“We share a commitment to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and to honour those who stood against it.”
-- Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust
“We share a commitment to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and to honour those who stood against it.”
-- Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust
Every year on 4 May, the Netherlands commemorates the victims of war and on 5 May celebrate the liberation.
The Dutch princess and former queen of the Netherlands Beatrix attended the final chord of the Requiem for Auschwitz Project on Wednesday 30 October in the Theatre of Tilburg. The Requiem is an important piece of music intended to remember all victims of Auschwitz including the Roma and Sinti who were killed during the Nazi Regime.
The Netherlands annually commemorates World War II and Liberation Day on the 4th and 5th of May.
In spring 2012, the National Committee for 4 and 5 May proudly launched its digital exhibition "The Forgotten Genocide," a beautiful and innovative exploration of the persecution of Sinti and Roma during Nazi prevalence in Europe. The project has won two Silver Lovie 2012 awards for best non-profit and best use of Flash design.
On Monday, August 27, 2012, Yad Vashem and the Netherlands signed an agreement whereby the government of the Netherlands will support the digitization of the files concerning the Dutch Righteous Among the Nations.
The report of "The Roma Between Past and Future: Reflections Upon Genocide, Recognition, and the Resurgence of Extremism and Anti-Gypsyism" conference is now available. The conference was held on 6 May 2012 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 Mei of the Netherlands has designed a special part of the website for English information on their activities, which can be found at: http://www.4en5mei.nl/english.
The Netherlands annually commemorates World War II and Liberation Day on the 4th and 5th of May.
On 3 May 2012 the digital exhibition "The Forgotten Genocide" from the National Committee for 4 and 5 May in the Netherlands will go live online.
The website deals with the persecution of Roma and Sinti during the Nazi period. The exhibition can soon be found on: http://romasinti.eu/.
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"The Roma Between Past and Future: Reflections Upon Genocide, Recognition, and the Resurgence of Extremism and Anti-Gypsyism" conference will be held on 6 May 2012 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.