Tag Archives: Holocaust

News Americas

Canada & Holocaust

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There is an increased drive for Canada to officially recognise the Roma Holocaust. Prime Minister Trudeau already did so personally, but the official recognition will go through the parliament.

– Roma community campaigns for feds’ official recognition of genocide during Holocaust. In: The Hill Times. 05.09.2018. https://www.hilltimes.com/2018/09/05/roma-community-campaigns-feds-official-recognition-genocide-holocaust/156168 [link-preview url=”https://www.hilltimes.com/2018/09/05/roma-community-campaigns-feds-official-recognition-genocide-holocaust/156168″]

Germany News Western Europe

Two Exhibitions

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Two exhibitions on the Roma Holocaust in Germany.

– Ausstellung zum Völkermord an den Sinti und Roma. In: Neue Westfälische. 30.08.2018. https://www.nw.de/lokal/kreis_herford/herford/22229778_Ausstellung-zum-Voelkermord-an-den-Sinti-und-Roma.html
– Ausstellung zu Schicksal der Sinti. In: Nordwest Zeitung. 28.08.2018. https://www.nwzonline.de/ammerland/politik/rastede-ausstellung_a_50,2,1404006956.html [link-preview url=”https://www.nw.de/lokal/kreis_herford/herford/22229778_Ausstellung-zum-Voelkermord-an-den-Sinti-und-Roma.html “]

News Eastern Europe Poland

Hell on Earth

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No comments – and a nice acknowledgement.

– ‘Hell on Earth was a German creation,’ says Foreign Minister on visit to Auschwitz. In: The Local (DE). 20.08.2018. https://www.thelocal.de/20180820/hell-on-earth-was-a-german-creation-says-foreign-minister-on-visit-to-auschwitz [link-preview url=”https://www.thelocal.de/20180820/hell-on-earth-was-a-german-creation-says-foreign-minister-on-visit-to-auschwitz”]

Germany News Western Europe

Germany: Not over Yet

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The descendants of an Auschwitz survivor were recently harassed and threatened in Zetel in Northern Germany.

– Sinti wurden in Zetel rassistisch angefeindet. In: NWZ Online. 14.08.2018. https://www.nwzonline.de/friesland/politik/zetel-entsetzen-in-friesland-sinti-wurden-in-zetel-rassistisch-angefeindet_a_50,2,971417785.html [link-preview url=”https://www.nwzonline.de/friesland/politik/zetel-entsetzen-in-friesland-sinti-wurden-in-zetel-rassistisch-angefeindet_a_50,2,971417785.html”]

Germany News Western Europe

Testimony

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The testimony of a Auschwitz survivor.

– Roma Holocaust Memorial Day: Auschwitz survivor Mano Höllenreiner recalls Nazi ‘Gypsy Camp’. In : Deutsche Welle. 02.08.2018. https://www.dw.com/en/roma-holocaust-memorial-day-auschwitz-survivor-mano-höllenreiner-recalls-nazi-gypsy-camp/a-44926614 [link-preview url=”https://www.dw.com/en/roma-holocaust-memorial-day-auschwitz-survivor-mano-höllenreiner-recalls-nazi-gypsy-camp/a-44926614″]

Germany

Remember

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A good article from Deutsche Welle on the Roma Holocaust.

– Remembering the Nazi genocide of Sinti and Roma. In: Deutsche Welle. 02.08.2018. https://www.dw.com/en/remembering-the-nazi-genocide-of-sinti-and-roma/g-44930522 [link-preview url=”https://www.dw.com/en/remembering-the-nazi-genocide-of-sinti-and-roma/g-44930522″]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Holocaust Remembrance: Slovakia

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Papers in Slovakia chose to publish a stern reminder of what happened to Roma during the Holocaust.

– Rómovia ako etnická skupina boli vystavení likvidácii, upozorňuje druhý august. In: Info.sk. 02.08.2018. http://www.info.sk/sprava/147649/romovia-ako-etnicka-skupina-boli-vystaveni-likvidacii-upozornuje-druhy-august/
– Rómovia ako etnická skupina boli vystavení likvidácii. In: Teraz. 02.08.2018. http://www.teraz.sk/magazin/romovia-ako-etnicka-skupina-boli-vysta/340142-clanok.html [link-preview url=”http://www.info.sk/sprava/147649/romovia-ako-etnicka-skupina-boli-vystaveni-likvidacii-upozornuje-druhy-august/ “]

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Holocaust Remembrance: Slovenia

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Quite a few articles in Slovenia on the Roma Holocaust for the commemorations of August 2nd.

– Pred 74 leti so nacisti usmrtili več kot 3.000 Romov. In: RTV. 02.08.2018. https://www.rtvslo.si/svet/pred-74-leti-so-nacisti-usmrtili-vec-kot-3-000-romov/462198
– Mednarodni dan spomina na zamolčane žrtve porajmosa, nacističnega genocida nad Romi. In: STA. 02.08.2018. https://www.sta.si/2539150/mednarodni-dan-spomina-na-zamolcane-zrtve-porajmosa-nacisticnega-genocida-nad-romi
– Dan spomina na žrtve nacističnega genocida nad Romi. In: SIOL.net. 02.08.2018. https://siol.net/novice/svet/dan-spomina-na-zrtve-nacisticnega-genocida-nad-romi-474285
– Porajmos – pozabljeni romski holokavst. In: Dnevnik. 02.08.2018. https://www.dnevnik.si/1042835049 [link-preview url=”https://www.rtvslo.si/svet/pred-74-leti-so-nacisti-usmrtili-vec-kot-3-000-romov/462198 “]

Bosnia News Eastern Europe

Holocaust Remembrance: Bosnia

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– Head of Council of Europe Office in Sarajevo paid respects to Roma victims of the Holocaust in Donja Gradina. In: Council of Europe. 02.08.2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/sarajevo/-/head-of-council-of-europe-office-in-sarajevo-paid-respects-to-roma-victims-of-the-holocaust-in-donja-gradina [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/sarajevo/-/head-of-council-of-europe-office-in-sarajevo-paid-respects-to-roma-victims-of-the-holocaust-in-donja-gradina”]

News Eastern Europe Poland

Auschwitz

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– Commemoration of the Roma Holocaust: our duty to remember, and to combat persisting anti-Gypsyism in today’s Europe. In: Council of Europe. 02.08.2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/commemoration-of-the-roma-holocaust-our-duty-to-remember-and-combat-persisting-anti-gypsyism-in-today-s-europe [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/commemoration-of-the-roma-holocaust-our-duty-to-remember-and-combat-persisting-anti-gypsyism-in-today-s-europe”]

Italy News Western Europe

Italy: Protests

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– Many Roma took the opportunity of the Holocaust Remembrance Day to protest against the policies of the Italian government and against racism.

– Dozens protest policies in Italy on Roma Holocaust day. In: ABC News. 02.08.2018. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dozens-protest-policies-italy-roma-holocaust-day-56990205
– Roma, rom e sinti scendono in piazza contro il razzismo. In: Kika Press. 02.08.2018. https://www.kikapress.com/gallery/roma-rom-e-sinti-scendono-in-piazza-contro-il-razzismo
– Oggi rom e sinti in piazza contro i rischi di deriva xenofoba. In: Articolo 21. 02.08.2018. https://www.articolo21.org/2018/08/oggi-rom-e-sinti-in-piazza-contro-i-rischi-di-deriva-xenofoba/ [link-preview url=”https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dozens-protest-policies-italy-roma-holocaust-day-56990205 “]

Croatia News Eastern Europe

Holocaust Remembrance: Croatia

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Let’s not forget that Croatia killed nearly ALL Croatian Roma during World War Two. This was not the Germans, but the Ustaša. If you want to meet the few Croatian Roma who survived, you have to go to Milan …

– Croatia Marks International Roma Genocide Remembrance Day. 02.08.2018. https://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/30176-croatia-marks-international-roma-genocide-remembrance-day [link-preview url=”https://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/30176-croatia-marks-international-roma-genocide-remembrance-day”]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia: Do not Forget

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A summary of Holocaust for Roma in Slovakia and the Commemorations and remembrance on Holocaust.

– Rómsky holokaust nesmie upadnúť do zabudnutia, pripomenú ho viaceré podujatia. In: Spravy Pravda. 01.08.2018. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/478859-romsky-holokaust-nesmie-upadnut-do-zabudnutia-pripomenu-ho-viacere-podujatia/ [link-preview url=”https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/478859-romsky-holokaust-nesmie-upadnut-do-zabudnutia-pripomenu-ho-viacere-podujatia/”]

Austria News Western Europe

Austria: August 2nd?

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There is a proposal to officialise August 2nd in Austria as the day of the commemoration of Roma victims of the Holocaust.

– Mandl schlägt 2. August als offiziellen österreichischen Gedenktag für Roma und Sinti vor. In: OTS. 01.08.2018. https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20180801_OTS0032/mandl-schlaegt-2-august-als-offiziellen-oesterreichischen-gedenktag-fuer-roma-und-sinti-vor [link-preview url=”https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20180801_OTS0032/mandl-schlaegt-2-august-als-offiziellen-oesterreichischen-gedenktag-fuer-roma-und-sinti-vor”]

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EU Commemoration

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May they rest in peace!

– Roma Holocaust Memorial Day: EU commemorates ‘forgotten victims’. In: Euronews. 02.08.2018. http://www.euronews.com/2018/08/02/roma-holocaust-memorial-day-eu-commemorates-forgotten-victims- [link-preview url=”http://www.euronews.com/2018/08/02/roma-holocaust-memorial-day-eu-commemorates-forgotten-victims-“]

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EU and Roma Holocaust Day

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The official EU statement on Roma Holocaust and the transcript of the EU Commission vice president Timmermans and chairman Jourova.
Too bad they still use “Porrajmos” and even worse that they misspell it.

– European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day (Pharrajimos). In: Council of Europe. 02.08.2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/holocaust/-/european-roma-holocaust-memorial-day-pharrajimos-
– Statement by First Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Jourová ahead of Roma Holocaust Memorial Day on 2 August. In Council of Europe. 01.08.2018. http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-18-4749_en.htm [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/holocaust/-/european-roma-holocaust-memorial-day-pharrajimos- “]

News Eastern Europe Slovenia

Slovenia and Holocaust

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Slovenia will mark the International Roma Holocaust Day with several events.

– Roma Holocaust remembered in Slovenia. In: STA. 01.08.2018. https://english.sta.si/2539494/roma-holocaust-remembered-in-slovenia [link-preview url=”https://english.sta.si/2539494/roma-holocaust-remembered-in-slovenia”]

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August 2 in Babi Yar

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A Roma commemoration will be held on August 2nd, for the international Roma Holocaust day on the site of the notorious Babi Yar massacres where there were also many Roma victims.

– Rally for International Day of Roma Holocaust to be held in Kyiv. In: 112. 30.07.2018. https://112.international/society/rally-for-international-day-of-roma-holocaust-to-be-held-in-kyiv-30708.html [link-preview url=”https://112.international/society/rally-for-international-day-of-roma-holocaust-to-be-held-in-kyiv-30708.html”]

Germany News Western Europe

Requiem for Auschwitz

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The Roma Philharmonic performed the Requiem for Auschwitz during the Wiesbaden Culture weeks.

– „Requiem für Auschwitz“ im Rahmen der Kulturwochen gegen Antiziganismus in Wiesbaden. In: Wiesbadener Kurier. 21.06.2018. http://www.wiesbadener-kurier.de/freizeit/kunst-und-kultur/musik/requiem-fuer-auschwitz-im-rahmen-der-kulturwochen-gegen-antiziganismus-in-wiesbaden_18865768.htm# [link-preview url=”http://www.wiesbadener-kurier.de/freizeit/kunst-und-kultur/musik/requiem-fuer-auschwitz-im-rahmen-der-kulturwochen-gegen-antiziganismus-in-wiesbaden_18865768.htm#”]

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