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Romani Resistance - 16 May 1944

Czech local archive publishes digitalized records online of the former concentration camp for Romani people at Lety
10.7.2021 8:25 full story
Czech town installs brass tablets in pavement to remember the tragic wartime fate of its Jewish residents
13.5.2021 7:52 full story
Czech Republic: "Stumbling-stones" commemorate Romani Holocaust victims for the first time ever
26.9.2017 7:05 Attentive pedestrians walking through what was once a temporary settlement in Brno's Černovičky quarter will find an unobtrusive reminder of the Romani victims of the Holocaust there now. All they have to do is look down at the shiny metal memorial stones or "stolpersteins" ("stumbling stones") that have just been installed. full storyGermany: British neo-Nazis tweet photo of themselves giving the Nazi salute at Buchenwald
28.5.2016 8:36 Two members of a British neo-Nazi group have tweeted a photo of themselves giving the Nazi salute during a visit to the site of the former Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald. German media drew attention to the case on 26 May and report that authorities are investigating. full story
Czech Republic: Ghettofest 2015 will have less loud music, more reverence
7.5.2015 18:33 The fourth annual Ghettofest will take place on 5 and 6 June in the "Bronx" neighborhood of Brno. In addition to a full program of music and theater, the festival will focus on the tragic past of the locality and the fates of its local inhabitants. full story
Czech Human Rights Minister: We must never forget the Nazi atrocities against millions of Jews, Roma and other human beings
Prague, 26.1.2015 20:33, (ROMEA) Tuesday, 27 January 2015 marks 70 years since the liberation of the concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, a place that embodies and symbolizes the horrors of WWII to the entire world. That is why 27 January is Holocaust Victims' Remembrance and Prevention of Crimes against Humanity Day here. full story
Hungary: Jewish Nobel laureate not "Hungarian enough" for the ultra-right
Budapest, 20.8.2014 16:00, (ROMEA) Imre Kertész, a Hungarian author with Jewish roots who is a Nobel laureate, will receive the Order of St. Stephen, Hungary's highest state honor, today. The Fascist party "Movement for a Better Hungary" (Jobbik), is opposed to his receiving it and has written an open letter on the subject to Hungarian President János Áder. full story
Germany: Granddaughter of Nazi concentration camp commander writes book
Hamburg, Germany, 21.5.2014 20:16, (ROMEA) German author Jennifer Teege has released a book called Amon: My Granddad Would Have Shot Me. In it, the author describes her painful self-discovery and search for her roots after recently learning she is the grandchild of Amon Göth. full story
Open letter from expatriate Roma in England and international organizations to the Government of the Czech Republic
London, 3.8.2013 21:35, (ROMEA) On the occasion of the International Day of the Roma Holocaust, Romani associations and initiatives based in England and elsewhere have sent the following letter to the Government of the Czech Republic in response to growing anti-Romani sentiment there. News server Romea.cz publishes the letter in full translation below: full story
Czech PM Jiří Rusnok to honor the memory of Romani Holocaust victims at Lety
Lety u Písku, 30.7.2013 20:50, (ROMEA) On 1 August 2013 at 20:00 CET a commemorative ceremony and cultural program will take place at the former concentration camp for Romani people at Lety. After laying wreaths at the monument to the victims of the Lety camp, those present will be addressed by Czech Prime Minister Jiří Rusnok, by the chair of the Romani Society of Moravia, Karel Holomek, and by a representative of the German Embassy, Robert Klinke. full story