Roma Holocaust Memorial Day
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The Roma Holocaust Memorial Day (known with various slightly different names) is a memorial day that commemorates the victims of the Romani genocide (Porajmos), which resulted in the murder of an estimated 220,000–500,000 Romani people by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II. The date of 2 August was chosen for the memorial because on the night of 2–3 August 1944, 2,897 Roma, mostly women, children and elderly people, were killed in the Gypsy family camp (Zigeunerfamilienlager) at Auschwitz concentration camp. Some countries have chosen to commemorate the genocide on different dates.
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Roma Holocaust Memorial Day | |
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Observed by | Council of Europe, European Parliament, Croatia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine |
Significance | Commemoration of the victims of the Romani genocide |
Date | 2 August |
Next time | 2 August 2024 (2024-08-02) |
Frequency | Annual |
Related to | Holocaust memorial days |
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