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Tag Archives: Holocaust
Roma Holocaust
Commemorations of the Roma Holocaust are being held in many places in Europe. One of the main is being held today in Auschwitz in the presence of the President of the German Parliament Bodo Ramelow.
- Ramelow beim Gedenktag für Sinti und Roma in Auschwitz. In: Die Zeit. 01.08.2022. https://www.zeit.de/news/2022-08/01/ramelow-beim-gedenktag-fuer-sinti-und-roma-in-auschwitz
Auschwitz and Roma
In connection with the upcoming Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day (August 2), the ethnographer, historian and currently advisor to the Slovak Minister of Justice in the field of human rights, Zuzana Kumanová stated that about 22,000 European Roma passed through the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, and about 19,000 of them never returned.
As usual, this is factually right, but effectively wrong. There were 22’000 REGISTERED Roma in Auschwitz. But by the same token, “only” roughly 300 thousand Jews. People who were immediately killed were not registered.
- Kumanová: Z tábora Auschwitz-Birkenau sa nevrátilo asi 19.000 Rómov. In: Teraz. 31.07.2022. https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/kumanova-z-tabora-auschwitz-birkenau/651028-clanok.html?utm_source=teraz&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=click&utm_content=.%253Bw%253BwSpr%25C3%25A1vy%253BSpr%25C3%25A1vy%253BSlovensko%253Bimg
Germany Commemorations
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/
Germany and 2nd of August
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
Exhibition
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/
Buchenwald: Vandals
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
Romani Rose
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
Lety
Another article and video of the start of the demolition of the pig farm on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety.
Lety: At last
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
Lety: Pictures of the Ceremony
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/
Philomena Franz
Another article on the 100th 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
Happy Birthday!
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&
Bonn, Roma, and Holocaust
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
August 2nd
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
Lety – at last
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
Exhibition
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
Germany, Holocaust, and Roma
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 100thbirthday 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
Auschwitz Museum
On the occasion of the 75th 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
Slovakia and its History
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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