Overview
- Description
- Consists of copies of name lists and other documents relating to Roma children living in the St. Josefspflege at Mulfingen, Germany, and their deportation to Auschwitz. Also included is a copy of a 1984 article by Johannes Meister titled "Schicksale der 'Zigeunerkinder' aus der St. Josefspflege in Mulfingen." The essay concerns the removal of Roma children from the St. Josefspflege orphanage and their deportation to camps where they were involved in "race hygiene" research conducted by Dr. Robert Ritter.
Physical Details
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1 microfiche.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is thematic
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Catholics. Children, Romani--Germany--Registers. Children, Romani--Poland--Registers. Human experimentation in medicine. Involuntary sterilization. Orphans--Germany--Registers. Physicians. Romani Genocide, 1939-1945--Germany. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps. Eugenics
- Geographic Name
- Mulfingen (Germany) Württemberg (Germany) Germany
- Personal Name
- Ritter, Robert, 1901-1951. Eyrich, Max.
- Corporate Name
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp) International Tracing Service
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Anton Fojn
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The materials were copied and compiled by Anton Fojn and donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Jan. 1987 with three other folders of materials relating to Roma. The four folders were treated as separate accessions, but were assigned the same accession number, 1987.007
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- 2023-08-25 09:53:50
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Contains materials related to the experiences of Roma during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Six essays relating to the persecution of Roma
Document
Consists of copies of six essays relating to the persecution of Roma children during the Holocaust. The include "Schicksale der 'Zigeunerkinder' aus der St. Josefpflege in Mulfingen," by Johannes Meister; "Nationalsozialistische Methoden zur Loesung der 'Zigeunerfrage,'" by Bernard Streck; "Die Neu Generation und die alte Ideologie," by Romani Rose; "Dienationalsozialistischeen Methoden zur 'Loesung des Zigeunerproblems,'" by Bernard Streck; "Ihnengeschah Unrecht," by Joachim Hohmann; and "Von der 'Zigeunerforschung' zur 'Tziganologie,'" by Romani Rose. Among the topics discussed in the essays are children used for research, the solution for the "Zigeunerfrage" by the Nazis, methods of persecution during World War II, treatment of Roma since the Holocaust, and racism.
