On the day of 2nd of August we celbrated another Sinti and Roma Extermination Memorial Day. Seventy years ago, authorities of the KL Auschwitz – Birkenau conducted an extermination of Gypsy family camp in Brzezinka. On the tragic night, between 2nd and 3rd of august, nearly 3 tousand gypsy prisoners lost their lives,…
Category: Celebrations
Celebration of 69th anniversary of camp liberation
This year’s 69th anniversary of camp liberation had a special character. As each year, few of the remaining survivors of Holocaust and Auschwitz prisoners took their part in the celebration. Also present were representatives of the government of Poland and Israeli Kneset. In his speech, the director of the Memory Place…