Monthly Archives: June 2012

Lunik IX, Roma settlement near Kosice, Slovakia, 6/8/12

This entry is written from a more personal perspective than the previous, because I can only speak for myself about the feelings and thoughts that the visit to Lunik IX evoked. In the span of the two years, during which … Continue reading

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Roma Museum (Poland), 6/7/12

Roma histories and experiences differ greatly according to geographical region due to the policies that controlled and influenced how they were officially allowed to interact with local populations, where they lived, how they earned a living, and the extent to … Continue reading

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Roma Holocaust

A visit to Auschwitz cannot be put into words. We will remember it for the rest of our lives as we return again and again to process and try to comprehend the atrocities committed and the pain of those who … Continue reading

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The Concerts, 6/3/12

A week of Khamoro music concerts has left us with sounds of accordions, strings and brass ringing in our ears. We walk the streets of Prague, tapping our fingers to beautiful melodies, singing snippets of songs we’ve picked up along … Continue reading

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