Sometimes known as the “forgotten Holocaust,” many people are not aware of the Nazi assault on the Sinti and Roma people of Europe. As early as 1936, Roma and Sinti people were targeted in and around Berlin. Later, as World War II began, this persecution intensified, leading to mass deportations, forced labor, and imprisonment in concentration camps. Between 1936 and the end of the war, between 200,000 and 500,000 Roma and Sinti people were murdered.

In order to learn more about these overlooked victims, FIU’s Center for the Humanities in an Urban Environment will present, “Known / Unknown: The Roma and the Sinti in the Holocaust” on Wednesday 31 January at 6pm EST via Zoom.

Here’s a look at the program:

“Roma Youth in Ukraine: How We Think About War, Then and Now”
Natali Tomenko and Volodymyr Yakovenko, Roma Youth Organization, Ukraine

“The Romani and the Jewish Holocaust: Remembering Related Fates”
Ari Joskowicz, Vanderbilt University

“Challenges in Researching the Persecution of Roma in Occupied France”
Clara Dijkstra, University of Cambridge

Join us Wednesday 31 January at 6pm EST on Zoom by clicking here.

This event is a part of FIU’s 9th Annual Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week. To have a look at the full schedule, click here.

Thank you for your support of CHUE and see you Wednesday at 6pm EST on Zoom via link here: https://go.fiu.edu/KnownUnknown

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