-symbolicke-romsky-tabor.A220722_133321_budejovice-zpravy_zuf

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Lety: Pictures of the Ceremony

July 23, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Some pictures of the ceremony of the start of the destruction of the pig farm on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety.

Foto: Demolice vepřína v Letech začala. Bude stát méně, za rok bude otevřen památník. In: Zpravyy Aktualne. 22.07.2022. https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/foto-lety-bourani/r~b402802a099c11eda3c0ac1f6b220ee8/

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Philomena Franz

July 22, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Another article on the 100^th birthday of the Holocaust survivor Philomena Franz.

Holocaust-Überlebende Philomena Franz wird 100 Jahre alt. In: WDR. 21.07.2022. https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/rheinland/philomena-franz-100-geburtstag-100.html

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Happy Birthday!

July 21, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Philomena Franz, a Sintica and Holocaust survivor turns 100! Te del Devel lake baxt!

Philomena Franz wird 100Ein Leben nach und mit dem Grauen. In: Kölner Stadt Anzeiger. 21.07.2022. https://www.ksta.de/region/rhein-berg-oberberg/roesrath/philomena-franz-wird-100-ein-leben-nach-und-mit-dem-grauen-39827210?cb=1658384782878&

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Bonn, Roma, and Holocaust

July 19, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Bonn district council has repeatedly postponed the decision on the memorial plaque for the Sinti from Bonn who deported during National Socialism, which should be installed in front of the station. The State Association of German Sinti and Roma North Rhine-Westphalia criticizes the slow process.

Entscheidung über Gedenktafel für Bonner Sinti bleibt aus. In: General Anzeiger. 18.07.2022. https://ga.de/w1900_h1052_x1796_y1198_GA_Sinti_Roma_Gedenktafel__mb-2-d3b9b0539ce0d9e8.jpg /stadt-bonn/entscheidung-ueber-gedenktafel-fuer-bonner-sinti-bleibt-aus_aid-72915913

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August 2nd

July 15, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the liquidation by the Germans of the so-called of the Gypsy camp will be held on August 2 at the former KL Auschwitz II-Birkenau, the Association of the Roma in Poland announced on Wednesday. August 2 is the Day of Remembrance for the Genocide of the Roma. During World War II, the Germans killed about 500,000. Roma and Sinti.

2 sierpnia Romowie upamiętnią przodków zgładzonych przez Niemców. In: Krakow TVP. 14.07.2022. https://krakow.tvp.pl/61279875/2-sierpnia-romowie-upamietnia-przodkow-zgladzonych-przez-niemcow

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Lety – at last

July 13, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The demolition of the pig fram on the site of the former Roma concentration camp of Lety can begin. It took time.

Demolition of industrial pig farm located on the site of former WWII-era concentration camp for Roma to begin so Czech Republic can build new memorial. In: Romea. 12.07.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/demolition-of-industrial-pig-farm-located-on-the-site-of-former-wwii-era-concentration-camp-for-roma-to-begin-so-czech
Termin für Abriss der Schweinefarm in Lety, an deren Stelle Mahnmal für Roma-Holocaust entstehen soll. In: Radio Prague International. 12.07.2022. https://deutsch.radio.cz/termin-fuer-abriss-der-schweinefarm-lety-deren-stelle-mahnmal-fuer-roma-8755794

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Exhibition

July 11, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

An exhibition in Weimar showcases the fate of Roma in concentration camps.

Ausstellung in Weimar über Sinti und Roma im KZ. In: Thüringer Allgemeine. https://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/regionen/weimar/ausstellung-in-weimar-ueber-sinti-und-roma-im-kz-id235869397.html

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Germany, Holocaust, and Roma

July 6, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Claudia Roth, a prominent German Green politician and one of the vice presidents of the Bundestag. She is also currently serving as Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media has declined to attend a ceremony marking the 100^thbirthday of Philomena Franz, where the Sintica and Holocaust survivor will tell about her life.

»Einer hundertjährigen KZ-Überlebenden muss man schon in die Augen blicken« In: Der Spiegel. 05.07.2022. https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/auschwitz-claudia-roth-wird-feierlichkeiten-von-ueberlebender-philomena-franz-nicht-besuchen-a-2419b157-fcbb-4f33-b926-cc7718131c4a

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Auschwitz Museum

July 5, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

On the occasion of the 75^th anniversary of the creation of the Auschwitz Museum, a commemorative album “75 years of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and Memorial Site” has been published. It is divided into six chapters: the establishment of the museum, the survivors at the memorial site, preservation of authenticity, education and memory, visits and the caretakers of the memorial site.

Photographs illustrating events in the history of the museum are accompanied by quotations from letters and entries in the commemorative book, mainly by leaders of states and international organizations, which emphasize the role and importance of the place. The album ends with a calendar of the most important events in the history of the museum.

Muzeum Auschwitz wydało album z okazji 75. rocznicy powstania. In: Dzieje. 04.07.2022. https://dzieje.pl/dziedzictwo-kulturowe/muzeum-auschwitz-wydalo-album-z-okazji-75-rocznicy-powstania

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Slovakia and its History

July 3, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The young Slovak historian Viktória Rigová focused her research on so called “problematic” youth. The result of her research is a very interesting and thought-provoking book, Youth over the Abyss, in which she presents the results of her research into a neglected area of Slovak social history. It monitors the social care of children and youth during the interwar period of Czechoslovakia and the Slovak State, i.e. in the period 1918-1945. In a narrower focus, it focuses on children and youth, referred to as “problem youth”.

Človek sa zločincom nerodí, no ideológovia slovenského klérofašizmu si to však nemysleli. In: Dennik. 02.07.2022. https://dennikn.sk/blog/2919040/clovek-sa-zlocincom-nerodi-no-ideologovia-slovenskeho-klerofasizmu-si-to-vsak-nemysleli/

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75 years

July 2, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Polish president Andrzej Duda wrote a letter to the participants of the celebration of the 75^th anniversary of the creation of the Auschwitz Birkenau Museum in which he stated that it is our duty to guard the truth and the memory of the fate of millions of helpless victims.

Andrzej Duda: Auschwitz–Birkenau ma pozostać przestrogą. In: Niezalezna. 01.07.2022. https://niezalezna.pl/448541-andrzej-duda-auschwitz-birkenau-ma-pozostac-przestroga
Prezydent Duda: naszą powinnością jest strzec prawdy i pamięci o losie milionów ofiar. In: Niedziela. 01.07.2022. https://www.niedziela.pl/artykul/82363/Prezydent-Duda-nasza-powinnoscia-jest
List z okazji 75. rocznicy powstania Państwowego Muzeum Auschwitz–Birkenau. In: Prezydent. 01.07.2022. https://www.prezydent.pl/aktualnosci/wypowiedzi-prezydenta-rp/listy/list-z-okazji-75-rocznicy-powstania-panstwowego-muzeum-auschwitzbirkenau,56317

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Condemnation

June 29, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

A 101 year old former Sachsenhausen concentration camp guard was condemned to five years of prison. The anti-Semitism commissioner and the antiziganism commissioner of the Federal Government, the Central Council of Sinti and Roma and other voices welcomed the judge’s verdict.

Früherer KZ-Wachmann zu fünf Jahren Haft verurteilt. In: MiGazin. 28.06.2022. https://www.migazin.de/2022/06/28/massenmord-frueherer-kz-wachmann-jahren/
“Kein ruhiger Lebensabend”. In: Domradio. 28.06.2022. https://www.domradio.de/artikel/zustimmung-zu-sachsenhausen-urteil
Nazi camp guard, 101, jailed for ‘complicity’ in 3,518 murders. In: Euronews. 28.06.2022. https://www.euronews.com/2022/06/28/oldest-person-to-be-tried-for-nazi-era-crimes-set-to-hear-his-fate
Wegen Beihilfe zum Mord in 3518 Fällen: Ein 101-jähriger KZ-Wachmann wird zu fünf Jahren Haft verurteilt. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 28.06.2022. https://www.nzz.ch/international/fuenf-jahre-haft-fuer-101-jaehrigen-kz-wachmann-josef-s-ld.1690911?reduced=true
Das Schweigen des Josef S. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. 28.06.2022. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/sachsenhausen-kz-wachmann-nationalsozialismus-1.5611263?reduced=true
Germany: Former Nazi guard, 101, jailed for aiding murder. In: The Washington Post. 28.06.2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/man-101-convicted-of-being-nazi-guard-sentenced-to-4-years/2022/06/28/b07dbc3c-f6bc-11ec-81db-ac07a394a86b_story.html

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Bergen Belsen and Roma

June 28, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Bergen-Belsen memorial is inviting to a thematic tour about Sinti and Roma in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The event will take place on Sunday, July 03, 2022, 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Thematischer Rundgang: Sinti und Roma im KZ Bergen-Belsen. In: Celle Heute. 27.06.2022. https://www.celleheute.de/post/-rundgang-sinti-und-roma-im-kz-bergen-belsen