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The Roma (Gypsi) Holocaust
Náprstek, Radek ; Kosek, Jan (advisor) ; Agha, Petr (referee)
1 Abstract The title of the thesis: Roma holocaust Abstract: The first part of this thesis attempts to introduce the Roma to the reader. It focuses on their origins, their way of life, the jobs they have held in the past and their names in different languages. The second part focuses on selected instances of persecution of Roma in history. It describes in detail the anti-Roma assimilation regulations issued during the reign of Maria Theresa and her son Joseph II, as well as the great Gypsy round-up in Spain in the 18th century. The third part deals with the Czechoslovak law on wandering gypsies, issued in 1928, focusing on the historical circumstances of its adoption, an analysis of its text and criticism of it from the MPs of the time. The fourth part focuses on the gypsy camps in Lety u Písku and Hodonín u Kunštátu. In particular, it analyses the government regulations under which they operated, the establishment of the camp, its administration and functioning, the daily life of the prisoners and the newly built memorial on the grounds of the former Lety camp. The fifth part describes the Gypsy camp at Auschwitz. It deals in detail with its origins and description, as well as its functioning and administration, and also the life and death of the imprisoned Roma. The sixth part deals with 19th and 20th...
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