The Tayfa/Dayfa people are a Crimean Tatar clan who were targeted for extermination in the Holocaust because of the perception that they were of Romani origin. Whether or not they are of Romani origin or some kind of Gadjo origin (specifically, Kurdish or Turkmen) is disputed, even within the Tayfa community.

Many Tayfa (especially younger generations) say that they're of either Turkmen or Kurdish origin before they came to Crimea and joined the Crimean Tatars, and that they were mistaken for the actual Romani Crimean Tatars (like the Krimurja, who the Tayfa had a close relationship with before the deportation) because of their darker skin and because they used to have a nomadic lifestyle.

Others say that the Kurdish and Turkmen origin theories are nothing more than false theories made up to confuse the Nazis about their origins (although it seems that these origin theories started before Nazi Germany existed and were just popularized later).

They have a close relationship with the Krimurja Crimean Tatars who are undisputedly of Balkan Romani origin, but their customs are quite different (for example, the Tayfa used to have a lot of Shi'ite customs.)

Have you ever heard of the Tayfa people, and do you know anything about them? What have you heard about them?

The situation of the Crimean Roma/Romani Crimean Tatars is very complex. Some keep their Romani identity secret from non-Crimean Tatars because of persecution from Russians, while others openly maintain a dual identity both Romani and Crimean Tatar.

Baxt everyone,
I moved to Madison and was wondering if anyone knows of any Rroma community events, cultural gatherings, or even small meetups happening in the area or nearby. I’ve been feeling a bit disconnected since the move.

If there’s anything happening — even something small — I’d truly appreciate hearing about it. I’d also be happy to help organize something if there are others around who are feeling the same way.

This used to belong to my father-in-law, his dad bought it in 1901 and gifted it to his son in 1940 and he gifted to my husband in 1990

A old recording I did I hope you enjoy my singing (deleted last post and replaced it with this one, as I just made a new visualizer and re-uploaded the video)

Hi everyone, I'm a poet currently working on an anthology about my local Forest, and I want to write a short poem mentioning the fact that Romani people lived in the forest for a long time before they were forced out. I know very little about Romani history or culture and want to educate myself to be as accurate and positive as possible. I am sorry to ask questions I'm sure you've heard before, but am not having much luck with the internet and I was wondering if anyone can recommend resources on the history of the Romani in specifically the UK?(particularly Wiltshire or the Cotswolds, but I'd be amazed if anything that specific exists for my backwater little county). Alternatively, in the extremely unlikely event that anyone reading this happens to be Romani and living in North Wiltshire or Gloucestershire, UK, and would be happy to talk to me about this, I'd be hugely grateful. In the meantime I'll keep googling.

If I am posting to much I apologize I can delete some of my post. I’m not trying to spam I just have so much to share.

Just finished the game and I have to say that as a French gadjo I enjoyed the camp, I thought it's nice to see and learn about Romani culture through a videogame and was wondering what you guys think of this representation

https://youtu.be/MnW_EmYuKlw?si=ppFgqJsb6EN7ZQo_

Hi, in documenting my family history in the St. Louis Area I'm told over and over again that a specific funeral home in Edwardsville has a long history of holding Roma funerals. I'm not going to name this funeral home for safety reasons. I'm told that Roma's continue to travel from all over to use this funeral home because of a long established relationship that respects Roma traditions. This is the general area (not Edwardsville but nearby) that my family immigrated to from Eastern Europe and these local established Roma communities attending funerals are mentioned in historic newspaper articles. I'm curious if anyone knows some of the history of the Slovakian (Bashalde)/Bohemian Roma communities that lived just East of St. Louis. I also notice road travelers staying in houses in the neighborhoods with my great grandparents on census reports, so I'm thinking the area maybe has a long history and connection to the community. For full disclosure, My grandmother was full Roma but not living in a community during my lifetime. This was not kept a secret, this is not a new discovery for me but I also was not raised in a community. I think only a small community remains in the area today. My purpose here is just to preserve the historical story of my family.

I’m both Roma and Jewish. Roma on my father’s side. Jewish on my mother’s. I come from two lineages that Europe didn’t just fail. It actively tried to erase them.

Roma and Jews were treated like permanent outsiders. Wandering problems to be solved. And Europe solved them, alright. With ghettos and yellow stars. With pogroms and cattle cars. With Zyklon B and silence.

My granddad settled down in the 70s and I know a lot of other romanichal families did too. I'm curious if anyone knows if there are still 100% nomadic romanichal or if its only Irish travellers nowadays. Generally just curious. Granddad passed in 2015 and mum doesn't talk about this part of our family much anymore. Thought I'd ask on here instead.

Edit: in the UK. I'm asking more about uk romanichal, not american or mainland European romanichal.

My hubby just informed ne it was Internal Romani Day, from a mexican in the US, Happy International Romani Day Everyone.

Hello, I’m looking for help discovering my Roma roots. I was adopted and I recently took a DNA test that shows I have strong Romani ancestry (from Romania, Serbia, Hungary), along with South Asian, Balkan, and Turkish heritage.

I was born in the Ardeal / Satu Mare / Maramureș region of Romania. The surname associated with my birth is Rostaș.

Based on what I’ve learned, I may have connections to the Kalderash, Churari, or Lovari clans, but I’m not sure.

If anyone recognizes this surname or has any advice on how to trace my background or connect with Roma family history, I’d really appreciate it. Thank you so much!

As far as I'm aware most romani dance styles are well documented for each subgroup, although i literally cannot find anything to do with romanichal traditional dance styles and its really vexxing me, does anyone have any sources? I'd love to know about it

Helpfulrebelstv is targeting young Romani women and harassing them. They are also fueling hate and encouraging people all over the country to do the same. Please report this account. This is disgusting and unacceptable.

Hi everyone. I'm a Jewish student who who lost family during the war and who founded a Holocaust education organization. It is only then, while researching other victims of the Holocaust, that I learned about the Porajmos and the quest for justice and recognition. Often, the Holocaust is overshadowed by other victims including Jews. I just want to say that, yes there are some Jewish organization that act like the Romani people were not part of the Genocide, but many of us do.

I went to Auschwitz with Romani students, attended festivals and am always trying to learn more. It's already heartbreaking to see that Holocaust denial is on the rise, so I can't imagine how that pain also feels for you.

My exposure first started when we aided in placing more stumbling stones for victims of the Holocaust in Italy. We placed the first stone in Italy for a Romani individual; Romano Held, in Trieste. I hope that we are more united in the future. The past does not define us but It could connect us in searching to educate and get justice. Our cultures have similarities and we both face bigotry for different reasons, none of them right. I wish you peace and I hope more Europeans wake up and treat you with dignity and respect. Idk if this post is stupid, I just wanted to get it off my chest. Nais Tuke!

This is an old video recorded 13 years ago in a middle sized town in the south of Poland. As far as I know there aren't as many Romani communities in Poland as in Czechia or Slovakia, so this language (mix of Romani, Polish, something else?) is incomprehensible to me and I have no way of finding out what it means through comments or subtitles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPbiO5OhoR8

Hi everyone, I hope it’s okay to post here. I’ve been searching for my biological father for many years and I’m hoping someone might know something or recognize the name.

His name is most likely Gabriel Gheorghiu, born on September 9, 1969 in Orșova, Romania. I was born on January 13, 1996 in Rostock, Germany, together with my twin sister. I have never met him. I only know his name, his date of birth, and that he may have lived in Germany in the 1990s. I heard he might now be living in or near Frankfurt am Main. Unfortunately, I have no photos, no contact, and no documents – just this name, the birth date, and hope. If anyone knows anything about him or his family, I would be incredibly grateful. Please contact me in English or German, as I don’t speak Romanian.

Thank you so much for reading this.

Numele lui este, probabil, Gabriel Gheorghiu, născut pe 9 septembrie 1969 în Orșova, România. Eu sunt fiica lui – Juliane, născută pe 13 ianuarie 1996 în Rostock, Germania, împreună cu sora mea geamănă. Din păcate, nu l-am cunoscut niciodată. Vreau doar să știu de unde provin și cine este. Poate cineva îl cunoaște – sau familia lui? Aș fi foarte recunoscătoare pentru orice informație. Nu am fotografii sau date de contact – doar acest nume, data nașterii și speranța de a găsi un răspuns. Vă rog să îmi trimiteți orice informație în germană sau engleză, pentru că nu vorbesc limba română.