On 19–22 August, a delegation from the Treblinka Museum took part in a study visit tracing the extermination of the Roma and Sinti in the Czech and Moravian regions. On 20 August, the Museum’s staff participated in the commemoration of the 82nd anniversary of the transport of Roma prisoners from Hodonín u Kunštátu to Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Between 1942 and 1943, a so-called “Gypsy Camp” operated in Hodonín u Kunštátu, where entire Roma families from across the Czech and Moravian territories were forcibly imprisoned. A total of 1,396 people passed through the camp. Of these, 207 died in the camp, and 863 were transported to Auschwitz II-Birkenau, where they were murdered. At the Hodonín u Kunštátu Memorial, a permanent exhibition and temporary displays are presented in partially reconstructed barracks.
We extend our sincere gratitude to Radovan Krhovský, Head of the Roma and Sinti Memorial in Moravia, Hodonín u Kunštátu, for his invitation, warm welcome, assistance in organising the visit, and for sharing the history and guiding us through the Memorial.
