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Romani artist, Holocaust documenter Stojka dies
VIENNA: Romani artist Ceija Stojka, whose work helped expose the Nazis' persecution of the Romani people, died in a Vi
VIENNA: Romani artist Ceija Stojka, whose work helped expose the Nazis' persecution of the Romani people, died in a Vienna hospital on Monday aged 79, her publisher told the Austria Press Agency on Tuesday.
Holocaust survivor Stojka wrote one of the first Romani autobiographical accounts of Nazi persecution, the 1988 book "We Live in Seclusion: The Memories of a Romani", and dedicated decades to telling her people's story through music and art.
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