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Džanes КО Educational materials about еthe genocide against s the Romaм during World War II Do and Antigypsyism you know who I am ? ? ➢ 1 Impressum Džanes ko sem? OW OW OW H H (Do you know who I am?) HOW Educational materials about the genocide against the Roma during World War II and Antigypsyism DO YOU YOU YOU DO DO in Serbia YOU DO Publisher: Center for Holocasust Research and Education For the publisher: Nikola Radić Editor: Milovan Pisarri Authors: Nada Banjanin Djuričić, Slađana Miladinović, Božidar Nikolić, Milovan Pisarri KNOW OW OW OW N N K K Coordinators: Milica Cimeša, Srđan Hercigonja Consulting expert: Marijana Stojčić Translation into English: Irena Žnidaršić - Trbojević Translation into Romani: Maja Jovanović, Rajko Jovanović Proofreading and editing: Hristina Piskulidis Design and illustration: Nikola Radić Web edition Belgrade, 2018 I WHAT WHAT I I I WHAT WHAT ISBN 978-86-81246-02-3 Project partners: AM AM AM CHRE Center for Holocaust Research and Education Supported by: ? 2 ➢ ? ? HOW HOW DO YOU YOU DO KNOW KNOW WHAT I I WHAT AM ? ➢ ➢ 3 FOREWORD BY: Srđan Hercigonja, forumZFD OW OW OW H H In 2012, in Berlin’s central Tiergarten park a memorial was unveiled in honour of the Roma and Sinti victims of National Socialism, that is, a memorial to the victims of Porajmos, which is the accepted, but alsoa contested name given to the genocide against the Roma and Sinti before and during World War II. Some forms of public commemoration of such a systematic elimination of Roma have been registered in Western Europe before, while the suffering of Roma in other countries has remained marginalised in collective memory as well as in contemporary historiography. The aim of the partnership between the Belgrade-based Center DO YOU YOU YOU DO DO for Holocaust Research and Education, ForumZFD in Serbia and Romanipen, which resulted in this publication,is to develop and use the new methodology in broaching the subject of genocide against Roma in the education curricula in Serbia, thus focusing more on history, but also on the present situation of one of the most marginalised groups in our society. Through this publication entitled “Džanes ko sem? - Do You Know Who I Am?”authors and implementers of this project provide support for teachers of humanities in primary and secondary schools in working with their students on issues related to genocide against Roma during World War II and discrimination of Roma in the contemporary society. Fostering critical thinking on the issue of Antigypsyism today, but also the emancipation of Roma in the educational system of Serbia OW OW OW N N K K have been identified as the project’s indirect objectives. This publication comprises six parts, which constitute the training material for the teachers of humanities related to sensitive topics such as the mass crimes and genocide. The content focuses also on the Roma history and culture. Finally, through the examples of workshops, it further develops the topics of stereotypes and prejudices and their connection with the mass crimes and genocide. The publication is issued in the Roma, Serbian, and English languages. Milovan Pisarri is the editor and author of the history section. The WHAT I I I WHAT WHAT recommendations for teachers and four workshops proposals have been developed by Nada Banjanin Đuričić, while Slađana Miladinović and Božidar Nikolić are the authors of the text on the language and culture of Roma. Marijana Stojčić worked on this publication as a consulting expert. This publication was realized through generous support of forum ZfD, International Alliance for Holocaust Remembrance - IHRA within the scope of the project “Porajmos in Serbia - Mapping the Past, Changing the Future”, and the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic AM AM of Serbia. ➢ PLEASE NOTE: This publication uses the QR Code technology. Any free QR reader app for a camera equipped phone or tablet will enable you to access all of the additional content. All links in this publication are active. 4 ➢ ? ? Part one ROMA LANGUAGE AND CULTURE ➢ 5 ROMA CULTURE AND LANGUAGE The origin and history of Roma can only be explained in the context of the history and culture of other nations, since Roma moved from India as the country from which they originated, through the European countries where their culture certainly adopted new outlinesas early as the 15th century, through to the soil of North and South America where the first references to the life of the Roma appear in the 18th century. Today, Roma constitute the largest European minority which, unfortunately, usually witnessed the stifling of human and national freedoms over a long period so that the persecution, starvation and mass destruction have become the key references to understand their cultural and historical specificities. ROMA 1512 1530 MIGRATIONS https://mathildasanthro- pologyblog.wordpress. 1360 com/2009/01/07/the-romani- 1500 dna-language-and-history/ 1501 1430 1500 USA & ➢ The most prominent among LATIN 1427 the many Roma organisations 1850 fighting in Europe for AMERICA greater rights and more 1420 equal position in modern society, is certainlyternYpe, 1370 theinternational youth network. The following can be read in their mission: 1447 “The ternYpe European 900-1100 Youth Campaign fights for mutual respect and INDIAN responsibility of EVERYONE SUBCONTINENT in ONE society. We stand up against extremism, anti- Gypsyism, racism, stigma and discrimination in Europe“ 1322 More about ternYpe at: Figure 1 - Roma migrations www.ternype.eu Although the Roma as a nation eventually separated, moving in different directions, making it impossible to talk about Roma history and culture as a homogeneous unit, although theypartly underwent the assimilation process irreversibly losing part of the rich cultural heritage that they had brought with them from their homeland in the process,the tendency A ROM of Roma throughout the world to find their common roots and to join forces infighting for more rights and a more equal position in contemporary society grows ever stronger. MEANS A MAN When it comes to aspirations of a people to feel worthy of human life and gain recognition of its existence and participation in enriching the global history, cultural heritage and arts, after centuries of wandering on the margins of history, it was onlyin April 1971, at the First Romani WorldCongress that theymanaged to speak out about centuries of deprivation and symbolically call themselves people, because a Rom means a man in the Romani language. Symbols of all the Roma of the world, such as the flag and anthem, adopted on that occasion also speak of the centuries-old quest for freedom, as blue on the flag signifies the sky, the green signifies the grass, or their journey, the road that saw the Roma wandering for centuries while the wheel is the symbol of India, their country of origin and the 6 ➢ Anthem of the Roma people is a traditional song whose original THE ANTHEM OF THE title is Opre Roma which in ROMA PEOPLE ENTITLED translation means “Roma, Hold It Out” whose author is Roma “DJELEM DJELEM” (HERE composer Zarko Jovanovic I GO), ALSO TALKS Jagdino (1924-1985). ABOUT THEIR QUEST The song was written in 1949, FOR FREEDOM but was later adapted. The adapted version was used Đelem, đelem, lungone dromenca ➢ The first Romani World in the 1967 film I Even Met Congress was held on 8 April Happy Gypsies (Skupljači Đelem, đelem lungone dromenca , 1971 in London and, by the perja). The song originated decision of the United Nations, maladilem bahtale Rromenca. in a Nazi concentration camp 8 April has been declared the and describes the taking away, A Rromalen, World Roma Day murder and persecutions- katartumen aven, The Convention included genocide against the Roma by e cahrenca, bokhale čhavorrenca. ➢ the SS Division that is vividly discussions on the problems depicted as the “black Legion” of the Roma worldwide and in the song. The song’s author Sas vi man bari familija, the name “Rom” was officially also lost his entire family mudardala e kali legija. adopted. In addition, the Roma during World War II. Sa len čhinda, vi rromen vi rromenjen, flag and the Roma anthem maškar lende vi cikne čhavorren. were recognized. Seven other Romani congresses were held after the first one and the main Putar devla će kale vudara, objectives of these meetings te šaj dikhav mungri familija. were: standardization of the Palem kam džav lungone dromenca, Roma language, the fight for thaj kam phirav bahtale Rromenca. human rights and so on. Figure 2 - Žarko Jovanović, author of the Djelem, Djelem Opre Rroma situ ➢ The first congress was anthem. The Roma flag is in the troma akana, funded by the World background aven manca se lumnjaće Rroma. Council of Churches and the Kalo muj thaj e kale jakha, Government of India, and constant movement and the nomadic lifestyle. attended by 23 representatives kamava len sar e kale drakha. from Yugoslavia, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Finland, By this act, the creation of Global Roma movement, the Aj Rromalen, aj Čhavalen… Norway, France, Great Britain, Roma of the world as members of their ethnic, social, Hungary, Germany and Ireland, with observers from Belgium, linguistic and cultural communities have shown that by Canada, India and the United strengthening friendships and unity with all people of I went, I went on long roads States. the world they wanted to exercise the right to preserve I met happy Roma Taken from: and cultivate their cultural and national identity. O Roma, where do you come from, With tents happy on the road? www.nationalgeographic.rs/ vesti/5589-na-danasnji-dan- ROMANIPEN O Roma, O Romani youths! 8-april-odrzan-prvi-svetski- (RROMANIPEN IN ROMA SPELLING) AS A LINGUISTIC kongres-roma.html EXPRESSION OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE OF THE I once had a great family, ROMA PEOPLE, THE INTEGRITY OF THE ROMA SPIRIT, The Black Legion[4] murdered them Come with me, Roma from all the world recorded on them in history.