Voice of America: Germany Opens Memorial to Roma Holocaust Victims Oct 24th 2012, 11:56 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Germany Opens Memorial to Roma Holocaust Victims Oct 24th 2012, 11:39 German Chancellor Angela Merkel is inaugurating a memorial to thousands of victims of the Holocaust who were ethnic Roma. Merkel opened the memorial Wednesday in Berlin, the German capital. The circular pool is located across the street from the German parliament building. The Nazis deemed the Roma, like the Jews, to be genetically inferior. It is unclear how many Roma were rounded up and killed in the death camps during World War II, but estimates reach as high as half a million. This is ... | | | | |
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