Pharrajimos: The Fate of the Roma During the Holocaust

Contents......Page 6
Preface to the English Edition......Page 10
Facts and Debates: The Roma Holocaust......Page 14
Chronology—the Pharrajimos in the Third Reich......Page 26
Chronology—the Pharrajimos in Hungary......Page 30
1. European Roma History from the Turn of the Century to World War II......Page 36
2. The Pharrajimos in Europe during World War II......Page 39
1. Before World War II......Page 41
2. The War and the Hungarian Pharrajimos......Page 45
3. The Aftermath of the Pharrajimos in Hungary......Page 55
Drafting the "Gypsy-Raid Decree"......Page 62
The Proposals of the Pest County Administrators for the Ministerial Decree......Page 70
To Intern or to Segregate?......Page 75
László Endre's First Anti-Roma Proposals......Page 78
Deputy-Lieutenant László Endre's Decrees and Anti-Roma Raids......Page 82
The Mass Murder of Gypsies at Várpalota and Inota-Lake Grábler at the End of January 1945......Page 100
The Circumstances Surrounding the Deportation of the Székesfehérvár Roma......Page 102
The Issue of Robberies Committed by the Székesfehérvár Gypsies......Page 106
Executions......Page 107
The Number of Victims......Page 108
Summary......Page 109
One of the Roma Killing Fields: Komáromi Csillagerőd, Autumn 1944......Page 111
The First Inmates Intended for Deportation......Page 113
Komárom IV: Csillagerőd......Page 115
Registration of Deportations to Komárom......Page 116
Conditions in Captivity......Page 118
Escapes......Page 120
The Roma Death Toll......Page 122
New Human Transports to the Reich......Page 123
Dachau, Fossenbürg and Buchenwald......Page 124
The Fate of the Roma Dragged to the Fortress......Page 125
Conclusion......Page 127
The Holocaust in Gypsy Folk Poetry......Page 128
Oral History: Personal Statements of the Survivors......Page 136
Mrs. Vilmos Holdosi (Torony)......Page 138
Mr. József Kazári (Meggyeskovácsi)......Page 142
Mr. Károly Komáromi (Kötegyán)......Page 146
Mrs. Jenő Sárközi (Torony)......Page 152
Mrs. István Sztojka (Csepel)......Page 157
Mrs. Angéla "Mici" Lakatos (Székesfehérvár)......Page 160
Mrs. István Pilisi (Budapest)......Page 161
Mr. Gyula Balogh (Rákospalota, Budapest)......Page 163
Mrs. Miklós Murzsa (Újfehértó)......Page 166
Mrs. József Kazárine [born Terézia Horváth] (Meggyeskovácsi)......Page 170
Mrs. János Rostás (Budapest–Kispest)......Page 173
Mrs. Imre Dömötörné [born Ilona Lendvai] (Tüskevár)......Page 176
Pál Macher (PM), mayor of Lajoskomárom......Page 181
Pál Zsednai (PZ), local resident......Page 182
Albert Bognár (AB), former custodian in the Village Hall......Page 184
Pál Szemerei (PS), former cart driver......Page 188
Mrs. Lajos Kecskés (LK), local resident......Page 190
Piroska Peller (PP), survivor......Page 192
Place by Place: Events of the Pharrajimos......Page 196
Appendix: The Struggle for an Authentic Narrative of the Pharrajimos: Illustrations......Page 238
Roma Holocaust, Hungarian History......Page 240
Roma Holocaust—Facts and Denials......Page 243
An Expert Opinion......Page 249
Observations on the Roma Sections of the Permanent Holocaust Exhibition......Page 257
Theses for the Roma Script of the Permanent Exhibition in the Holocaust Museum......Page 259
Photo Section......Page 263