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which is referred to in Roma communities by the terms
‘Porajmos’ and ‘Samudaripen’, as well as ‘kali traš’, ‘berša
bibahtale’, and ‘Holokosto/Holocausto’, this article pro-
vides a brief overview of the core literature on the Roma
genocide and explains the reasons for the neglect of its
study. The text presents the methodology of the project
‘Combating the Distortion of the Roma Genocide in
South-Eastern Europe - a Key Element for the Devel-
opment of Anti-Racism Strategies and Anti-Discrimi-
nation Policies and Practices’, and the findings of a case
study of Slovenia on the approach to history, commem-
oration, distortion, and denial of the Roma genocide.
148 In a brief historical outline of the persecution of Roma
and Sinti on the territory of present-day Slovenia be-
fore and during the Second World War, the Nazi gen-
studia universitatis hereditati, letnik 12 (2024), številka 1 / volume 12 (2024), number 1
ocide of the Roma in Slovenia is mentioned. The mas-
sive partisan killings of Roma are described, which are
mistakenly equated with the Roma genocide in recent
representations of the past. Particular attention is paid
to analysis of the pre-World War II press and interviews
with selected interviewees on research, education and
commemoration, and the culture of remembrance after
2010. The text also provides an analysis of the discourse
on the distortion of the genocide and recommenda-
tions for future research on the genocide of Roma and
Sinti during World War II, which shed light on the shift
from victimhood to an active resistance movement and
to its commemoration of the genocide of the Roma in
the broader public sphere.