Fortunoff/ERIAC Fellowships
ERIAC and the Fortunoff Archive have joined forces to support the preservation of crucial historical testimonies. In commemoration of the International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day on August 2, ERIAC, in collaboration with the Fortunoff Archive, is pleased to announce a mini-grant program. This initiative aims to support translators and creative projects in the study of testimonies from Roma and Sinti survivors of the Holocaust.
2025 Fellowship Awardees
Academic Fellowship: Marija Enger, an emerging scholar, activist, and Bosnian Roma community advocate, has been awarded the Academic Fellowship for her project Hidden Courage: Roma Resistance and Survival in the Holocaust. Her research aims to recover and amplify overlooked narratives of Roma resistance, challenging persistent misconceptions that frame Roma victimhood as passive.
Creative Projects Fellowship: Lisa Smith, a British Romani filmmaker, has been selected for the Creative Fellowship for her animated documentary The Many Voices of Her. This five-minute film centers the lived experiences of Romani women survivors—voices that have too often been sidelined or erased from Holocaust remembrance.
2024 Fellowship Awardees
Transcription Fellowship: Sára Danielová, Michal Mižigár – tasked with transcribing survivor testimonies in Romanes (Czechoslovak dialect)
Translation Fellowship: Melinda Vajda, Bc. Iveta Kokyová – responsible for translating the transcribed testimonies into English.
Creative Projects Fellowships: Florian Tacorian, David Tišer, Alen Umer