Traditional commemoration ceremony honors Romani victims of Lety concentration camp on Sunday, 13 May

22 October 2012

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The Committee for the Redress of the Roma Holocaust in the Czech Republic (Výbor pro odškodnění romského holocaustu v České republice – VPORH) is holding its traditional commemoration ceremony on Sunday, 13 May at the memorial to the Romani victims of the concentration camp at Lety by Písek.

INVITATION

The former Romani prisoners of Nazi concentration camps and their bereaved invite you to the traditional

*Commemorative ceremony for the Romani victims of Nazism*

held with the kind support of the Foundation for Holocaust Victims (Nadační fond obětem holocaustu) on Sunday, 13 May 2012, at 12:30 at the memorial to the former Romani concentration camp at Lety by Písek.

Program:

12:30 – The Czech and the Romani national anthems

12:40 – Laying of wreaths at the memorial, religious service

13:30 – Speeches

14:20 – Ending of the official portion of the commemorative service, tour of the new memorial, laying of wreaths at the memorial to the child victims of the camp in the parish cemetery in Mirovice

The Committee for the Redress of the Roma Holocaust in the Czech Republic (VPORH v ČR) brings together former Romani prisoners of Nazi concentrationcamps and their bereaved.

Organized by VPORH v ČR, Barákova 1002, 508 01 Hořice

E-mail: ruzicka.vporh@seznam.cz, tel. +420 603 247 617