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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Laurie Churchman

Roma and Sinti genocide must be taught in schools after Jimmy Carr ‘joke’, charities say

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More than 40 charities have called on the government to make the genocide of Roma and Sinti people a compulsory part of Holocaust teaching in schools.

It follows outrage over comments made by comedian Jimmy Carr, who used the Nazi murders of Gypsy people as a punchline in a Netflix standup routine.

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