Hungary

Learn about Hungary’s efforts to advance education, remembrance, and research on the Holocaust and genocide of the Roma.

Joined the IHRA

2002

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

27 January

National Holocaust Remembrance Day

16 April

See a list of Hungary's delegation members

Szabolcs Takacs – Head of Delegation

Vince Szalay-Bobrovniczky (Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary) – Deputy Head of Delegation

László Csösz (Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives) – Academic Working Group

Kálmán Szalai (Action and Protection Foundation) – Museums and Memorials Working Group

Andrea Szonyi (Zachor Foundation for Social Remembrance) – Education Working Group

András Zima (Holocaust Memorial Centre) – Museums and Memorials Working Group

Kovács Tamás (University of Public Service) – Academic Working Group

In the years following Hungary’s accession to the IHRA, milestone commemorative events took place: the launch of a National Holocaust Memorial Day in 2000, as well as the inauguration of the Holocaust Memorial Centre in Budapest and the opening of the new permanent Hungarian exhibit in the Auschwitz- Birkenau State Museum — both in 2004. The Hungarian government declared 2012 ‘Wallenberg Year’ and dedicated 2014 to the remembrance of the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust in Hungary.

In 2015, Hungary had the honor of chairing the IHRA for the second time. In 2020, Ministerial Commissioner Szabolcs Takács, Deputy State Secretary Vince Szalay-Bobrovniczky,  and György Szabó, President of the Jewish Heritage in Hungary Public Endowment, commemorated the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust in Hungary in the building of the Vasvári Pál Street Synagogue.

From an educational perspective, one of the biggest gains of joining the IHRA has been the increased awareness and implementation of acknowledged professional standards.

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IWalks: A digital tool is bringing stories of the past to a location in the present, thanks to an IHRA grant

IWalks brings personal memory and pedagogy together in creative ways to help students connect to Holocaust history and keep its memory alive.

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Commemoration events for Roma Genocide Remembrance Day 2021

Commemoration events play a significant role in advancing remembrance of this genocide and in countering anti-Roma discrimination.

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