Porajmos, the forgotten Roma Genocide. Under the rule of Nazi Germany, the Roma were persecuted, detained and executed as part of the Holocaust. Roma call the Roma Genocide the Porajmos, which means the ‘Devouring’ in Romani language. There was segregated provision even in extermination camps. In the extermination camp at Auschwitz II-Birkenau, section Blle was […]
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“The gypsies, who knew what was in store for them, screamed: fights broke out, shots went off and people were wounded. SS reinforcements arrived when the trucks were only half full. The gypsies even used loaves of bread as missiles. But the SS were too strong, too experienced, too numerous.” — Dazlo Tilany Under […]
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