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Categories: CULTURE · INTERNATIONAL · POLITICS

European Rom and Sinti Holocaust remembrance

Entities: Auschwitz‑Birkenau · Sinti community · Ravensbrück concentration camp · Rom and Sinti communities · Armani Spindler

Overview

In early August 2026 European nations marked 2 August as the European Day of Remembrance for the Rom and Sinti Holocaust. Building on July commemorations in Germany and Italy and the Council of Europe’s declaration, the day honoured roughly 4,300 victims murdered in the Auschwitz‑Birkenau gas chambers and the broader Porajmos, whose total death toll is estimated between 250,000 and half a million.

Sweden’s Forum for Living History opened the “Pride and Community – Young Roma Speak” exhibition in Stockholm and introduced school programmes. Austria’s Green Party spokesperson Olga Voglauer called for decisive action against antiziganism, while German scholars reflected on a “second persecution.” New ceremonies were held at Croatia’s Uštica memorial site, attended by Labour Minister Alen Ružić, and Bosnia‑Herzegovina broadcast radio programmes on the remembrance. Official estimates cited at least 16,173 Roma killed at the Jasenovac camp, including 5,608 children, alongside the Auschwitz figures.

Across the continent, the events underscored persistent discrimination in housing, education, employment and public life, urging European institutions to translate symbolic remembrance into concrete policies on education, legal equality and anti‑racist measures.

In Germany, guided remembrance tours visited the former Ravensbrück women’s camp and Sachsenhausen concentration camp, organised by Brandenburgische Gedenkstätten and linked to the “Wir intervenieren!” exhibition. Participants such as Madeleine Kehrer, whose grandmother Anna Schneck was murdered at Auschwitz, and activist Armani Spindler used the tours to educate schools and police about antiziganism and to keep the memory alive for younger generations.

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Timeline

  1. about 6 hours ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Germany holds memorial tours for Sinti and Roma Holocaust victims

    Germany commemorated Sinti and Roma Holocaust victims with tours at Ravensbrück and Sachsenhausen and personal memorial visits in Ravensburg, emphasizing education and remembrance.

  2. 1 day ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 12 sources
    Europe Observes Roma Holocaust Memorial Day, Urges Action on Antiziganism

    Europe marked 2 August as Roma Holocaust Memorial Day, recalling half‑a‑million victims and urging action against antiziganism across the continent.

  3. 3 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Council of Europe urges Rom and Sinti Holocaust remembrance as Berlin bans memorial gatherings

    Council of Europe calls for Rom and Sinti Holocaust remembrance while Berlin bans gatherings at its Sinti‑Roma memorial on 2 August.

  4. 6 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Italian towns commemorate WWII Rom and Sinti genocide and Carnaio massacre

    Ginosa established August 2 as the Day of Remembrance for the Rom and Sinti genocide, while Bagno di Romagna marked the 82nd anniversary of the 1944 Carnaio massacre with ceremonies.

  5. 13 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Germany commemorates Sinti and Roma victims of the Holocaust

    Germany held Holocaust remembrance events in Ebersberg and Ulm, focusing on the Sinti‑Roma victims, to educate the public and students about past persecution and combat ongoing discrimination.

Sources

barometern.se · bt.se · eunews.it · europeantimes.news · felvidek.ma · gd.se · ilrestodelcarlino.it · juedische-allgemeine.de · landkreis-ebersberg.de · livekritik.de · m.tportal.hr · nsk.se · presse-nachrichten.de · radioilijas.ba · radiozurnal.rozhlas.cz · schollgym-ulm.de · siwiarchiv.de · swr.de · tarantinitime.it · top-news.at

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