Roma

From Turtledove

The Roma (also Romany, Romanies, Romanis, Romani or Gypsies) are an ethnic group with origins in South Asia. The Romani are widely dispersed with their largest concentrated populations in Europe, but also in the Americas and, to a lesser extent, in Northern Africa and Asia.

They are more popularly known as Gypsies, based on the mistaken belief that they originated from Egypt.

Historically, Roma have lived on the fringes of society and were subject to persecution.

[edit] Roma in In the Presence of Mine Enemies

The Roma of Europe were systematically destroyed by the Greater German Reich in much the same manner as the Jews. By the 21st century, it was believed that the Roma were all dead, although as secret Jews survived in the very heart of the Reich, some Roma may have also been hiding in plain sight.