Author’s Note Gypsies are a Romani ethnic group whose ancestors migrated from India to Europe in the 1300’s. They are a nomadic group with a distinctive way of living in todays society. These Romani people have created their own sort of language‚ professions‚ social structure‚ customs‚ mores‚ and spiritual beliefs. These things have made them the unique subculture they are. Because they are so different from the norm in society‚ there are many misconceptions of the Romani people. Most of these misunderstandings
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stereotypes. The Romani culture‚ for example‚ is a very unique culture that suffers a great deal of persecution. Due to their tendency to frequently move‚ the Romany people have repeatedly been called the degrading name‚ gypsies. Other names in which they have been known by include "Tisane‚ Tisane‚ Cigna‚ Iguana‚ and others" (Curbed‚ November 1996). Their nomadic lifestyle and unusual characteristics have caused a great deal of distrust with other cultures. The Romani ethnic group can be
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Introduction: T hroughout history human culture has proven itself humans greatest evolutionary adaptation however it has proven costly for many. Some cultures have thrived and died off and others have suffered and survived. The Roma people exemplify the latter of the previous sentence. They have quite a diverse geographical and cultural history ranging from India to North America. They have shown themselves‚ their culture‚ to be quite adaptive. They have endured many hardships from extreme poverty
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Racism‚ (neo-)colonialism‚ and social justice: the struggle for the soul of the Romani movement in post-socialist Europe Nidhi Trehan and Angela Kóczé For Reference “Postcolonial racism and social justice: the struggle for the soul of the Romani civil rights movement in the ‘New Europe’ ” by Angela Kocze and Nidhi Trehan‚ in Racism‚ Postcolonialism‚ Europe ed. G. Huggan‚ Liverpool: Liverpool University Press‚ 2009 ‚ pp.50-77 ‘It’s not of air and eternity‚ evil isn’t; it’s of earth; it’s physical
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Roman Payne‚ “The Wanderess.” The History and Geography of Gypsies Generations of homeless wanderers known as Roma/Romani‚ or gypsies‚ currently traverse the vast and varied landscapes of Europe‚ making up one of the largest minority groups in that realm. This research paper uses the disciplines of physical‚ historical and cultural geography to explore the migration of Romani‚ as well as to explain the cohesion of gypsy society. Unfortunately‚ as history will show‚ the story of the gypsies is one of exploitation and
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The first and to date only reliable assertion of the origin of word Gypsy for the members of “specific” group‚ dates back to 1068. At that time the Georgian monah st. George Antonski‚ from the monastery of Iviron (Greece) reports to his people that on the mountain of Athos in the time between 1001 and 1026 a group of “Athiganos” arrived. The word Athigatos or Acinkan in Greek would be “untouchable”. Different synonyms of this word were used later as name for “that” nation around Europe. In literature
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introduced to the Romani during this period. The Romani people share language with both the Persians and Romani since it was the language of the administration and the militia‚ and widely spoken throughout the area. Persian was the military language of the Seljuks who had invaded Northern India‚ so it served as the lingua franca amongst the Romanies’ who were captives of war. They migrated to first to Eastern Europe and other areas such as North Africa and Asia. They were characterized as people who were
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Black‚ Muslim‚ Homosexual and Roma people. The latter is the one we will be focusing on in this essay. In Spain‚ Roma or Romani people are commonly known as “gitanos”‚ a word that directly translates to “gypsy”‚ but has lost in the Spanish language the pejorative connotation that the latter contains . Gitanos in Spain belong to Iberian Kale group‚ and most speak a language called Caló‚ which basically blends a range of regional Spanish dialects with loan words of Romani descent. Most of them‚ however
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whom we can assume is of middle or higher class‚ assimilated and integrated into the immediate general society thus they "don’t really count." Yet we see in both statements that both use the same word to label two seemingly very different groups of people. This leads to the question‚ what commonality do they share that led to them being labeled a "Gypsy" even though they have obviously assimilated into society? There must be some type of ethnic culture that defined them beyond the culture of poverty
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strictly to forced labor. Besides the prion labor‚ the SS trained at Dachau. More people were transferred to Dachau with allied forces closing in and camp became overcrowded and a Typhus epidemic broke out. Most of the people at the camp were opponents of the Nazi Regime‚ Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ Roma (Gypsies)‚ homosexuals‚ criminals‚ eventually many Jews‚ and prisoners from other camps ended there. Approximately 28‚000 people died there in result of starvation and disease. The United States found about
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genocide of the Jews‚ Gypsies‚ Homosexuals‚ and etc. in Europe by the Nazis during the 1930’s and 1940’s which is today known as the Holocaust. Each story consist of an antagonist which represents the Nazis and protagonists representing the groups of people that were executed by Hitler and the Nazis such as‚ the Jews‚ Gypsies‚ Homosexuals‚ and more. One common theme that is found throughout the three texts is to always stand up‚ speak out loud‚ and
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As the mother teaches her children how to express themselves in their language‚ so one Gypsy musician teaches the other. They have never shown any need for notation. Franz Liszt Gypsies are a nomadic tribe. They are said to have come from Northern - India over 1‚000 years ago. Being a nomadic tribe they don’t have a specific residence and travel from place to place. Their most precious possession is their music. They carry it with pride and glory in their hearts as it is a symbol of their past
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upon some people in the world at that time. Our protagonist in this story is a Jew‚ but many other people were prejudiced against during the time period. The "gypsies"‚ as they were called‚ were ostracized by the Nazis‚ as well as the Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ the Roma‚ the homosexuals‚ and the mentally and physically disabled. They were all selected out‚ and sent to various camps and Facilities‚ where they were tested upon and killed without cause. Merely because of belief or disability‚ people were killed
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The Barbarity of War Holocaust Document Study Memorandum by the Gauleiter of Styria (Austria) regarding the solution of the “Gypsy Question”‚ submitted 1939‚ Berlin 1. Fill in the following organizer based on this document. Solution to the Gypsy Problem What the author thinks of the solution Reasons for this position given by the author A solution for the gypsies is to strip away all their culture and make them like the germans. The author thinks that it would be best to destroy all
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was from the province of Lodz‚ but this camp exterminated the Jews from the Warthegau. This area was a part of Poland and mainly consisted almost all of the province of Lodz and some of the province of Warsaw. This area inhabited more than 4‚546‚000 people (including 450‚000 Jews). Along with about 1‚000 Jews being exterminated daily ‚ nearly 5‚000 Gypsies‚ as well as thousands of Poles and Russian prisoners were murdered at this camp. Mainly the Jews were transported by trains‚ but sometimes they
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starvation‚ and exhaustion. During the holocaust‚ Night shows us‚ several groups of people were singled out and not wanted‚ therefore‚ they were executed; Jews were the main focus of this selection of people. Others would include; Gypsies (Sinti and Roma)‚ homosexual men‚ handicapped Germans‚ Poles‚ and political dissidents. Throughout Night many Jews died‚ people suffered during just the transportations‚ and the people were treated horrible. Transported in cattle wagons the Jews were left a couple
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“a sense of place.” Their struggle” has everything to do with the human landscape‚ and in respect of its large Gypsy population‚ Bulgaria is barren—a tundra of human intolerance.” In Bulgaria Fonseca sees with her eyes the outcast life that these people live‚ how they are being treated like they don’t even exist because of some unwritten laws‚ how some Bulgarians – doctors for example discriminate them and are or afraid to go to their mahali and so on. Antoinette is a Gypsy woman who has attempted
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create an atmosphere for the audience. The first scene in the film is a montage of grainy black and white scenes of Polish life before the Nazi invasion on Poland. The footage shows a dated world with old English style building and technology‚ people are shown walking about the town in aged clothing. The grainy dated look of the film also makes the scenes appear gloomy but relaxed at the same time. These images are used to drive the notion that it is set in a time long ago‚ in a different era
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The Rom People of Purity People of Pollution By A. Hertzberg Anthropology 310 Tuesday – Thursday 11 am Professor Hertzberg Spring 2005 The Rom: People of Purity‚ People of Pollution Table of Contents Topic Page Introduction 2 Purity and Pollution
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Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing units) were squads composed primarily of German SS and police personnel. These squads were under the command of the German Security Police and Security Service Officers. They were ordered to kill any Jewish people within the Soviet territory‚ it matter if it was a 90 year old man or even a 5 year old boy those perceived to be racial or political enemies found behind German lines in the Soviet Union. The victims were of different racial views including Jews‚ Gypsies
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