Six essays relating to the persecution of Roma

Identifier
irn502952
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1987.007.1
  • RG-07.001.01
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

Anton Fojn

Acquisition

The essays were copied from various publications by Anton Fojn in Jan. 1987. They were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives along with three other folders of materials concerning Roma. All four folders were treated as separate accessions but share the same accession number, 1987.007

Scope and Content

Consists of copies of six essays relating to the persecution of Roma children during the Holocaust. The include "Schicksale der 'Zigeunerkinder' aus der St. Josefpflege in Mulfingen," by Johannes Meister; "Nationalsozialistische Methoden zur Loesung der 'Zigeunerfrage,'" by Bernard Streck; "Die Neu Generation und die alte Ideologie," by Romani Rose; "Dienationalsozialistischeen Methoden zur 'Loesung des Zigeunerproblems,'" by Bernard Streck; "Ihnengeschah Unrecht," by Joachim Hohmann; and "Von der 'Zigeunerforschung' zur 'Tziganologie,'" by Romani Rose. Among the topics discussed in the essays are children used for research, the solution for the "Zigeunerfrage" by the Nazis, methods of persecution during World War II, treatment of Roma since the Holocaust, and racism.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic

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Genre

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