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Commemoration of the Romani victims of Nazism Lety u Písku, 12.5.2008, 15:03, (ROMEA)On 13.5.2008 at 12:00, the Committee for the Compensation of the Romani
Holocaust (VPORH) will hold a commemorative ceremony for the Romani victims of
Nazism at the burial site of the former concentration camp for Roma at Lety by
Písek (next to the pig farm).
Čeněk Růžička, VPORH president, responded today to recent proposals for how
to deal with the Lety issue as follows: "One fine day, a modest but dignified
memorial will stand at that site. There will be not a trace of a pig farm left.
No one can prevent this. It is unacceptable to the former Romani prisoners of
the camp and to the relatives of the camp's victims to propose building a museum
next to the pig farm and leaving the pig farm where it is. The only correct
solution is to remove the pig farm from this place of reverence. We will then
provide our own monument."
Participation at the commemorative ceremony has been confirmed by the
following dignitaries, among others:
• Romani Rose, President, Central Council of German Sinti and Roma
• Felix Kolmer, Vice-Chair, International Auschwitz Committee
• A representative of the Office of the President of the Czech Republic
• Senator Petr Pithart, Vice-Chair of the Senate of the Czech Republic
• A representative of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
• Džamila Stehlíková, Czech Human Rights and Minorities Minister
• Ondřej Liška, Czech Minister for Education, Youth and Sport
• A representative of the German Embassy in Prague
• A representative of the Hungarian Embassy in Prague
• A representative of the Polish Embassy in Prague
• A representative of the Austrian Embassy in Prague
• A representative of the Slovak Embassy in Prague ROMEA
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