News and events
Learn about recent IHRA activities and upcoming events.
26 Mar 2025
Time to read: 7 minutes, 30 seconds
The work must go on: 25 years of the Stockholm Declaration
This reflection looks back at the 2000 Stockholm Declaration, whose principles have shaped Holocaust education, research, and remembrance globally. While IHRA’s work has since grown to include new focus areas and tools, the Declaration remains a foundational document in building international commitment.
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.
16 Sep 2021
Time to read: 5 mins
Why are networks important for archival research?
The Monitoring Access to Holocaust Collections IHRA Project has made building partnerships and strengthening networks central to its approach.
10 Sep 2021
Time to read: 2 mins
Slovakia commemorates the Memorial Day for Victims of the Holocaust and of Racial Violence
On 9 September 2021, Slovakia commemorated the Memorial Day for Victims of the Holocaust and of Racial Violence.
07 Sep 2021
Time to read: 3 mins
IHRA Delegation visits Mauthausen-Gusen and Gunskirchen former concentration camps by Safeguarding Sites Project Chair Gilly Carr
The Safeguarding Sites Project aims to visit five sites over the course of five years to gain insight on best practice for site management and preservation of sites of the Holocaust and genocide of the Roma. This insight informs its Charter for Best Practice.
02 Sep 2021
Time to read: 2 mins
Project aims to raise awareness about the Holocaust in Lithuania
This year, the national project “The Road of Memory 1941-2021” will be organized from June to December, following the calendar of the destruction of Jewish communities in 36 individual towns and cities.
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