The Hunger Strike that Forced Recognition: The Story of Hans Braun

In this episode, we look at a photograph taken in 1980 on the grounds of the former Dachau concentration camp. It shows survivors during the hunger strike that became a turning point for the German Sinti and Roma civil rights movement. At the center of the photograph is Hans Braun, a German Sinto who survived Auschwitz-Birkenau and Flossenbürg concentration camps. His story offers a powerful and deeply personal insight into the persecution of Sinti and Roma under National Socialism as well as...