{"id":1441,"date":"2025-03-11T21:21:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T21:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/romagenocidemap.org\/?post_type=listing&#038;p=1441"},"modified":"2026-02-12T21:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:47:17","slug":"slatina-deportation-of-nomadic-roma-translated","status":"publish","type":"listing","link":"https:\/\/romagenocidemap.org\/ro\/listing\/slatina-deportation-of-nomadic-roma-translated\/","title":{"rendered":"Slatina, Deportation of Nomadic Roma &#8211; Translated"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1441\" class=\"elementor elementor-1441\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a1aa13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67a1aa13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc1d5aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bc1d5aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"react-pdf__Page css-164\" data-page-number=\"18\">\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><b>Village Name<\/b><\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><b>:<\/b> Slatina (city, Olt County)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: inherit;\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: inherit;\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Region, Country<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: inherit;\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><strong>:<\/strong> Muntenia Region, Romania<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\">\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page css-164\" data-page-number=\"18\">\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\">\n<p><span class=\"markedContent\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"markedContent\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Deportation Date<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><strong>:<\/strong> June<\/span><\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">August 1942<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"p106R_mc14\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><br><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"markedContent\"><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Excerpt from Testimony<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span id=\"p106R_mc15\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><br><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">&#8220;[The interviewee and their family] were arrested in the city of Slatina. The gendarmes told them <\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">they were being sent to Transnistria before crossing the border. Many people died along the way <\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">[during the deportation]. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 15px;\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">[In Transnistria], they spent the year in a place near Mihailovca, with a camp surrounded by a 2 to 4<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 15px;\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 15px;\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">meter<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 15px;\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 15px;\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">high fence. The conditions at the border were such that the family could not leave the camp.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page css-164\" data-page-number=\"19\">\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span id=\"p109R_mc1\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">During the summer, they slept in tents. They worked during the summer harvesting corn and were <\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">paid with agricultural products. The Roma were forced to return to the barns in the evening. If they <\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">had worn<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">out clothes, they would burn them. They would trade<\/span><\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">with the Russians, exchanging gold <\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">coins for food. The trade happened at the camp\u2019s gate, as they were not allowed to leave the place.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"p109R_mc2\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><b><br><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><b>Romanian Archives (if available)<\/b><\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><b>:<\/b> N\/A<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"p109R_mc3\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><strong><span id=\"p109R_mc3\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Historical Note on the Roma<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span id=\"p109R_mc4\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">In Slatina, we find one of the largest Roma communities in Olt County. Slatina city is located about <\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">50 km from Craiova.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"p109R_mc5\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">In 1900, the population was 8,028 people (MDGR 1902, V: 418). The 1930 general census recorded&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">11,243 inhabitants, including 52 Roma (RGP 1930, II: 322<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">323). Some of these Roma had become <\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">sedentary, but others were still nomadic,&nbsp; ngaging in various trades<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">, including metalworking and&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">metal forging, which they often sold in nearby areas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"p109R_mc6\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><br><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span class=\"markedContent\"><b><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">Historical Note on Deportation<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span id=\"p109R_mc7\" class=\"markedContent\"><b><br role=\"presentation\"><\/b><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">During a census in May 1942, the Craiova police identified 84 names, 16 vehicles, and 34 animals&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">(ANI, fond IGJ, file no. 259\/1942, f.31). It is possible that the interviewee\u2019s family was included in&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">this list. In the same year, these 84 Roma were handed o<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">ver to the Dolj Gendarmerie Legion, who&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">took them to Transnistria for deportation, following a multi<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">step route from the border of eastern&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">Romania (ANI, fond IGJ, file no. 259\/1942, f.32).<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"p109R_mc8\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">The interviewee mentioned their family and other deported nomadic Roma were sent to Mihailovca&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">(Transnistria), where they endured a harsh regime. They managed to survive by working in the&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">fields, primarily harvesting corn, in exchange for minimal rations.<\/span><\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">They were housed in partially&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">buried barns under gendarme surveillance. Due to food shortages, the deportees would secretly buy&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">food from the local Ukrainian inhabitants when they could escape the watchful eyes of the&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">gendarmes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"p109R_mc9\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><br><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span class=\"markedContent\"><b><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">A Note on the Roma in Slatina<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span id=\"p109R_mc10\" class=\"markedContent\"><b><br role=\"presentation\"><\/b><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">The Roma from Slatina have traditionally been involved in metalworking, often purchasing metals&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">and producing goods for trade, particularly during the interwar period. They were also known for&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">winemaking, and some still maintain these traditions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span id=\"p106R_mc13\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><b>Deportation Date<\/b><\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><b>:<\/b> June<\/span><\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">August 1942<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"p106R_mc14\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-main-rotation=\"0\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\">\n<p><span id=\"p106R_mc14\" class=\"markedContent\"><b><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">Excerpt from Testimony<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><span id=\"p106R_mc15\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">&#8220;[The interviewee and their family] were arrested in the city of Slatina. The gendarmes told them <\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">they were being sent to Transnistria before crossing the border. Many people died along the way <\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">[during the deportation].<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"endOfContent active\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">[In Transnistria], they spent the year in a place near Mihailovca, with a camp surrounded by a 2 to 4<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">meter<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">high fence. The conditions at the border were such that the family could not leave the camp. <\/span><\/span>During the summer, they slept in tents. They worked during the summer harvesting corn and were&nbsp;<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">paid with agricultural products. The Roma were forced to return to the barns in the evening. If they&nbsp;<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">had worn<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">out clothes, they would burn them. They would trade<\/span><\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">with the Russians, exchanging gold&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">coins for food. The trade happened at the camp\u2019s gate, as they were not allowed to leave the place.&#8221;<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"react-pdf__Page css-164\" data-page-number=\"19\">\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span id=\"p109R_mc2\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><b><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">Romanian Archives (if available)<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">: N\/A<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><span id=\"p109R_mc3\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><br><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span class=\"markedContent\"><b><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">Historical Note on the Roma<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><span id=\"p109R_mc4\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><br><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">In Slatina, we find one of the largest Roma communities in Olt County. Slatina city is located about&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">50 km from Craiova.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"p109R_mc5\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">In 1900, the population was 8,028 people (MDGR 1902, V: 418). The 1930 general census recorded&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">11,243 inhabitants, including 52 Roma (RGP 1930, II: 322<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">323). Some of these Roma had become&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">sedentary, but others were still nomadic, engaging in various trades<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">, including metalworking and&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">metal forging, which they often sold in nearby areas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"p109R_mc6\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><br><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span class=\"markedContent\"><b><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">Historical Note on Deportation<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span id=\"p109R_mc7\" class=\"markedContent\"><b><br role=\"presentation\"><\/b><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">During a census in May 1942, the Craiova police identified 84 names, 16 vehicles, and 34 animals&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">(ANI, fond IGJ, file no. 259\/1942, f.31). It is possible that the interviewee\u2019s family was included in&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">this list. In the same year, these 84 Roma were handed o<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">ver to the Dolj Gendarmerie Legion, who&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">took them to Transnistria for deportation, following a multi<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">step route from the border of eastern&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">Romania (ANI, fond IGJ, file no. 259\/1942, f.32).<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"p109R_mc8\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">The interviewee mentioned their family and other deported nomadic Roma were sent to Mihailovca&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">(Transnistria), where they endured a harsh regime. They managed to survive by working in the&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">fields, primarily harvesting corn, in exchange for minimal rations.<\/span><\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">They were housed in partially&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">buried barns under gendarme surveillance. Due to food shortages, the deportees would secretly buy&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">food from the local Ukrainian inhabitants when they could escape the watchful eyes of the&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">gendarmes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"p109R_mc9\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><b><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><br><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span class=\"markedContent\"><b><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">A Note on the Roma in Slatina<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><span id=\"p109R_mc10\" class=\"markedContent\"><br role=\"presentation\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\"><br><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"react-pdf__Page__textContent textLayer\" data-main-rotation=\"0\"><span class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">The Roma from Slatina have traditionally been involved in metalworking, often purchasing metals&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">and producing goods for trade, particularly during the interwar period. They were also known for&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><span tabindex=\"0\">winemaking, and some still maintain these traditions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":1144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"listing_category":[64],"event_category":[],"service_category":[],"rental_category":[],"classifieds_category":[],"listing_feature":[79,76,82],"region":[90],"class_list":["post-1441","listing","type-listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","listing_category-deportations","listing_feature-caravan-deportation","listing_feature-nomadic","listing_feature-romanian-perpetrator","region-muntenia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Slatina, Deportation of Nomadic Roma - Translated - Yahad-In Unum<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/romagenocidemap.org\/ro\/listing\/slatina-deportation-of-nomadic-roma-translated\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ro_RO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Slatina, Deportation of Nomadic Roma - Translated - Yahad-In Unum\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Village Name: Slatina (city, Olt County) \u00a0 Region, Country: Muntenia Region, Romania \u00a0 Deportation Date: June &#8211; August 1942 Excerpt from Testimony: &#8220;[The interviewee and their family] were arrested in the city of Slatina. 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