Eighty years ago, in May 1944, 578 Roma and Sinti were rounded up in a major raid and transported to Camp Westerbork. Of these, 245 were deported by train to the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp in Poland. Only 31 returned alive.
A commemoration was held on Sunday on the site.
- Vervolging van Roma en Sinti herdacht in Kamp Westerbork. In: Welingeliche Kringen. 26.05.2024. https://www.welingelichtekringen.nl/samenleving/vervolging-van-roma-en-sinti-herdacht-in-kamp-westerbork
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