{"id":25426,"date":"2025-08-05T18:27:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T16:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/international-roma-genocide-remembrance-day\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T22:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:40:09","slug":"international-roma-genocide-remembrance-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/international-roma-genocide-remembrance-day\/","title":{"rendered":"International Roma Genocide Remembrance Day \u2013 August 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='avia-slideshow av-mdyoe32h-09ef02dcb7f77d1ead7f2cc8414c68fb avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow avia-slide-slider  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 28.666666666667%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-mdyoe32h-09ef02dcb7f77d1ead7f2cc8414c68fb__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '  title='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe' ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-25425 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-25425\"  src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1115-1500x430.jpeg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"430\" title='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe' alt='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<p><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1pb09w0-42e4a5693fc0cb0ae86622ff41205d53 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_slideshow  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-25426'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4yg5jk-ff9c0552c177d30ac438628a0be47dd9 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdyog32p-be09e3c9ee67862d8cc01a7ef47a3c14 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>International Roma Genocide Remembrance Day \u2013 August 2nd <\/h1>\n<h3>Topovske \u0160upe, 2025<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-g5e1c-b8e5865ddbc82d505456288a4779da6e av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_two_fifth  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-tzlus0-b66711b1254a7e7dba14030b88e0f3ca '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Young People Remember<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, on August 2nd, International Roma Genocide Remembrance Day, we commemorated the event at the site next to the remains of the former German Nazi camp, known as Topovske \u0160upe, in Belgrade. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initiative was realized through the cooperation of the associations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ngo_pointofview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">&#8220;Ta\u010dka gledi\u0161ta&#8221;<\/a> (Serbia), <a href=\"https:\/\/rromassn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Regional Roma Youth Association \u2013 RROMA<\/a> (North Macedonia), <strong>Association of Roma Women<\/strong> (BiH), and the organization <a href=\"https:\/\/amaro-drom.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">&#8220;Amaro Drom&#8221;<\/a> (Germany), within the project <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;From Awareness to Action \u2013 Youth and the Roma Genocide&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program was opened by young activists presenting an outdoor exhibition set up opposite the camp remains. Young guides stood by the panels and introduced the audience to the history and culture of Roma in Europe, as well as their persecution during World War II. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Addresses by the Israeli IHRA presidency and other officials<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The commemoration began with the anthems of the Republic of Serbia and the Roma anthem <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0110elem, \u0110elem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, followed by speeches from officials. A message from the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Serbia, Avivit Bar-Ilan, also a representative of the <a href=\"https:\/\/israelinihra.mfa.gov.il\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Israeli Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)<\/a>, was read. <strong>Carsten Meyer-Wiefhausen<\/strong>, Charg\u00e9 d&#8217;Affaires of the German Embassy, <strong>Igor Jovanovi\u0107<\/strong>, Deputy President of the Belgrade City Assembly, and <strong>Mi\u0161ko Stani\u0161i\u0107<\/strong>, Director of Terraforming and a member of Serbia&#8217;s delegation to IHRA, also addressed the audience.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also addressing the attendees were <strong>Urmeta Arifovska<\/strong> (RROMA, North Macedonia), <strong>Nasim Ragus<\/strong> (Amaro Drom, Germany), <strong>Fatima D\u017eani\u0107<\/strong> (Association of Roma Women, BiH), and <strong>Mina Le\u0161i\u0107<\/strong> (Point of View, Serbia).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The artistic part of the program included presentations of works by young people from Serbia, Germany, BiH, and North Macedonia, created in workshops dedicated to the culture of remembrance of the Roma genocide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The official part of the program concluded with the laying of flowers. In addition to officials and organizers, representatives of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/roms_srbija\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Roma Youth Organization of Serbia \u2013 ROMS<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jok.beograd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Youth Club of the Jewish Community of Belgrade<\/a>, and <strong>Terraforming<\/strong>, among others, also laid flowers. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-o4wjsg-391522bc618e8b599c0f18f661c66b19 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdyone97-16fde2e642296612d9dea40d15600274\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mdyone97-16fde2e642296612d9dea40d15600274 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mdyone97-16fde2e642296612d9dea40d15600274 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mdyone97-16fde2e642296612d9dea40d15600274 av-styling- av-img-linked avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6978.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6978.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6978-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6978-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6978-705x470.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-25405 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-25405 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6978.jpg\" alt='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe' title='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'  height=\"600\" width=\"900\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6978.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6978-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6978-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6978-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdyoj7im-3f92da454ba71f11d85b30cecbccbb6b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<h4><strong><i>The Roma genocide has its specificities and characteristics. It must not be mentioned only in passing, in parentheses, or only when listing groups of victims who suffered in war crimes. Samudaripen must have its special place because this crime has characteristics that we need to understand if we want to ensure it never happens again.  <\/i><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdyow5kh-8d2faccd6afd7c2ecdebbb4c3636bc77\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mdyow5kh-8d2faccd6afd7c2ecdebbb4c3636bc77 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdyow5kh-8d2faccd6afd7c2ecdebbb4c3636bc77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>From Mi\u0161ko Stani\u0161i\u0107&#8217;s speech<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdyowz61-fdfbdae216680da1a3eaf5ad485b900d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mdyowz61-fdfbdae216680da1a3eaf5ad485b900d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mdyowz61-fdfbdae216680da1a3eaf5ad485b900d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mdyowz61-fdfbdae216680da1a3eaf5ad485b900d av-styling- av-img-linked avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6988.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6988.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6988-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6988-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6988-705x470.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-25406 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-25406 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6988.jpg\" alt='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe' title='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'  height=\"600\" width=\"900\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6988.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6988-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6988-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6988-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-1znrrqo-0696e005f4b9b423280fc570fd6ace1a alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-25426'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1tqt0nk-c78c898df7193808391e21eea89ee3fa av_one_third  avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdypc9i7-2daa9175e443ce161901576f26a42f35\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mdypc9i7-2daa9175e443ce161901576f26a42f35 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mdypc9i7-2daa9175e443ce161901576f26a42f35 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mdypc9i7-2daa9175e443ce161901576f26a42f35 av-styling- av-img-linked avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-13  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7015.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7015.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7015-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7015-705x470.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-25407 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-25407 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7015.jpg\" alt='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe' title='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'  height=\"600\" width=\"900\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7015.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7015-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7015-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-138wb80-323ce840a98576360b1d3a1fa97ec4f9 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdypd0cb-2a28c6dd87eb2590349a0d9de137232b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mdypd0cb-2a28c6dd87eb2590349a0d9de137232b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mdypd0cb-2a28c6dd87eb2590349a0d9de137232b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mdypd0cb-2a28c6dd87eb2590349a0d9de137232b av-styling- av-img-linked avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-15  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6998.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6998.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6998-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6998-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6998-705x470.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='August 2, 2025 - 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Topovske \u0160upe'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-25409 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-25409 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6993.jpg\" alt='' title='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'  height=\"600\" width=\"900\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6993.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6993-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6993-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6993-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdyq83mb-25263171e904a6101c4e29adba0a25dc\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-mdyq83mb-25263171e904a6101c4e29adba0a25dc{\nheight:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-mdyq83mb-25263171e904a6101c4e29adba0a25dc hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdypo4e4-a3a15a445593f5ab002d51b6f030f27e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<h4>Samudaripen indeed began with the Nazis&#8217; rise to power, but antigypsyism had been present in Europe for centuries before that. Samudaripen may have reached its most extreme form \u2014 the mass destruction of the Roma \u2014 in 1945. Still, even after that, there was no recognition of this crime, no acknowledgment of the suffering and loss endured by the Roma community, and no recognition of the role European nations played in the persecution and extermination of Roma before, during, and even after the Nazi era. This lack of recognition has contributed to discrimination, racism, and violence remaining part of Roma daily life across Europe, including here in Serbia.   <\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2q1c0gg-eb39d551c21715071f4054a19efc0556\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-2q1c0gg-eb39d551c21715071f4054a19efc0556 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2q1c0gg-eb39d551c21715071f4054a19efc0556 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>From Mi\u0161ko Stani\u0161i\u0107&#8217;s speech<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-208b840-c748d531d821cdc0d80df7bf6c6ed242 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-25426'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1p7qe28-ba278e3d651de72ef94d4020b78e37ca av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-22  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdyq4jvs-cb3d9d931685a08c5c9ea90dca684680 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Enhancing Awareness of the Roma Genocide and Supporting the Preservation of Topovske \u0160upe \u2013 an Endangered Site of Memory<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This youth initiative greatly helps preserve the memory of the Roma genocide, supports Roma organizations, and promotes regional cooperation between Roma and non-Roma youth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topovske \u0160upe, a German Nazi camp where 5,000 Jewish and 1,500 Roma men were imprisoned and later killed in 1941, is still <strong>endangered, in ruins, inaccessible, unmarked, and largely unknown to the wider public<\/strong>, which further emphasizes the importance of this commemoration. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the night between 2. August 2 and 3, 1944, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auschwitz.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Auschwitz-Birkenau camp<\/a>, the Nazis killed the last group of over 2,500 Roma. In total, more than 23,000 Roma were killed in that camp, while it is estimated that between 250,000 and 500,000 Roma perished in Europe during World War II. Many Roma communities refer to this genocide as    <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samudaripen<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea of commemorating August 2nd as International Remembrance Day developed gradually, through the work of Roma organizations, international bodies, and national institutions, with a key moment being the  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/TA-8-2015-0095_EN.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">European Parliament Resolution of April 2015 <\/a> which calls on EU member states to recognize this day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Serbia, this day is still commemorated exclusively through civil society initiatives, especially Roma organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>IHRA Recommendations for Education about the Genocide of the Roma<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/holocaustremembrance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)<\/a> adopted in 2024  <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/holocaustremembrance.com\/resources\/teaching-learning-genocide-roma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recommendations for Teaching and Learning about the Genocide of Roma during the Nazi Era<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A number of IHRA member countries have already begun the implementation process by translating the Recommendations into their national languages and organizing seminars and training for relevant stakeholders, decision-makers, museum professionals, teachers, and other educators. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To date, we have no information that the institutions responsible for education and memory culture in the Republic of Serbia have taken any concrete steps to translate, promote, and implement these IHRA Recommendations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1akcmeo-d472bc6e81fc72c38c244ae9029164fb av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdyq539e-89fd444ae255dec15f4b5bdf90879eaf\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mdyq539e-89fd444ae255dec15f4b5bdf90879eaf img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mdyq539e-89fd444ae255dec15f4b5bdf90879eaf .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mdyq539e-89fd444ae255dec15f4b5bdf90879eaf av-styling- av-img-linked avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-25  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7070.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7070.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7070-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7070-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7070-705x470.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-25410 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-25410 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7070.jpg\" alt='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe' title='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'  height=\"600\" width=\"900\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7070.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7070-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7070-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7070-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdyq686z-6e41f549854473e670b97d2dcb5cd238 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<h4>To develop critical thinking, we must explore the darkest corners of our past and ask ourselves: how was it possible for Serbian gendarmes to arrest Roma and hand them over to the Germans for execution? How did it happen that this Serbian gendarme made such a choice in life? By doing this, we ask ourselves: what would I have done? And even more importantly: what am I doing today?   <\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-tn5w8g-f660062c21d40547a459401301b75ed0\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-tn5w8g-f660062c21d40547a459401301b75ed0 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-tn5w8g-f660062c21d40547a459401301b75ed0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>From Mi\u0161ko Stani\u0161i\u0107&#8217;s speech<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdyq5qoi-7f8011b35ba565eb21e5106b98e025ca\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mdyq5qoi-7f8011b35ba565eb21e5106b98e025ca img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mdyq5qoi-7f8011b35ba565eb21e5106b98e025ca .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mdyq5qoi-7f8011b35ba565eb21e5106b98e025ca av-styling- av-img-linked avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7079.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7079.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7079-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7079-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7079-705x470.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-25411 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-25411 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7079.jpg\" alt='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe' title='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'  height=\"600\" width=\"900\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7079.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7079-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7079-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7079-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-2ci504w-2dd2b5fcd73b8b9850d003bea3e91187 alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-25426'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-26chbm8-e11c4e54abf9751b1d1556e21bb51814 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-30  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdyqac1g-ec9702337d5545749dd4e43c3e2e952c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mdyqac1g-ec9702337d5545749dd4e43c3e2e952c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mdyqac1g-ec9702337d5545749dd4e43c3e2e952c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mdyqac1g-ec9702337d5545749dd4e43c3e2e952c av-styling- av-img-linked avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-31  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7061.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7061.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7061-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7061-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7061-705x470.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-25412 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-25412 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7061.jpg\" alt='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe' title='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'  height=\"600\" width=\"900\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7061.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7061-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7061-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7061-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1lfe4j4-5aff17367b3aab357f1eafaf0e5ca6b9 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdyqat4j-327101e763286c236bbef839805fd81d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mdyqat4j-327101e763286c236bbef839805fd81d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mdyqat4j-327101e763286c236bbef839805fd81d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mdyqat4j-327101e763286c236bbef839805fd81d av-styling- av-img-linked avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-33  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7022.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7022.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7022-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7022-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7022-705x470.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='August 2, 2025 - 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Topovske \u0160upe'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-25414 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-25414 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7110.jpg\" alt='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe' title='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'  height=\"600\" width=\"900\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7110.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7110-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7110-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7110-705x470.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-i86dcg-a69a11de17af516faa693f3177c5af88\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-i86dcg-a69a11de17af516faa693f3177c5af88{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-i86dcg-a69a11de17af516faa693f3177c5af88 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-36  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4gs0640-be0d9c421330eaa9b0e9d8ba0cbe9649 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-37  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdyqgf5q-01847f99f69c9468c72f1777a47fb96d\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mdyqgf5q-01847f99f69c9468c72f1777a47fb96d .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdyqgf5q-01847f99f69c9468c72f1777a47fb96d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Mi\u0161ko Stani\u0161i\u0107&#8217;s Speech at the August 2nd Commemoration at Topovske \u0160upe <\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-40gdc1c-8186ea27cd1b35fa0cfbbf44e1d4e421\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-40gdc1c-8186ea27cd1b35fa0cfbbf44e1d4e421{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-40gdc1c-8186ea27cd1b35fa0cfbbf44e1d4e421 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mdyqf4kq-6a09a1e5428d0d5506014bd9626e0474\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mdyqf4kq-6a09a1e5428d0d5506014bd9626e0474 .avia_textblock{\ncolumn-count:2;\ncolumn-gap:4%;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mdyqf4kq-6a09a1e5428d0d5506014bd9626e0474 .avia_textblock{\ncolumn-count:1;\n}\n.av_textblock_section.av-mdyqf4kq-6a09a1e5428d0d5506014bd9626e0474 .avia_textblock.av_multi_colums > p:first-child{\nmargin-top:0.85em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mdyqf4kq-6a09a1e5428d0d5506014bd9626e0474 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_multi_colums'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Dear citizens, esteemed guests, dear friends,<\/p>\n<p>Today, we have gathered to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the genocide committed against Roma across the European continent during Nazism and World War II, a crime that many Roma call Samudaripen. This is a crime that the German Nazis initiated as soon as they came to power in 1933, creating a state system based on Nazi racist ideology. But the crimes were not committed by Germans alone. They were joined by fascists and extreme nationalists, looters and collaborators, who in various European countries themselves initiated the arrests, expulsions, and killings of Roma.    <\/p>\n<p>Serbia suffered immense civilian casualties and made a huge contribution to the fight against Nazism through the national liberation movement, in which Roma also participated. But even here, some collaborated with the occupiers and directly participated in identifying, arresting, guarding, and killing Roma. We must speak about this clearly and loudly.  <\/p>\n<p>Today we gather at a place of suffering, sorrow, and warning \u2013 in the shadow of neglected, unmarked remains of Topovske \u0160upe, a site where, in late summer and autumn of 1941, there was a German camp exclusively for Jewish and Roma men. The state of our culture of remembrance regarding the suffering of minority communities is best shown by this very place. The authentic camp buildings have miraculously survived over time. They are completely neglected, in a semi-ruined condition, overgrown with thick weeds and forgotten. And if it were not for civil society and the efforts of these same minority communities, this space wouldn\u2019t even be recognized as much as it is today \u2013 with a plaque on a wall unrelated to the camp or a sign in the nearby meadow \u2013 but not within the camp itself. This day is not only a reminder of the crime that occurred here nearly 85 years ago but also a mirror held up to our entire society to highlight injustice, neglect, and the responsibility we all share \u2013 as individuals, as a society, and especially as members of the majority nation.      <\/p>\n<p>The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) is an intergovernmental organization with 35 member countries, including the Republic of Serbia. IHRA is the leading international authority on setting guidelines and high standards for Holocaust and Roma genocide remembrance culture. As a delegate of Serbia, I am a member of the IHRA Working Group on Education and the Committee on the Roma Genocide. I want to inform you that in December 2024, IHRA adopted the Recommendations for Teaching and Learning about the Persecution and Genocide of Roma during the Nazi Era. These are the first documents of their kind, supported by international partner institutions. The recommendations resulted from three years of work by experts worldwide, who, in collaboration with Roma organizations and experts\u2014including authentic perspectives of Roma women and men from Argentina, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Ukraine, Italy, Croatia, Romania, and Serbia\u2014developed these guidelines. They urge educational institutions, museums, archives, teachers, and decision-makers to systematically, seriously, and respectfully incorporate knowledge about Samudaripen into educational and cultural policies. This should be part of education about the past, a foundation for building European values, and a fulfillment of our civilizational responsibility.       <\/p>\n<p>We expect the Republic of Serbia to translate the IHRA Recommendations into Serbian and to adequately implement them in practice, both in education, in museums, and in commemorative practice.<\/p>\n<p>Samudaripen may have started with the Nazis&#8217; rise to power, but antigypsyism had existed in Europe for centuries before that. Although Samudaripen reached its most extreme form with the mass destruction of the Roma population in 1945, afterward, there was no acknowledgment of this crime, no recognition of the suffering and loss faced by the Roma community, and no acknowledgment of the guilt that all European nations share towards the Roma community. This lack of recognition has contributed to discrimination, racism, and violence remaining a part of everyday life for Roma across Europe, including here in Serbia.   <\/p>\n<p>The Roma genocide has its own unique features and characteristics. It should not be mentioned only in passing or in parentheses, only when listing groups of victims who suffered during war crimes. Samudaripen must have its special place because this crime has traits that we need to understand if we want it never to happen again. When a German Wehrmacht soldier in 1941 shot at a group of civilians in Serbia\u2014a Jew, a Roma, and a Serb\u2014he killed them for three different motives. This doesn\u2019t imply a hierarchy of victims\u2014every victim is a victim, and every human life has value\u2014but it shows us that the criminal ideology, fueled by antisemitism and antigypsyism, targeted different groups in different ways, and therefore identified and destroyed them accordingly. Different mechanisms of hatred drive these crimes. That is why it is so crucial to investigate and understand them\u2014mainly so that we ourselves do not become perpetrators.       <\/p>\n<p>The culture of remembrance has two main goals: first, to honor victims with respect and reverence as individuals, each with their own unique story \u2013 and not as anonymous, faceless statistics and stereotypes.<\/p>\n<p>The second goal is to develop critical thinking. To do this, we must examine the darkest corners of our past and ask ourselves: how was it possible for Serbian gendarmes to arrest Roma and hand them over to the Germans for execution? How did it happen that this Serbian gendarme made such a choice in life? By doing so, we ask ourselves: what would I have done? And even more importantly: what am I doing today?    <\/p>\n<p>Therefore, on this day, August 2nd, the day when the last group of Roma was killed in the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, we must loudly affirm that we are committed to building a culture of remembrance that is inclusive, meaningful, and courageous enough to confront uncomfortable truths. <\/p>\n<p>In this culture of remembrance, young Roma women and men must take an active role\u2014not just as participants, but as creators of narratives, those who craft the content and language of remembrance, and who serve as the guardians and interpreters of their stories. This will create a truly inclusive culture of remembrance with a secure future. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-3dk0ju8-22746e97bea116a240d5c56450b6e5e3 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-41  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-25426'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-34xxzzk-118b9e4d09d58ee52489993d3404f687 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-42  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2fsm9io-3368af48788c89927a28f9bb49b9f0d4\">\n.avia-image-container.av-2fsm9io-3368af48788c89927a28f9bb49b9f0d4 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-2fsm9io-3368af48788c89927a28f9bb49b9f0d4 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-2fsm9io-3368af48788c89927a28f9bb49b9f0d4 av-styling- av-img-linked avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-43  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6980.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6980.jpg 900w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6980-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6980-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_6980-705x470.jpg 705w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='August 2, 2025 - 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Topovske \u0160upe'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-25424 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-25424 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7048-rotated-e1754410699299.jpg\" alt='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe' title='August 2, 2025 - Topovske \u0160upe'  height=\"900\" width=\"600\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7048-rotated-e1754410699299.jpg 600w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7048-rotated-e1754410699299-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7048-rotated-e1754410699299-470x705.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 2nd, International Roma Genocide Remembrance Day, we gathered at the site next to the neglected remains of the former German Nazi camp Topovske \u0160upe in Belgrade, with Roma and non-Roma civil society organizations from the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC_7015.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25426"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25719,"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25426\/revisions\/25719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}