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A delegation of the Comité International Rom from Paris

Jean-Pierre Liegeois | A delegation of the Comité International Rom from Paris | photograph | France | 1972 | rom_90002

Rights held by: Jean-­Pierre Liégeois | Licensed under: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International | Provided by: Jean-Pierre Liégeois – Private Archive

Jean-Pierre Liegeois | A delegation of the Comité International Rom from Paris | photograph | France | 1972 | rom_90002 Rights held by: Jean-­Pierre Liégeois | Licensed under: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International | Provided by: Jean-Pierre Liégeois – Private Archive

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Rights held by: Jean-­Pierre Liégeois | Licensed under: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International | Provided by: Jean-Pierre Liégeois – Private Archive

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A delegation of the Comité International Rom lay a wreath of flowers in memory of Roma and Travellers in KL-Natzweiler, the Struthof concentration camp in Alsace, in April 1972. Nearly 22,000 internees, many of them Roma, died in the camp.
From left to right: Jarko Jovanovič, Cultural Secretary [and composer of the Romani anthem “Gelem, Gelem”], Matéo Maximoff, executive committee member, Vanko Rouda, President.

Thomas Acton (2017)

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Délégation du Comité International Rom de Paris.
De gauche à droite : Jarko Jovanovic, Secrétaire culturel, Matéo Maximoff, membre du Conseil de direction, Vanko Rouda, Président.
En avril 1972, dépôt d’une gerbe de fleurs en mémoire des Roms et Voyageurs victimes du régime nazi, au camp de concentration du Struthof, en Alsace, le KL-Natzweiler. Près de 22000 déportés, parmi lesquels des Tsiganes, sont morts dans ce camp.