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.
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.
25 Aug 2021
Time to read: 4 mins
Call for entries: Simon Wiesenthal Prize for civic engagement to combat antisemitism and promote Holocaust education
The National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism, established at the Austrian Parliament, is inviting individuals and groups from civil society to submit entries for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize.
30 Jul 2021
Time to read: 6 mins
Commemoration events for Roma Genocide Remembrance Day 2021
Commemoration events play a significant role in advancing remembrance of this genocide and in countering anti-Roma discrimination.
19 Jul 2021
Time to read: 3 mins
Eight recommendations to safeguard sites presented to Alderney community
The five-year plan devised by the IHRA’s Safeguarding Sites Project is intended to help safeguard the record in a sensitive manner empathetic to the Alderney community.
16 Jul 2021
Time to read: 2 mins
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 IHRA delegates from around the world.
12 Jul 2021
Time to read: 3 mins
Draft guidelines for Monitoring Access to Holocaust Collections Project presented
This current project builds upon the findings of the IHRA’s Archival Access Project of 2014–2017. One outcome of this project was the adoption of the IHRA’s working definition of Holocaust-related materials.
05 Jul 2021
Time to read: 4 mins
In Memoriam: Ambassador Thomas Michael Baier
It is with great sadness that the IHRA and its Austrian Delegation announce the sudden passing of our beloved and highly esteemed colleague and friend, Ambassador Dr. Thomas Michael Baier.
05 Jul 2021
Time to read: 2 mins
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Iasi Pogrom
In June 2021, the Elie Wiesel National Institute for the Research of the Holocaust in Romania, in cooperation with the local authorities in Iasi and a special representative of the Romanian Government hosted a series of commemorative events to mark 80 years since the Iasi Pogrom, one of the darkest episodes of the Holocaust in Romania.
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