Weeping Violins: The Gypsy Tragedy in Europe

by Betty Alt, Silvia Folts

Overview

Weeping Violins provides a history of the Gypsy people in Europe. Betty Alt and Silvia Folts trace the origins of the Gyspsy people and tell the story of their expansion, treatment by other ethnic groups, and struggles during the Holocaust. The book sheds light on Gypsy treatment at the hands of Nazi soldiers, and the struggle to have Gypsy experiences recognized by Jewish leaders and scholars of the Holocaust. Contents: Preface; Centuries of Persecution; Ominous Signs; A Deadly Journey; The Effort of Survival; Gypsy Genocide; Free at Last; The 'Gypsy Problem' Continues; Epilogue.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780943549392
Publisher:	University Publishing Association
Publication date:	02/27/1996
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Betty Alt is Sociology Instructor at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and at the University of Southern Colorado.

Editorial Reviews

Alt and Folts have done a remarkable job of remembering, of documenting, of talking to the survivors, of recounting the Asian-European history of the Gypsies.

The Book Reader

Its strength lies in the individual stories of several Gypsy survivors, which are used to exemplify and to bring to life specific points of the historical narration.

Choice

Its strength lies in the individual stories of several Gypsy survivors, which are used to exemplify and to bring to life specific points of the historical narration.

CHOICE

This book is well written and well organized, and the graphic interviews from survivors add life to the book.

Patricia Cooper

Its strength lies in the individual stories of several Gypsy survivors, which are used to exemplify and to bring to life specific points of the historical narration.

Choice Reviews