International
Former IHRA Chair and delegates take part in Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism
The 7th Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism, held virtually and in person in Jerusalem from 14–15 July 2021, saw interventions by former IHRA Chair Ambassador Michaela Küchler, as well as a number of...
Draft guidelines for Monitoring Access to Holocaust Collections Project presented
During the Athens Spring Plenary meetings and about one year after the project’s launch, the IHRA’s project on Monitoring Access to Holocaust Collections has made great strides. Despite having to...
Five resources for teaching and learning about LGBTQ+ persecution under the Nazi regime
During Pride Month, we honor the tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ people who suffered at the hands of the Nazi regime and strengthen our resolve to counter “all forms of racism and discrimination that...
Why do we need to safeguard sites?
by Safeguarding Sites Project Chair Gilly Carr The answer to the question of why we need to safeguard sites is something that we might feel instinctively, as something self-evident and obvious...
IHRA Plenary statement on recent antisemitic violence and hate speech
In light of the grave acts of antisemitic violence that have occurred in many places worldwide, the IHRA Plenary condemns the illegal hate speech which constitutes incitement to discrimination...
2021 IHRA Grant Projects
The seven excellent initiatives selected as 2021 IHRA Grant Projects represent innovative approaches to countering distortion and safeguarding the record of the Holocaust and the genocide of the Roma...
Holocaust denial laws: effective tool or Trojan horse?
Why the IHRA is leading research into regulations outlawing denial of the Holocaust, by Project Chair Robert Williams. By the late 1980s, as the world grew more aware of the Holocaust and its...
Why is it important to have open access to Holocaust archives?
More than 75 years after the end of the Second World War, it remains difficult to locate and gain access to documentation related to the Holocaust. But ensuring full and open access to Holocaust...
A year in review: Safeguarding Sites
Zoltán Tóth-Heinemann In a year upended by a pandemic, how should one proceed with a project for which site visits, meetings and discussions with local stakeholders are critical? With most...
Digital commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021
Remembering the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust is the responsibility not only of governments, but of societies as a whole. On 27 January, International Holocaust Remembrance Day...