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For instance, if you wish to have specific details about the recognition of the Roma Holocaust in any specific country, you can easily access this information by selecting the theme and the country.
Remembrance day
A number of activities are organized to mark National Day of Remembrance of Greek Jewish Martyrs and Heroes of the Holocaust at schools in Greece. The Ministry of Education supports the participation of schools in activities implemented by competent bodies during Holocaust Memorial Day. All the activities (visits, presentations, circulars teacher trainings...) are made in cooperation with the Jewish Museum. The emphasis is clearly put on the Jewish Holocaust but in every seminar or activity about the Holocaust reference is made to the Roma genocide.
In the school year 2015-2016, the Ministry of Education issued a circular by which all schools were asked to dedicate two teaching hours on relevant events and activities on 27th January.
The Remembrance Day for the Roma Genocide (2nd August) is not observed in Greek schools, as they are closed on that date due to summer holidays.
However, on 2 August 2018, Roma Genocide Remembrance Day was honored for the first time in Greece following an initiative of the Pan-Hellenic Confederation of Greek Roma Ellan Passe. The ceremony took place in Athens and was attended by the alternate Minister of Labor, the Minister of Maritime Affairs as well as by representatives of the parliament, political parties, the church and civil society.