German newspaper articles concerning the treatment of Romanies from 1936 to 1984

Identifier
irn502954
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1987.007.2
  • RG-07.002.01
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502954

Extent and Medium

folder

1

,

1 microfiche,

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The news clippings were collected by Anton Fojn and given to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1984 by Daniel Felczerr on behalf of Mr. Fojn. The articles were donated along with three other folders of materials relating to Romanies. The four folders were treated as separate accessions, but were assigned the same accession number, 1987.007. One item in this accession, a copy of "KL Auschwitz," published by the Comite International D'Auschwitz, was transferred to the United States Holocaust Memorial Library in Jan. 1992

Scope and Content

Consists of articles (copies and originals) from various German newspapers concerning Romanies. The articles focus on the plight of German Romanies, making comparisons between their treatment during the time of the Third Reich and their treatment in the 1980s. Also included is information concerning the forensic research conducted by Dr. Joachim Gerchow, executive director of legal medicine at the University of Frankfurt in 1983, and statistics relating to the number of Romanies killed during the Holocaust.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic

People

  • Fojn, Anton.
  • Rose, Romani.
  • Lehmann, Josef.
  • Lehmann, Anton.
  • Gerchow, Joachim.
  • Barbie, Klaus, 1913-

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Romanies--Germany.
  • Jews--Germany.
  • Romani Genocide, 1939-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany.
  • War criminals.
  • Romanies--History.
  • Racism.
  • Hanau (Germany)
  • Romanies--Hungary.
  • Würzburg (Germany)
  • Romanies--Yugoslavia.
  • Romanies--Poland.
  • War crimes--Germany.

Genre

  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Document
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