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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (2339)1/17/2003 6:17:38 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER  Respond to of 15987
 
Re: And isn't the term "Gypsy homeland" an oxymoron?

No, it isn't... but the so-called Wandering Jew (*) is --or, if you will, the Wandering Israeli....

Granted, perhaps Europe is not the proper region to settle the Gypsies:

geocities.com

kamat.com

Excerpt:

The Lambanis (a.k.a. Lambadis, Romanis) are the nomadic tribes of India. They go from place to place in search of a livelihood. They have their own language, culture and a unique social structure. It is fairly well accepted that the Gypsies found today all over eastern Europe and the Balkans actually migrated from India centuries ago.
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(*) education.yahoo.com