Right to Remember: A Handbook for Education with Young People on the Roma Genocide

Description

While much has been written about the importance of Holocaust education, only a very small proportion of these resources focuses is directly on the way the Roma population was targeted during the systematic murder. Where Roma victims are mentioned, it is generally no more than a side-note: the Roma are seen as one of the “additional groups” that suffered at the time. The Roma were not an “additional group”. They were one of the key groups targeted for com¬plete elimination by the Nazis. By the end of the War, the size of the Roma population was believed to be just 20% - 30% of what it had been at the start. It is thought that around 80% had been killed, amounting to at least half a million people. This handbook is intended as a self-contained resource for those wishing to promote a deep¬er understanding and awareness of the Roma Genocide. It has been designed primarily for youth workers in non-formal settings, but it will be useful for anyone working in education. The handbook does not provide a complete historical account of the Roma Genocide. The goal is to attempt to base the information on generally accepted existing historical sources and research, but these are scarce, and some may be disputed, or subject to different interpretations. The handbook should be seen as offering a general picture, designed to prompt ideas and questions and to stimulate research and action on the part of individual youth groups.

Keywords

Roma

Sinti

Youth

Organisation

Learning Materials

Roma Holocaust

Holocaust Education

Remembrance

Genocide

Handbook