Malle Talvet-Mustonen
Head of the Estonian Delegation to the IHRA
Member country since: 2007
Remembrance Days: 27 January (International Holocaust Remembrance Day)
Gennadi Gramberg (Jewish Community of Estonia)
Toomas Hiio (Estonian Institute of Historical Memory) – Academic Working Group
Olev Liivik (Estonian History Museum) – Museums and Memorials Working Group
Meelis Maripuu (Estonian International Commission for the Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity) – Academic Working Group
Markus Metsaru (Ministry of Education and Research) – Education Working Group
Mare Oja (National Examinations and Qualifications Centre) – Education Working Group
Anne-Ly Reimaa (Ministry of Culture) – Memorials and Museums Working Group
Since Estonia joined the IHRA, awareness of Holocaust issues in the country has considerably increased and the 27 January commemoration has become an integral annual event. The memorial on the site of the Nazi concentration camp at Klooga has been renovated and an outdoor exhibit now completes the memorial. Lessons on the Holocaust have also become part of Estonian school curricula, both in history and social studies. Thanks to the IHRA network and bilateral interstate agreements, our educators now have direct access to the best practices, study materials and educational resources in the world.