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During this year’s Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month, historian Rainer Schulze reminds us of the systematic persecution the Roma and Sinti suffered during the period of Nazi rule in Germany and in Nazi-occupied Europe.
Holocaust Memorial Day was created on 27 January 2000, when representatives from 46 governments around the world met in Stockholm to discuss Holocaust education, remembrance and research.
Europe’s Roma and Sinti people (often labelled as ‘Gypsies’ historically) were targeted by the Nazis for total destruction.
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) was delighted to attend Buckingham Palace to showcase the 80 Candle for 80 Years initiative at an event hosted by His Majesty King Charles III.
The Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) ceremony at London's Guildhall was watched by nearly 2 million people in the UK according to preliminary figures. The national ceremony was broadcast on BBC One on Monday 27 January at 7pm and later available on iPlayer.