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About International Romani Resistance Day
Politics , Military
Ends: May 16, 2024
DESCRIPTION:
It was on this day, May 16, 1944, that the Romani people of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, starving and gaunt, rose against their Nazi captors and resisted, refusing to go to the gas chambers without a fight.
Most people are aware of the Nazi Holocaust and what happened to millions in Europe because of it. The coverage of the Jewish victims, who constituted half of those killed and persecuted, has been well documented.
But who was the other half?
The Nazis targeted groups they deemed unfit to their social ideals, including over 75,000 mentally ill and disabled, people of color, 2.5 million Catholics and Poles, homosexuals, and the Romani.
The Romani are sometimes referred to as Gypsies, Travelers, or Roma. Like the Jewish population of Europe, the Romani lost 550,000 people, 25 percent of their total population. And yet, they are rarely mentioned. The Roma wore black triangles on their sleeves instead of yellow stars. Romani were rounded up, starved, and executed, often digging their graves. With the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, more has been revealed about the Romani holocaust experience. Researchers believe the number of Romani killed may exceed three times what they initially thought.
August 2 is International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day. This day draws particular attention to the Roma survivors struggling with persecution and prejudice in many parts of Europe and America.
VIDEOS
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Report on the Status of Romani in Europe
Facts and History of the Roma People
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Map of Roma Persecution During WWII
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