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“There was every proof that the persecution and genocide against Romani minorities had been carried out on the basis of racial ideology. Nevertheless, many Roms encountered difficulties reclaiming their German citizenship. As a result they were also considered to be ineligible for compensation payments, which according to the West German compensation law could be made only to German citizens. By the time their citizenship had been reinstated and compensation claims were filed again, claimants were often informed that the deadline for submitting claims had passed.”

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Book:I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies
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“«A questo punto mi pare evidente che il problema siamo noi, – fece uno degli scrittori, – intendo noi romani, la classe dirigente è lo specchio del nostro marciume, tutto è marcio, anche i turisti. Immaginate Roma libera dalla nostra presenza». «Sai che palle», disse la psicologa. «Immaginate questa città deserta, – continuò lo scrittore, – fatta soltanto di fontane, di porticati, di giardini, di basiliche, fatta di statue al centro delle piazze ma anche di lampioni, di ospedali, di tralicci, di radioline lasciate sui balconi. Bandite le persone, sarebbero le cose a dialogare finalmente tra di loro. In nessun luogo come a Roma, questo dialogo sarebbe più musicale, più ispirato, più fecondo, più denso di significato». «Ma che cazzo stai a di’?», rise di gusto l’architetto.”

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Book:La città dei vivi
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“Roma me mostró las sorprendentes hazañas que pueden llevar a cabo los hombres de fe. Orar ante las tumbas de los santos y mártires, y estar en un lugar donde tanta gente ha vivido y ha muerto antes de mí, me hizo reflexionar sobre los constantes avisos de Nuestra Señora respecto a la brevedad de la vida en la tierra. Cuando llegas a conocer el Cielo, miras el mundo de un modo diferente. Entiendes que la vida en la tierra es sólo temporal y que la muerte no es un final. «Liberáos de todo lo que os ata solamente a las cosas terrenas y permitid que lo que es de Dios modele vuestra vida a través de la oración y el sacrificio».”

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Book:My Heart Will Triumph
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“Many Romani activists are in fact of mixed parentage. They are often individuals who grew up within the mainstream culture, ashamed of, or afraid to acknowledge, their Romani family connections. Others are persons of Romani background who acquired an education and spent the early years of their careers capitalizing on their Romani connections by engaging in academic research on Romani culture or providing expertise to public services and institutions on Romani society. They feel a strong commitment to challenging prejudice and to improving the destiny of their people. But many years of their lives have been spent struggling for recognition and acknowledgement among their non-Romani colleagues and peers.”

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Book:I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies
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