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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.
03 Feb 2021
Time to read: 2 mins
Statement by Foreign Minister Maas on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
The German cabinet today adopted a Federal Government Ordinance recognising the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) with its Permanent Office in Berlin as an international institution as defined in the Host State Law.
02 Feb 2021
Time to read: 15 mins
IHRA Chair speaks at B’nai B’rith commemoration event
IHRA Chair Ambassador Michaela Küchler speaks about the importance of remembrance at B’nai B’rith International’s commemorative event on 1 February.
27 Jan 2021
Time to read: 15 mins
The IHRA, the United Nations and UNESCO commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021
Marking the date of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp by Soviet forces on 27 January 1945, International Holocaust Remembrance Day calls upon us all to reflect on this history and its enduring legacy.
22 Jan 2021
Time to read: 1 min
Austria presents National Strategy against Antisemitism
The strategy comprises measures for applying the IHRA working definition of antisemitism and for better protecting Jewish communities and institutions.
19 Jan 2021
Time to read: 4 mins
The IHRA partners with the European Commission, the UN and UNESCO to raise global awareness of how to counter Holocaust distortion
This month, the IHRA will launch three important international initiatives to further its work of raising awareness of Holocaust distortion on multiple fronts.
18 Jan 2021
Time to read: 2 mins
IHRA Grant recipient #FakeImages to open
During World War II, antisemitic propaganda made clever use of stereotyping and conspiracy thinking. The exhibition #FakeImages, a 2020 IHRA Grant project, exposes how this kind of imaging works.
13 Jan 2021
Time to read: 1 min
Italian government amends racial persecution and compensation laws
Important changes to the law governing how victims of racial persecution in Italy and their relatives could seek compensation were made on 30 December, the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI) announced early this week.
08 Jan 2021
Time to read: 2 mins
EU Handbook for the practical use of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism published
The Handbook presents the IHRA working definition of antisemitism and relates its guiding examples to the contexts of real-world antisemitic incidents and crimes.
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