Roma memorial 10 24 2012

Dignitaries and members of the public attend the inauguration of the “Memorial to the Sinti and Roma of Europe Murdered Under National Socialism” on October 24, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. In addition to targeting Jews during the Holocaust, Hitler also sought to exterminate the Roma population in Europe and estimates of the number killed range from 220,000 to 1,500,000. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images