JAN YOORS

Many people ask me what I think of the books by Jan Yoors.  That's an easy one.  Jan Yoors, though not Romani himself, is a wonderful friend to the Romani.  I recommend all his books
The Gypsies
The Crossing
The Gypsies of Spain
and
The Heroic Present.
As a young boy Yoors began travelling with the Gypsies who passed through his area each year.  During his travels, told wonderfully in "The Gypsies", he was accepted into the world of the Romani and wrote an accurate and heartfelt account of his travels.
In "The Crossing" Yoors describes what became of the Romani (and his friends) during the roundups and genocide of the Hitler years.
"The Heroic Present" is like a photo album culminating with a party thrown by the Romani of New York for Jan Yoors, our friend.
Yoors is a Romani Rai, or a good friend of the Romani people.