
“It’s not easy for me to write. I use German words, although we always spoke only romanes in the family. I also see the faces of my parents and all the other relatives mentally in front of me as I remember. And yet: I owe it to you to write everything down. Yes. Let us not forget what happened to them! It is important not to forget what happened to my Dada (father), my Mama, my Purimama (grandmother), my Purodada (grandfather) and their families (…)”
(From the book: Our father. A Sinti family tells. Anita Awosusi, 2016).

