02.08.2011                      02.Aw-Elul, 5771

Gespräche:

Jews and Roma talk alliance in Hungary

Radical voices, anti-Semitic narratives are getting stronger, says NGO head; Roma in Europe have long faced discrimination and persecution.

Roma youth are meeting this week in a small village, Bánk, in northern Hungary to discuss and formulate plans for better cooperation between the two communities in Europe.
The project, called Volunticipate, is taking place alongside a larger event called the Bankito Festival, and is being organized by a number of groups, including Marom, a Jewish cultural organization in Europe, the Haver Informal Jewish Educational Public Benefit Foundation and a number of Roma advocacy groups….