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Commemoration Events in Bulgaria
Over the course of March 2018 a series of events took place in Bulgaria to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews, as well as the deaths of 11, 343 Jews from Aegian...
80th Anniversary of the Anschluss Commemoration in London
The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) and the Austrian Embassy in London held a joint commemoration this week to mark the 80th anniversary of the Anschluss. Michael Newman, CEO of the Association...
Commemorative events in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The commemoration of 75 years since the deportation of 7,144 Jews to the death camp Treblinka in 1943 was marked by numerous events and activities in Skopje, Bitola and Shtip on 11 and 12 March 2018....
Reflecting on Holocaust Remembrance in Australia
In 2017 Australia became a Liaison Country to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. We spoke to delegate Steven Cooke about Holocaust remembrance, Australia's unique contribution to the...
An overview of remembrance and education in the OSCE region
This fifth edition of Holocaust Memorial Days: An overview of remembrance and education in the OSCE region provides information on when, where, and how OSCE participating States promote the...
Source Alert: Amendment to Legislation in Poland threatens Holocaust Research
On 6 February, 2018, President Duda of Poland signed the amendment of the Act on the Institute of National Remembrance in to power. The IHRA Chair made a statement on the decision stating: “Over the...
Switzerland and the Holocaust
Between 4 and 11 February 2018, the Mémorial de la Shoah in France organizes a series of events (conference, movies, testimonies) on Switzerland and the Holocaust, with the support of the Swiss...
Elie Wiesel National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania launches a virtual tour of the Holocaust Memorial in Bucharest
The Elie Wiesel National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania has recently posted on its website a virtual tour of the Memorial dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust, located in...
IHRA Chair, Ambassador Benno Bättig, travels to New York to remember Carl Lutz
In February 2018, IHRA Chair, Ambassador Benno Bättig, travelled to New York City to join the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, the Consulate General of Israel in New York, and Rabbi...
Call for Papers: Urban Jewish Heritage - Presence and Absence
Call for Papers for Conference: Urban Jewish Heritage - Presence and Absence to be held from 3-7 September 2018 in Krakow, Poland as part of the European Year of Cultural Heritage. Over the centuries...