Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area. EVENTS Carnival at Ritchie Valens Recreation Center: Have some fun and make family memories at the event that includes rides, games, entertainment and food, 5-10 p.m. Nov. 3; 2-10 Nov. 4-5. Purchase wristband for […]
“What should I be afraid of?” asks Ceija Stojka. “Auschwitz is my overcoat, Bergen-Belsen my dress, and Ravensbrück my undershirt.” Stojka, a survivor of the Porajmos, the Romani Holocaust, is remembered in a beautifully haunting exhibition at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York. This collection of artworks, videos, books, and ephemera underscores Stojka’s profound message against hate and intolerance of all kinds while urging us to never forget her and the millions of Jews, Sinti-Roma peoples, and Slavs and their struggles.
At the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (Mucem) in the southern French city Marseille, an exhibition of unprecedented scope traces the contributions of the Roma community to political…