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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 Mar 2019
Time to read: 1 min
Luxembourg assumes chairmanship of the IHRA
On 5 March, 2019, Luxembourg assumed the Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).
The outgoing Chair Ambassador Sandro De Bernardin of Italy handed over the Chairmanship to Ambassador Georges Santer.
01 Mar 2019
Luxembourg Chairmanship 2019
All speeches and statements by IHRA’s Luxembourg Chairmanship of 2019 can be found here.
11 Dec 2018
Time to read: 2 mins
IHRA presence in Brussels at Launch of 2nd EU Survey on Antisemitism
On 10 December, 2018, the IHRA Chair, Ambassador Sandro De Bernardin, incoming IHRA Chair, Ambassador Georges Santer and Deputy Executive Secretary attended the Launch Conference of the 2nd EU Survey on the Experiences and Perceptions of Antisemitism Among Jews in the EU: the largest survey of Jewish people ever conducted.
07 Aug 2018
Time to read: 2mins
From the archives: Statement by Experts of the UK Delegation to the IHRA on the Working Definition of Antisemitism
Statement by Experts of the UK Delegation to the IHRA on the Working Definition of Antisemitism.
07 Mar 2018
Time to read: 4 mins
Italy takes over Chairmanship of the IHRA
On 6 March, Italy assumed the Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The outgoing Chair Ambassador Benno Bättig of Switzerland handed over the Chairmanship to Ambassador Sandro De Bernardin of Italy.
01 Mar 2018
Italian Chairmanship 2018
All speeches and statements by the Italian Chairmanship of the IHRA in 2018 can be found here.
01 Mar 2017
Swiss Chairmanship 2017
All speeches and statements by the Swiss Presidency of the IHRA can be found here.
10 Aug 2016
Time to read: 4 mins
From the archives: Pig farming on the site of the former concentration camp for Roma
An IHRA delegation reflects on their visit to Lety u Písku, a former concentration camp where a pig farm stood.
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