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Analysis of Biographical Interviews with Roma Survivors of Nazi Persecution against the Backdrop of Compensation Processes in Czech Republic
Zdařilová, Eva ; Červenka, Jan (advisor)
Anotation This paper deals with an analysis of biographical interviews with Roma survivors of Nazi persecution. The emphasis is put on different elements that may affect narrated life histories. It views memories from the initial remembering to their new contextualization throughout the life; it draws the attention to the narrative tradition of respondent's background as well as the final narration and its specific circumstances. The analysis is framed with the Czech compensation programs for victims of war injustice. The text points out to different perspectives of history adopted by state authorities on one side and those applying on "compensation" on the other. The paper also discusses mutual misunderstanding of different perspectives of the past, of an administrator/ historian and of an eye-witness.
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Analysis of Biographical Interviews with Roma Survivors of Nazi Persecution against the Backdrop of Compensation Processes in Czech Republic
Zdařilová, Eva ; Červenka, Jan (advisor)
Anotation This paper deals with an analysis of biographical interviews with Roma survivors of Nazi persecution. The emphasis is put on different elements that may affect narrated life histories. It views memories from the initial remembering to their new contextualization throughout the life; it draws the attention to the narrative tradition of respondent's background as well as the final narration and its specific circumstances. The analysis is framed with the Czech compensation programs for victims of war injustice. The text points out to different perspectives of history adopted by state authorities on one side and those applying on "compensation" on the other. The paper also discusses mutual misunderstanding of different perspectives of the past, of an administrator/ historian and of an eye-witness.
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Analysis of biographical interviews with Roma survivors of Nazi persecution against the backdrop of compensation processes in CZ
Zdařilová, Eva ; Červenka, Jan (advisor) ; Mücke, Pavel (referee)
This paper deals with an analysis of biographical interviews with Roma survivors of Nazi persecution. The emphasis is put on different elements that may affect narrated life histories. It views memories from the initial remembering to their new contextualization throughout the life; it draws the attention to the narrative tradition of respondent's background as well as the final narration and its specific circumstances. The analysis is framed with the Czech compensation programs for victims of war injustice. The text points out to different perspectives of history adopted by state authorities on one side and those applying on "compensation" on the other. The paper also discusses mutual misunderstanding of different perspectives of the past, of an administrator/ historian and of an eye-witness.
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The process of compensation for the victims of the romany holocaust in the Czech Republic
Zdařilová, Eva ; Červenka, Jan (referee) ; Závodská, Milada (advisor)
The Roma living in the Czech Republic spent WWII. in the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia, in "Sudety", occupied by the Germany, in south Slovakia, occupied by the Hungary and in the Slovak Republic. From the first three regions the Roma were gradually deported to internment and concentration camps, in the Slovakia they had to face various suppressions like mass displacement from the villages, forced labour and finally they had to hide in the forests to protect themselves from Gestapo and Hlinka's guard. In the year 1998 the Czech Roma had the first opportunity to ask for the financial allowance for the suffered distress and torture. Swiss banks deposited 273 million CHF into a special fund, 88% out of this sum should have been divided to Jews and 12% to victims without Jewish origin. The fund did not accept any individual requests but cooperated with local organizations. In the Czech Republic it was first and foremost the League for the assistance to Roma war victims, which was founded by the Roma civic initiative in this purpose. The League set a list of about 3000 applicants, who met the requirement of the date of birth before 31st December 1944, who spent the war-time in the Czechoslovakia and who were able to prove they are socially needy. However, the Swiss fund did not presume so high number of Czech...
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