[WSMDiscuss] Holocaust Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti People in Europe

[Umakant]

Dear Friends

Greetings! August 02is observed as Roma and Sinti Holocaust Memorial Day across Europe. On thelinks given below you could read and also watch videos commemorating this dayin humanity’s history as a day against prejudice, hate and brutality. It isalso to be noted here in this connection that while the day is remembered toatone for past injustices and wrongs, the current situation of Roma and Sintipeople continues to remain a matter of serious concern as they still face discrimination,exclusion and violence based on work and descent (family lineage).  

 

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EuropeanHolocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma

https://www.roma-sinti-holocaust-memorial-day.eu/

 

On 2August, we commemorate the last 4,300 Sinti and Roma in the German Naziconcentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, who were murdered by the SS on thatnight in 1944 despite their fierce resistance. In memory of all 500,000 Sintiand Roma murdered in Nazi-occupied Europe, the European Parliament declaredthis date the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma in 2015.

 

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EuropeRemembers Sinti, Roma Murdered Under Nazi Rule

Andrea Grunau, DW,August 01, 2021 

Europe remembers Sinti, Roma murdered under Nazi rule | DW | 01.08.2021 


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Europe remembers Sinti, Roma murdered under Nazi rule | DW | 01.08.2021

Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com)

On August 2, 1944, 4,300 Sinti and Roma were killed in the gas chambers of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. Ge...
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TheSS liquidated the “family camp” at Auschwitz-Birkenau, driving 4,300 screamingand wailing people to their deaths. It was truly a day of horror in the RomaniHolocaust, known also as the Porajmos. In 2015, the European Parliamentdeclared August 2 as Roma Holocaust Memorial Day forSinti and Roma. 

 

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WithRegards and In Solidarity 

Umakant,Ph. D 

NewDelhi 



 






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