How does the persecution of the Roma compare to that of the Jews?
To an extent, they’ve been persecuted more than the Jews. Jews had more urban integration. The Roma never had a cohesive body. They’ve never had a territory or a tradition of literacy, which is what the Jews had. Often they were allowed to work in Europe only in certain trades and on the condition they not mix with the local population. The Roma in Romania and Bulgaria were the first to lose their jobs after the fall of communism. Movies like “King of the Gypsies” present the Roma as having their own courts and an intricate social structure that involve scamming people. There are no kings or queens. No Gypsy believes in gypsy kings. That’s for show. Some Gypsy communities have conflict resolution strategies that some of them call courts. Roma are often specialized in particular trades and services and have adopted survival strategies which outsiders often regard with suspicion. Is there hope for the Roma? There is a growing movement of young Romani intellectuals and activists who are w
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