A murit Vasile Ionescu, unul dintre marii intelectuali ai comunității de romi și un luptător pentru asumarea oficială a Holocaustului

Vasile Ionescu, a prominent Roma activist in post-communist Romania, has passed away, as announced by the Elie Wiesel National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania. He was a key figure in the acknowledgment of the Holocaust and worked tirelessly for Roma rights and cultural identity. Ionescu was part of the International Commission for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania and advocated for the recognition of the suffering of both Jews and Roma during this dark period. His efforts included founding the publication Aven Amentza and promoting the history of Roma slavery and deportations. The institute and fellow activists have expressed their condolences to his family.