Editing Romani Holocaust (section)

=== Acts of commemoration ===
[[File:Roms Sinti persecutions plaque.jpg|thumb|upright|Plaque in [[Rome]], Italy, in memory of Romani people murdered in extermination camps]]
[[File:Roma Road Holocaust By Bullets.webm|thumb|upright|''Holocaust by bullet'', [http://www.yahadinunum.org/ Yahad-In Unum] documentary]]

The first memorial which commemorates victims of the Romani Holocaust was erected on 8 May 1956, in the Polish village of [[Szczurowa]] commemorating the [[Szczurowa massacre]]. Since 1996, a Gypsy Caravan Memorial has been traveling among the main remembrance sites in Poland, from [[Tarnów]] via Auschwitz, Szczurowa and [[Borzęcin, Lesser Poland Voivodeship|Borzęcin Dolny]], gathering the Romani and well-wishers in the remembrance of the Porajmos.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Porajmos in Roma Memory in Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland |url=http://www.geschichtswerkstatt-europa.org/expired-project-details/items/porajmos.html |website=Geschichtswerkstatt-europa |publisher=eVZ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716212852/http://www.geschichtswerkstatt-europa.org/expired-project-details/items/porajmos.html |archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref> Several museums dedicate a part of their permanent exhibition to documenting that history, such as the [[Museum of Romani Culture]] in Czech Republic and the Ethnographic Museum in Tarnów in Poland. Some political organisations have tried to block the installation of Romani memorials near former concentration camps, as shown by the debate over [[Concentration camps Lety and Hodonin|Lety and Hodonin]] in the Czech Republic.

On 23 October 2007, President [[Traian Băsescu]] publicly apologized for his nation's role in the Porajmos, the first time a Romanian leader has done so. He called for the Porajmos to be taught in schools, stating that, "We must tell our children that six decades ago children like them were sent by the Romanian state to die of hunger and cold". Part of his apology was expressed in the Romani language. Băsescu awarded three Porajmos survivors with an Order for Faithful Services.<ref>{{cite web |title=Romanian Leader Apologizes to Gypsies |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-10-23-1767691328_x.htm |website=[[USA Today]] |date=23 October 2007 }}</ref> Before recognizing Romania's role in the Porajmos, Traian Băsescu was widely quoted after an incident on 19 May 2007, in which he insulted a journalist by calling her a "stinky gypsy". The president subsequently apologized.<ref>{{cite web |title=Violence against Roma: Romania |publisher=[[Human Rights First]] |url=http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/discrimination/reports.aspx?s=roma-and-sinti&p=individual |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091111094803/http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/discrimination/reports.aspx?s=roma-and-sinti&p=individual |archive-date=11 November 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Monument to the Memory of the Holocaust of the Romani (Gypsies), Borzęcin village, Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.JPG|thumb|upright|Monument to the Memory of the Holocaust of the Romani (Gypsies) in the site of German Nazi crimes during WWII, in the Polish village of [[Borzęcin, Lesser Poland Voivodeship|Borzęcin]] ]]
On 27 January 2011, [[Zoni Weisz]] became the first Roma guest of honour at Germany's official [[Holocaust Memorial Day]] ceremony. Dutch-born Weisz escaped death during a Nazi round-up when a policeman allowed him to escape. Nazi injustices against the Roma were recalled at the ceremony, including that directed at Sinto boxer [[Johann Trollmann]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Stephen |date=27 January 2011 |title=Roma appeal against discrimination on Holocaust Day |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12295614 |website=BBC News |access-date=27 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=27 January 2011 |title=German President makes historic speech at Auschwitz |publisher=Deutsche Welle |url=http://www.dw.com/en/german-president-makes-historic-speech-at-auschwitz/a-14798859 |access-date=27 January 2011}}</ref>

In July 2011, the [[Polish Parliament]] passed a resolution for the official recognition of 2 August as a day of commemoration of the genocide.<ref name="Poland">{{cite web|url=http://www.osce.org/odihr/81364|title=OSCE human rights chief welcomes declaration of official Roma genocide remembrance day in Poland|publisher=OSCE|date=29 July 2011|access-date=7 May 2017}}</ref>

On 5 May 2012, the world premiere of the ''Requiem for Auschwitz,'' by composer Roger Moreno Rathgeb, was performed at the [[Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam)|Nieuwe Kerk]] in Amsterdam by The Roma and Sinti Philharmoniker directed by Riccardo M Sahiti. The Philharmoniker is a pan-European orchestra of Roma and Sinto musicians generally employed by other classical orchestras; it is focused on the contribution of Roma culture to classical music. Dutch-Swiss Sinto Moreno Rathgeb wrote his requiem for all victims of Auschwitz and Nazi terror. The occasion of the premiere was coupled to a conference, ''Roma between Past and Future.'' The requiem has since been performed in [[Tilburg]], Prague, [[Budapest]], Frankfurt, [[Kraków]], and [[Berlin]].

On 24 October 2012, the [[Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism]] was unveiled in Berlin.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roma Genocide Remembrance Initiative |publisher=ternYpe – International Roma Youth Network |url=http://2august.eu/the-roma-genocide/16-may-romani-resistence-day/ |access-date=8 March 2015 |archive-date=19 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519000236/http://2august.eu/the-roma-genocide/16-may-romani-resistence-day/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since 2010, ternYpe – International Roma Youth Network has organized a commemoration week called "Dikh he na bister" (look and don't forget) about 2 August in Kraków and Auschwitz-Birkenau. In 2014 they organised the largest Youth Commemoration Ceremony in history, attracting more than 1000 young Roma and non-Roma from 25 countries. This initiative of ternYpe Network was held under the European Parliament's High Patronage granted by President Martin Schulz.<ref>{{cite web |title=Patronage of the European Parliament for "Dik I Na Bistar – Look & Don't Forget |publisher=European Parliament |url=http://2august.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/patronage-ep-slider.jpg |access-date=8 March 2015 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230851/http://2august.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/patronage-ep-slider.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref>