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.
05 Nov 2021
Time to read: 6 mins
Commemoration Events for the November Pogrom
The November pogroms, also known as Kristallnacht, were a series of attacks against Jews throughout Germany and parts of Austria on November 9-10, 1938. To commemorate the devastation of the November pogroms, events will be held in many IHRA member countries, both virtually and in person.
02 Nov 2021
Time to read: 5 mins
How the Stutthof Maritime Evacuation IHRA Grant uncovered new dimensions of the Holocaust
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde has launched a mission to clarify whether there could be a Holocaust grave site linked to the forced evacuation operation from the Stutthof concentration camp.
14 Oct 2021
Time to read: 4 mins
Rising threat of Holocaust distortion requires urgent international response
All around the world, opponents of COVID-19 measures invoke the genocide against the Jewish people by Nazi Germany and its collaborators to paint themselves as victims, and their governments as persecutorial regimes.
12 Oct 2021
Time to read: 5 mins
International community agrees concrete commitments to counter Holocaust distortion and fight antisemitism at Remember ReAct Forum
The IHRA joined world leaders, and international organizations including the CoE, EU, FRA, OSCE, the UN, and UNESCO at the Remember – ReAct Forum, Malmö.
07 Oct 2021
Time to read: 15 mins
European Commission presents EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life
The Strategy proposes measures to prevent all forms of antisemitism, protect and foster Jewish life, and promote Holocaust remembrance.
04 Oct 2021
Time to read: 3 mins
Handbook on Memory Laws: A necessary tool for safeguarding the memory of the Holocaust
To meet its commitments, the IHRA is developing a project to map memory and Holocaust denial laws that will facilitate an objective dialogue about the awareness, efficacy and deployment of such legislation.
04 Oct 2021
Time to read: 2 mins
Dutch Holocaust Memorial of Names unveiled
Of the 140,000 Jews who lived in the Netherlands in 1940, 102,000 did not survive the war. Now, all their names are memorialized in the Holocaust Memorial of Names in the Netherlands.
24 Sep 2021
Time to read: 1 min
In Memoriam: Ambassador Tom Vraalsen
Ambassador Tom Vraalsen, IHRA Chair during the Norwegian Presidency 2009-2010, passed away on 13 September 2021 at the age of 85.
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