by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
What a fantastic book! It is an adventure saga that is so beautifully conceived and written that I found myself frequently rereading paragraphs and whole sections to better savor the rich imagery and wisdom. There is always something going on and the story moves in a...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
(MENAFN – AFP) With bulldozers at their doorstep, beginning to tear down their homes, it is hard to imagine life could get worse for the Roma of Miskolc, Hungary’s impoverished third-largest city. But for Gypsies, it can seemingly always get worse. But...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
The Holocaust that resulted in the deaths of millions of European Jews during World War II is well known. However, fewer people are aware that several other groups of people were targeted for elimination by the Nazis, including the Roma, often referred to in the...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
More than 500,000 Roma and Sinti were exterminated in the Nazis’ death camps—and it’s time to include them in the official history of the Holocaust. Sit for a moment and picture all the people you know and grew up with; include your Mom and Dad, siblings,...
by Laura Shepard Townsend | Blog
Excerpt from “The Gypsy’s Song” Angelica comes to America with her family: “Suddenly, there was a very loud shout. People began pointing and cheering. We watched America come forth, out to the sea, to greet us. Joyous crying began on the...
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