Two Americans — a Hindu and a rabbi — have urged Madonna to take up the cause of the many Gypsies in Europe who face discrimination.Last week, Madonna was booed by thousands of fans during a concert in Bucharest when she said widespread discrimination against Gypsies in eastern Europe should end.
In a statement Wednesday, Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, and Rabbi Jonathan B. Freirich say Madonna could be "effective" in focusing public opinion on the problems faced by Gypsies, also known as Roma.
The two men — both of whom work in Nevada — say the "Roma issue should be one of the highest priorities of the human rights agenda of Europe." Zed and Freirich have both spoken out on behalf of Europe`s Roma population before.
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