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Unseen heroes — Roma resist Nazis

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November 2, 2024

Roma heroes who resisted the Nazis: Sinti boxer Johann "Rukeli" Trollmann staged a protest at a title fight to ridicule the Nazi's racial ideology. Alfreda "Noncia" Markowska saved around 50 children destined for concentration and death camps.

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Sinti boxer Johann 'Rukeli' Trollmann dyed his hair blonde and put white powder on his face at a title fight to ridicule the Nazi's racial ideology.

 

Alfreda "Noncia" Markowska saved around 50 children who had been deported to concentration and death camps.

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Racism against Roma and Sinti goes back hundreds of years and reached its peak in Nazi Germany.

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During the Nazi era, hundreds of thousands of Roma and Sinti were persecuted and killed — but some Roma managed to resist and save lives.

Today, Roma artist and activist Simonida Selimovic draws attention to these unseen Roma heroes through theater and art.

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