09 | The first memorial service commemorating the Sinti and Roma murdered by the Nazis was held at Speyer Cathedral in March 1988. From left to right: Romani Rose, Bishop Anton Schlembach (Bishop of Speyer), Bernhard Vogel (Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate), Rita Süssmuth (Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth), and Hans-Jochen Vogel (SPD party chairman).

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