Minute's silence in the Federal Council - Commemoration of the Roma, Sinti and Yenish murdered by the Nazis
On Friday, the Bundesrat held a minute's silence in memory of the Roma, Sinti and Yenish murdered by the National Socialists. Several hundred thousand Sinti and Roma in Europe were victims of the racist extermination policies of the National Socialists, said Bundesrat President Manuela Schwesig (SPD). More than 25,000 of the 40,000 German and Austrian Sinti and Roma were murdered. "Prejudices against Sinti and Roma still exist today. Little knowledge about the Yenish group is part of this", said the Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Sinti, Roma and Yenish who returned to Germany after the war experienced the same prejudices as before. "They were humiliated and rejected," said Schwesig. There was no room for their independent traditions and needs - "neither in the former GDR nor in the former Federal Republic".
Schwesig emphasized that remembering the victims was not just about looking back. "A dignified remembrance of the suffering of the previous generation is the basis for good, equal coexistence today." This also includes a willingness to come to terms with the history of the Sinti, Roma and Yenish and to respect their special characteristics. "Because they belong to Germany."
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Source: www.stern.de
