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Bookmark or Share- Sinti - WikipediaThe Sinti (also Sinta or Sinte; masc. sing. Sinto; fem. sing. Sintesa) are a subgroup of Romani people. They are found mostly in Germany, France and Italy and Central Europe , numbering some 200,000 people.
- Genocide of European Roma (Gypsies), 1939–1945Beginning in 1933, Nazi German authorities persecuted Sinti (a subgroup of Roma) and other Romani peoples in Germany. They subjected this group to a variety of discriminatory measures. These measures included internment in “gypsy camps” and forced sterilization.
- History of the Romani people - WikipediaThe Romani people, also referred to as Roma, Sinti, or Kale, depending on the subgroup, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that primarily lives in Europe.
- Targeting the Sinti and Roma | Facing History & OurselvesWhen the Nazis came to power in 1933, they paid little attention to the Sinti and Roma until local and state authorities began applying the nation’s new “racial laws” to the 26,000 “Gypsies” in Germany. Local governments used the new laws to take action on long-held enmities and stereotypes.
- Who are the Sinti and Roma? A World of Worlds - USC Shoah FoundationThe Roma and Sinti are often referred to as though they were one and the same people, but in actual fact they are not. They have different nationalities, religious beliefs and habits; the history of their migrations and their relationships with the land are completely different.
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