Touring display on Romany Holocaust opens in Slovakia
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- A touring exhibition on the Holocaust of Romanies and Sintis during World War II and on racism in the present Europe was today opened at Bratislava Castle in the Slovak capital...
"The Romany Holocaust issues were tabooed and concealed for years not only in Slovakia and facts on the extermination of this minority are today unknown for a majority society, and unfortunately also for many Romanies," said Dusan Gabor, manager of the Council of Romany Communities' NGOs.
He said it is important to inform the public of this topic also due to the rise in extremist, racist and xenophobic symptoms primarily among the young generation, also with regard to the over 10-million strong Romany community in Europe...
Part of the exhibition in Bratislava, which was also prepared by the Slovak National Museum, focuses on the Romany Holocaust during the wartime pro-Nazi Slovak state in 1939-1945.
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"The Romany Holocaust issues were tabooed and concealed for years not only in Slovakia and facts on the extermination of this minority are today unknown for a majority society, and unfortunately also for many Romanies," said Dusan Gabor, manager of the Council of Romany Communities' NGOs.
He said it is important to inform the public of this topic also due to the rise in extremist, racist and xenophobic symptoms primarily among the young generation, also with regard to the over 10-million strong Romany community in Europe...
Part of the exhibition in Bratislava, which was also prepared by the Slovak National Museum, focuses on the Romany Holocaust during the wartime pro-Nazi Slovak state in 1939-1945.