Romani Rose
Romani Rose (born 1946 at Heidelberg, Germany) is a Romany activist and head of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma. He lost 13 relatives in the Holocaust.
Career
Rose was born in Heidelberg in 1946. Until 1982 he lived there as an independent businessman. At the founding of the Central Council in 1982 he was voted to the position of Chairman by the delegates of the member organisations – then nine, now 16 state and regional associations – and since then has been confirmed in his post every four years at the member meetings. From 1991 Rose took over the management of the
Together with the Chairpersons of the national minorities in Germany Rose leads the Minority Council, which was founded on September 9, 2004. It is the union of the umbrella organisations of the four national minorities which belong to the German nation and have always been resident and autochthonous here: The DOMOWINA of the
A considerable motivation for Rose's efforts is his personal connection to the past. Thirteen direct relatives of Romani Rose were murdered in concentration camps under National Socialism, including his grandparents in the camps
Since June 1979 he has led the work for the civil rights of German Sinti and Roma before the eyes of the German as well as the international public; he has also fought for their protection from
Rose was also one of the driving forces behind the Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism in Berlin.[1]
Other activities
- German Institute for Human Rights (DIMR), Member of the Board of Trustees[2]
- Culture Foundation of the German Football Association (DFB), Member of the Board of Trustees[3]
- Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency (ADS), Member of the Advisory Board[4]
- Manfred Lautenschläger Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[5]
- Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism, Member of the Board of Trustees[6]
References
- New York Times.
- ^ Board of Trustees German Institute for Human Rights (DIMR).
- ^ Board of Trustees Culture Foundation of the German Football Association (DFB).
- ^ Beirat der Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes konstituiert Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency (ADS), press release of.
- ^ Board of Trustees Manfred Lautenschläger Foundation.
- ^ Board of Trustees Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism.
External links
- Romani Rose Biography in English
- Dokumentations- und Kulturzentrum Deutscher Sinti und Roma, Homepage (germ.)
- Biografie bei zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/(PDF, germ.)
- Sinti and Roma newsroom website