The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/roma/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Roma | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/roma/ 32 32 Decades after Holocaust, Romani community struggles for recognition of its genocide https://www.timesofisrael.com/decades-after-holocaust-romani-community-struggles-for-recognition-of-its-genocide/ Thu, 01 Aug 2024 22:54:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3345051 While Nazi murder of the Jews in the Shoah is widely commemorated, relatively few countries mark the Aug. 2 memorial day of Samudaripen. Activists are working to change that

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]]> In Budapest, an underground ‘Gypsy music’ pub plays on Jewish heartstrings https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-budapest-an-underground-gypsy-music-pub-plays-on-jewish-heartstrings/ Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:57:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2794248 One of the Hungarian capital's best-kept open secrets is Giero Pub, a small but charming basement venue with top-notch music - and a tragic family history marred by the Holocaust

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]]> UK comedian Jimmy Carr causes outrage with Roma Holocaust joke https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-comedian-jimmy-carr-causes-outrage-with-roma-holocaust-joke/ Fri, 04 Feb 2022 19:30:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2696397 Joke, that called killing of 500,000 Gypsies one of the 'positives' to come out of Holocaust, slammed by memorial groups; calls for Netflix to remove his latest special

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]]> Slovakian ex-educator teaches Roma teens about Holocaust at Jewish cemeteries https://www.timesofisrael.com/slovakian-ex-educator-teaches-roma-teens-about-holocaust-at-jewish-cemeteries/ Thu, 24 Jun 2021 19:56:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2570948 Retiree Vladimir Spanik, who is not Jewish, says he enlisted the teenagers to help clean up graveyards so they can learn about an 'extremely painful moment'

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]]> Holocaust thriller had a Jewish protagonist, but Israeli director made her Roma https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-thriller-had-a-jewish-protagonist-but-israeli-director-made-her-roma/ Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:32:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2392828 'The Secrets We Keep,' based on a war crime that took place in eastern Romania, grapples with WWII trauma from a rare perspective

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]]> Former German soccer president sent hundreds to die in Auschwitz https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-german-soccer-president-sent-hundreds-to-die-in-auschwitz/ Sat, 25 Jan 2020 00:17:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2227401 DFB reveals that Felix Linnemann, who led it from 1925 to 1945, 'was directly involved' in registering Sinti, Roma people before they were sent to the Nazi death camp

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]]> Long ignored, Roma genocide mourned 75 years on at Auschwitz https://www.timesofisrael.com/long-ignored-roma-genocide-mourned-75-years-on-at-auschwitz/ Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:23:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2123161 US civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson gathers with survivors to commemorate oft-forgotten Nazi slaughter of Eastern European minority

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]]> Italian boy goes viral after admonishing anti-Roma protesters https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-boy-goes-viral-after-admonishing-anti-roma-protesters/ Sat, 06 Apr 2019 08:52:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2051481 15-year-old accuses far-right activists in Rome suburb of 'exploiting the anger' of locals, blaming minorities for area's woes rather than government neglect

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]]> A Jewish guide to the 2019 Oscars https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-jewish-guide-to-the-2019-oscars/ Fri, 22 Feb 2019 01:12:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2023706 From Rachel Weisz in 'The Favourite' to a Nazi documentary that angered Fox News, here is what to look out for at Sunday's Academy Awards

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]]> Lazio fans in Rome accused of anti-Semitic, racist chants https://www.timesofisrael.com/lazio-fans-in-rome-accused-of-anti-semitic-racist-chants/ Sun, 13 Jan 2019 00:52:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1997266 Spokesman for Italian soccer club defends team, in latest anti-Semitic incident to roil crosstown rivalry with Roma

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]]> Italian police probe anti-Semitic posters aimed at Lazio and Napoli soccer clubs https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-police-probe-anti-semitic-posters-aimed-at-lazio-and-napoli-soccer-clubs/ Thu, 10 Jan 2019 06:58:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1995916 AC Roma fans distribute leaflets in Rome saying 'Lazio, Napoli and Israel, same colors, same flags. S**t'

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]]> In ethnically split Bosnia, ‘others,’ including Jews, are on the outside https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-ethnically-split-bosnia-others-including-jews-are-on-the-outside/ Fri, 05 Oct 2018 12:19:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1936545 1995 Dayton peace accords stipulate that political power must be shared among self-identified Serbs, Croats and Muslims, ignoring the rest

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]]> Non-Jewish retiree cleans Salzburg’s 388 memorial plaques for Nazi victims https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-man-cleaning-salzburgs-388-memorial-plaques-for-nazi-victims/ Wed, 04 Jul 2018 06:36:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1882865 Gerhard Geier polishes the cobblestone memorials so that people 'will notice them better'

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]]> In Europe, the targeting of Roma sets off alarm bells for Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-europe-the-targeting-of-roma-sets-off-alarm-bells-for-jews/ Sat, 23 Jun 2018 23:26:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1876254 Remarks this week by Italian minister about a database for nomadic group also known as Gypsies condemned as reminiscent of Nazi policies inspired by country's fascist movement

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]]> Italian Jews say plan for Roma ‘registry’ has echoes of fascist past https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-jews-say-plan-for-roma-registry-has-echoes-of-fascist-past/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 18:29:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1874006 Holocaust parallels flagged after Interior Minister Matteo Salvini orders count of country's Gypsy minority

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