Thursday, May 23, 2024 - 11:00am
The Genocide of the Roma in Southeastern Europe (1941-1945)
Start: Thursday, May 23, 2024 - 11:00am
End: Thursday, May 23, 2024 - 11:00am
where:
Online
Dr. Milovan Pisarri, research fellow at Belgrade University, lectures on the mechanisms that led to the Roma Genocide in southeastern Europe, the history of anti-Roma racism, and the reasons behind the general lack of interest in the topic.
Friday, May 31, 2024 - 12:00pm
Samudaripen: Reflecting on the Holocaust of Roma and Sinti
Start: Friday, May 31, 2024 - 12:00pm
End: Friday, May 31, 2024 - 12:00pm
where:
Online
Dr. Justyna Matkowska, postdoctoral researcher at the Adam Mickiewicz University of Poland and adjunct faculty at SUNY, will uncover the stories and struggles of the Roma and Sinti people during World War II, bringing new perspectives to this lesser-known aspect of Holocaust history and informing modern approaches to remembrance
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - 1:00pm
Antisemitism in the Aftermath of the Holocaust
Start: Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - 1:00pm
End: Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - 1:00pm
where:
Online
At the close of World War II, the Allies labeled survivors of the Holocaust as either displaced persons (DPs), refugees, or stateless persons. These categories included Jews, prisoners of war, Roma and Sinti, forced laborers, and perpetrators who used the chaos to hide their identity. But as the scale of the humanitarian disaster became more apparent, the Allies were forced to refine these designations.
Christina Wirth, the USC Shoah Foundation's inaugural Robert J. Katz Fellow in Antisemitism Studies, explores postwar sorting processes and the roles officials and humanitarian organizations played in shaping these categories. She further examines how antisemitism contributed to the establishment of a "Jewish DP" subcategory.
Christina Wirth, the USC Shoah Foundation's inaugural Robert J. Katz Fellow in Antisemitism Studies, explores postwar sorting processes and the roles officials and humanitarian organizations played in shaping these categories. She further examines how antisemitism contributed to the establishment of a "Jewish DP" subcategory.