United States of America
(Auto)Biographies:
Leapman, M. (1988). Witnesses to war: eight true-life stories of Nazi persecution. New York: Viking.
Vishnevsky, V. (2006). Memories of a Gypsy. Chverly, Md: Salo Press. [Original in Portuguese]
Novels:
Doughty, L. (2004). Fires in the dark. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. [There are translations into Czech and Turkish]
Florence, R. (1985). The gypsy man. New York: Villard Books. [There are translations into Spanish and Greek]
Laher, L. (2006). Heart flesh degeneration: a novel. Riverside: Ariadne Press. [Original in German]
Hackl, E. (1991). Farewell Sidonia. New York: Fromm International Pub. [Original in German]
Harris, Ch. (2008). The gypsy in my soul : a gripping wartime story of love, loss, hope, and survival: a novel. New York: iUniverse.
Moor, M. de (2001). Duke of Egypt. New York: Arcade Pub.
Ramati, A. (1986). And the violins stopped playing: a story of the gypsy holocaust. New York: F. Watts. [Published in the UK in 1985. There are some translations]
Music:
Ferenc Snétberger performanced the concert "In memory of my people" on the 30 January 2007 in the headquarters of the UNO in New York.
Film festival:
The 2009 International Roma / Gypsy human rights film festival of New York had a special section related to documentaries about the Genocide of the Roma.
Exhibition:
The exhibition "The Holocaust against the Roma and Sinti, and present day racism in Europe" was hold on the 30 January 2007 in the headquarters of the UNO in New York, in partnership with the Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma. On the same day Ferenc Snétberger played the concert "In memory of my people".
Holocaust Remembrance Day:
The UNO - whose headquarters are in New York City - organised the Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 27 January 2010. The activities included remembrance of the Genocide of the Roma, for instance a statement of Andrew Mirga, representative of Roma and Sinti issues in the OSCE. For more information, click here for listening to a presentation and for listening the Secretary-General's message.
Institution:
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is an active institution concerning the study, interpretation and remembrance of genocide and the Holocaust during the Second World War. Its exhibitions and works always include information regarding the Samudaripen.
The museum holds a permanent exhibition on the Holocaust, and offers several online exhibitions on the topic, including pictures, videos and bibliographies.
The Holocaust Encyclopedia – available in many languages – is a useful tool to get a rich variety of information, for instance the topic “Genocide of European Roma”.
There is also an education department, which offers many ressources to teachers and students and helps teachers to teach this topic.
Furthermore, this institution is in charge of remembrance days and holds the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, which offers fellowships and organises conferences.
In partnership with other institutions and museums, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum has developed a Genocide Prevention Task Force to respond to emerging threats of genocide and mass atrocities. It published a report.
Testimonies:
Art:
Milton, S. The Story of Karl Stojka: A Childhood in Birkenau. Washington, DC: United States Holocaust Memorial Council, 1992. (N 8217 .H6 M55 1992) A catalogue of twenty paintings created by Karl Stojka, a Roma survivor of the Holocaust. Begins with an introductory essay about Karl Stojka and his family in the context of the fate of Austrian Gypsies between 1938 and 1945. Includes a glossary of terms, a chronology of the persecution of German and Austrian Gypsies, and suggestions for teachers who might want to use the work as a classroom resource.
Stojka, K. Gas. Wien: K. Stojka, 1996. (Oversize ND 511.5 S87 A4 1996) A catalogue of ninety-one colored paintings portraying life in the camps by Karl Stojka, a Roma survivor of the Holocaust. Includes a short biography of the artist, a summary of the Nazi persecution of Sinti and Roma, a brief essay about the artist's work, and a chronology of his exhibits. Text in both German and English.