Throughout history, the Jewish people have been mistreated, condemned, robbed, even put to death because of their religion. In the Middle Ages, they were forced to wear symbols on their clothing identifying them as Jewish. The dates 1933 to 1945 also marked the period of the deadly Holocaust during which many atrocities were committed by other minority groups. Six million innocent Jews were exterminated because of Hitler's "Final Solution." This article will show how Adolf Hitler used to his advantage the three anti-Jewish policies written in history, conversion, expulsion and annihilation, which Hitler also used against Gypsies. And the Violins Stopped Playing begins in Brest-Litovsk with Roman Mirga and his family playing gypsy music (Ramati 2). Roman was born in Brest –Litovsk in 1925 to Dymitr Mirga and his wife Wala Mirga (Ramati 3). Roman was not a normal gypsy, he went to a normal school, his parents had good jobs, he was even different from all the other gypsies. The Mirgas were gypsies from big cities. Then one night they came home and their cousin was there and he had just escaped from the ghetto with news about the Nazis going after the gypsies (Ramati 20). The Mirgas decide that they must leave immediately and head to their family's camp. Once at the family camp, they are reintroduced into the gypsy hierarchy (Ramati 33). Dymitr quickly realizes that he must inform their leader (Shero Rom) of the threat against the gypsies. The lead of Frankenfield 2 was reluctant to comply. If the Shero Rom had obeyed, he would not have died, because later that week the Nazis killed him. In the second part of And the Violins Stopped Playing, Dymitr Mirga organizes an escape group to Hungary. On the way to Hungary, ...... middle of paper ...... Library binding. "And the Violins Stopped Playing: A History of the Gypsy Holocaust: Alexander Ramati: 9780531150283: Amazon.com: Books. Np, nd Web. March 31, 2014. “And the Violins Stopped Playing.” Kirkus Reviews, nd Web, March 6, 2014. “European Roma (Gypsy) Genocide, 1939-1945.” United States Holocaust Memorial Council, June 10, 2013. “Essays and Articles on the Holocaust.” Holocaust.” A History of the Gypsy Holocaust New York: F. Watts, 1986. Print. “Roma Victims of the Holocaust: Roma at Auschwitz,” Roma (Gypsies) at Auschwitz, nd Web, March 3, 2014. Memorial to Holocaust Victims” New York Times October 9, 2009: A8 (L). Student resources in context. Web. March 5. 2014.