Spain

Learn about Spain’s efforts to advance education, remembrance, and research on the Holocaust and genocide of the Roma.

Joined the IHRA

2008

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

27 January

See a list of Spain's delegation members

Jaime Moreno Bau – Head of Delegation

Rosa Méndez (Centro Sefarad – Israel) – Deputy Head of Delegation – Museums and Memorials Working Group

Alejandro Baer (University of Minnesota, Holocaust and Genocide Studies) – Academic Working Group

Almudena Cruz (Ministry of the Presidency, Relations with Parliament and Democratic Memory) – Museums and Memorials Working Group

David Múgica de la Cruz (Spanish Ministry of Education) – Education Working Group

Pilar Trinidad Núñez (Rey Juan Carlos University) – Academic Working Group

Jose Daniel Pelayo Olmedo (Ministry of the Presidency, Relations with Parliament and Democratic Memory) – Academic Working Group

Alberto Priego (Comillas University) – Education Working Group

Fernando García Naharro (Complutense University of Madrid) – Education Working Group

Miguel Angel Ballesteros

Marta Simó – Museums and Memorials Working Group

Spain benefits significantly from the expert knowledge which is easily accessible via the working groups of the IHRA. The most important achievements are clearly linked to Holocaust education and remembrance. The term “Holocaust” is now included in school curricula both on national and regional levels.

More and more remembrance events are taking place each year since the official establishment of 27 January as an official day of remembrance in 2004. Centro Sefarad-Israel is the institution which has been tasked to fulfil the commitment to the Stockholm Declaration. Its main objective is to promote the development of friendship and cooperation between Spanish society and the Jewish community, with special focus on sharing culture and on the values of coexistence based on the lessons arising from the tragedy of the Holocaust.

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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.

Resources in Spanish

Working Definitions & Charters
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Definición del Antisemitismo de la Alianza Internacional para el Recuerdo del Holocausto

La Alianza Internacional para el Recuerdo del Holocausto (IHRA por sus siglas en inglés) reúne a Gobiernos y expertos a fin de reforzar, impulsar y promover la educación, la memoria y la investigación en todo el mundo sobre el Holocausto, así como de mantener los compromisos de la Declaración de Estocolmo de 2000.

Recommendations & Guidelines
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Recomendaciones para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje del Holocausto

A través de la experiencia aportada por delegados de más de 30 países miembros, las recomendaciones propuestas por IHRA para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje del Holocausto pretenden proporcionar una base para legisladores, profesionales y educadores con el fin de.