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Tribute to our Hero Raymond
Dikh He Na Bister pays tribute to our friend and hero Raymond Gurême, who died in May 2020. He would be celebrating bis 95th birthday in a few days. Raymond was born into a Manouche family of actors and acrobats in France. In Nazi-occupied Europe, his family had been imprisoned in camps, like so many other Romani People under fascism. As a teenager he escaped, then he would break into these camps to feed and care for his loved ones, before boldly escaping again! His sister Henriette wrote a song about his courage. Raymond was a warm mischievous soul, always at the center of the Dikh He Na Bister Commemoration…
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#RomaRemember Campaign 2020
Joint statement on the occasion of 2 August 2020 – International Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma #RomaRemember: Joint International Campaign for Roma and Sinti Holocaust Remembrance 2020 On 2 August 1944, over 4,300 Sinti and Roma were murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau. They were taken during the night from their barracks to the gas chamber by SS guards, who only months earlier had been driven back by the fierce resistance of the Romani prisoners fighting with nothing but picks and shovels. Every year on this tragic day, Sinti and Roma around the world come together to commemorate the more than 500,000 Romani people who were murdered in camps, fields, and…
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Obituary for Peter Höllenreiner
On 28 July 2020, Peter Höllenreiner, who had been closely connected with the work of the Dikh He Na Bister, the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma and the Documentation Centre for many years, passed away. Peter was born in 1939 in Munich and was only 4 years old when he was deported to the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was very committed to share his story with Dikh He Na Bister and many young people, and he was committed to fight against racism in Europe today!
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Dikh He Na Bister 2020
Online Action Day for the recognition and remembrance of the Roma Holocaust Memorial Day This year would have been the 10th anniversary of Dikh He Na Bister. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was not possible to bring together hundreds of minority and majority youth from all over Europe, as in previous years, to jointly strengthen remembrance, recognition and education about the genocide of Sinti and Roma on the occasion of the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma. Only a small delegation of 10 people took part in the commemoration ceremony at the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial on 2 August on behalf of the young people. Therefore we startet…
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Virtual commemoration 2020
Due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, it is unfortunately not possible to hold a similar commemoration event as in previous years. The organisers therefore had to make the difficult decision that only a small wreath-laying ceremony with limited participation can take place at the Memorial in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Instead the main commemoration will take place online. This website will host the official virtual commemoration ceremony for the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma on 2 August 2020, as well as to make local commemorations across Europe visible.
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Obituary for Raymond Gurême
Our hero Raymond Gurême passed away on Sunday, 24 May 2020, at the age of 94. We will continue our fight for justice in his spirit.
Roma Genocide Remembrance Initiative
