IN IMAGES: Romani people from all over Europe commemorate the Romani victims of the Holocaust
Romani people from all over Europe commemorated the victims of Nazi murder on
the occasion of Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. From 2 August to 3 August 1944, the
Nazis murdered 2 898 Roma and Sinti in the gas chambers of the concentration and
extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Other Roma were murdered at the
concentration camps in Bełżec, Chełmno, Majdanek, Sobibór and Treblinka. Others,
whose numbers are difficult to estimate, were shot dead and buried in mass
graves in the forests.
Poland – Auschwitz
The traditional commemoration of the Romani victims of the Holocaust was held
at the former Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz.
The commemoration of Roma and Sinti Genocide Remembrance Day began at the former German Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. pic.twitter.com/U1x6v6C3se
— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) 2. srpna 2016
Czech Republic – Prague
Czech Republic – Lety u Písku
Hungary – Budapest
France – Strasbourgh
Representatives of the Council of Europe honored the memory of the Romani
victims and survivors of the Holocaust at its Strasbourg headquarters.
