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.
08 Sep 2022
Time to read: 5 mins
Find Your Answers film nominated for award
Artist Malva Schalek’s story showing art as a form of resistance during the Holocaust became the focus of a short film, “Find Your Answers,” commissioned by the IHRA Project on Monitoring Access to Holocaust Collections.
22 Aug 2022
Time to read: 1 min
Seminar for teachers held in Novi Sad, Serbia
Terraforming and The Olga Lengyel Institute (TOLI) are organizing the second annual seminar for teachers from the Republic of Serbia from 21-25 August in Novi Sad entitled “The Holocaust and Human Rights: Learning from the past – acting for the future.”
25 Jul 2022
Time to read: 4 mins
What you can do to support Roma fleeing Ukraine and counter ongoing antigypsyism/anti-Roma discrimination
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the famous poet Raisa Nabaranchuk found herself facing the difficult decision – whether or not to flee her home in Kyiv.
12 Jul 2022
Time to read: 2 mins
Stumbling stones laid in Belgrade to commemorate Holocaust victims
Belgrade’s installation of its first Stolpersteine, or “stumbling stones” remind passersby of a Belgrade family that faced unimaginable horrors during the Nazi occupation, and their murder at Staro Sajmište, the Old Fairground Camp.
23 Jun 2022
Time to read: 3 mins
The IHRA addresses the situation in Ukraine at Stockholm plenary meetings
Guided by the motto, “Together for impact,” more than 200 experts, political representatives, and representatives of international organizations and civil society met in Stockholm over the IHRA plenary in Stockholm to advance Holocaust remembrance.
02 Jun 2022
Time to read: 5 mins
Russian Antisemitism and the War in Ukraine
Professor Yehuda Bauer, IHRA Honorary Chairman expresses concern about the recent statements dealing with Jews and antisemitism by the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, in answer to questions by an Italian journalist.
23 May 2022
Time to read: 2 mins
International Council of Archives event discusses IHRA Guidelines
Archives play a major role in addressing the great challenges of today. They shape how we think about the past and provide the nuance and knowledge that form the foundation for an inclusive future.
18 May 2022
Time to read: 3 mins
How do museums and memorials counter distortion?
A joint initiative by the European Commission, the United Nations, UNESCO, and the IHRA, the #ProtectTheFacts campaign is the first and only campaign to focus exclusively on raising awareness about recognizing and countering Holocaust distortion.
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