Samudaripen: Reflecting on the Holocaust of Roma and Sinti
From Remembrance to Contemporary Anti-Roma Prejudice
Friday, May 31, 2024, 12:00 PM PDT | 3:00 PM EDT
The Genocide of the Roma and Sinti during World War II killed at least 250,000 people, destroyed families and communities, and remains largely underresearched and under-acknowledged—despite evolving Anti-Roma racism and discrimination.
On May 31, 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.
Recovering Victims’ Voices
This talk is part of a new lectures series on marginalized victims of Nazi persecution. “Recovering Victims’ Voices: Black, LGBTQI+, Persons with Disabilities, and Roma Communities and the Holocaust” will highlight new and emerging scholarship on often un- or underexplored victims of Nazi persecution. The series demonstrates how historical identity-based hate influences contemporary discourse about race, gender, sexuality, and disabilities.
