News and events
Learn about recent IHRA activities and upcoming events.
27 Nov 2024
Time to read: 6 mins
Teaching and Learning about the Genocide of the Roma – a step towards cultivating authentic empathy for Roma lives
For Mirjam Karoly, education about the genocide of the Roma is necessary for building just and inclusive societies. The IHRA Recommendations for Teaching and Learning about the Persecution and Genocide of the Roma during the Nazi Era are a step towards cultivating authentic empathy for Roma lives.
17 Oct 2022
Time to read: 4 mins
The Gandel Survey & the impact of Holocaust education and museums in Australia
Australia has responded to increases in antisemitic incidents in the country with an unprecedented push to support Holocaust education and remembrance programs.
10 Oct 2022
Time to read: 15 mins
International conference held on Fighting Antisemitism and Holocaust Distortion and Denial on the Digital Battlefield
The international conference “Fighting Antisemitism and Holocaust Distortion and Denial on the Digital Battlefield,” hosted by the Greek delegation to the IHRA served as a continuation of their Presidency’s focus on the fight against Holocaust denial and distortion online.
06 Oct 2022
Time to read: 2 mins
Slovakia adopts the working definition of antigypsyism/anti-Roma discrimination
The National Council of the Slovak Republic adopted the IHRA’s working definition of antigypsyism/anti-Roma discrimination on 27 September 2022, equipping policymakers and civil society with a powerful tool to identify and counter anti-Roma hatred, both online and offline.
29 Sep 2022
Time to read: 4 mins
Empowering teachers to address antisemitism in the classroom
The project aims to develop recommendations for teacher training colleges and universities in Austria, Bavaria, and Switzerland so that they can better support teachers in confronting Holocaust distortion and antisemitism.
25 Sep 2022
Time to read: 2 mins
“Find Your Answers. Advancing Access to Holocaust-Related Material” Webinar
On 23 March 2022 the IHRA held a Zoom Webinar launching the recently adopted IHRA Guidelines for Identifying Relevant Documentation for Holocaust Research, Education and Remembrance.
21 Sep 2022
Time to read: 2 mins
Wiener Holocaust Library opens new exhibition on Jewish family photos before 1939
At Britain’s largest Holocaust archive, family photographs are providing a rare glimpse into a lost world. With its new exhibition, Jewish Family Photographs Before 1939, it brings together over 100 never-before-seen portraits and snapshots from twelve Jewish families in the 1890s through the 1930s.
15 Sep 2022
Time to read: 1 min
Slovakia commemorates the victims of the Holocaust
Established in 2001 by the Slovak Parliament, the Memorial Day for Victims of the Holocaust and of Racial Violence marks the date in 1941 when the Slovak government issued a decree on the legal status of Jews, the so-called the Jewish Codex.
13 Sep 2022
Time to read: 3 mins
How Holocaust sites can help societies navigate deafening silences
On their trip to Lithuania, the IHRA Safeguarding Sites team learned more about how sites deal with the silences and taboos surrounding difficult history matters and used this experience to inform their forthcoming heritage charter.
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