"The Romani Holocaust"

The Romani Holocaust, also known as the Porajmos, was the systematic persecution and genocide of Romani people by Nazi Germany during World War II. Between 1933 and 1945, an estimated 220,000 to 500,000 Romani individuals were murdered, alongside millions of Jews and others. The Nazis targeted Romani communities for their ethnicity, leading to mass deportations, forced labor, and extermination camps. This tragic event aimed to annihilate Romani culture and population, and it remains a significant, yet often less recognized, chapter of the Holocaust's history, highlighting the suffering of one of Europe's historically marginalized groups.