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Conference registration open for “Jasenovac Past and Present: History and Memory of Institutionalized Destruction”

The Jasenovac camp complex was a major site of mass killings of Serbs, Jews, Roma and Sinti, and opponents of the criminal policies of the fascist Ustaša regime during the Second World War. Built in...

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International Day for Holocaust Remembrance

Every year, the Maison d'Izieu commemorates the International Day for the Remembrance of the Holocaust.
 
 This highly symbolic date corresponds to the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz...

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IHRA Chair pays tribute to the late French President Jacques Chirac

"Today, the French people pay their last respects to their late President Jacques Chirac. In the name of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, I would like to pay tribute to President...

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UNESCO Global screening event of “Who Will Write Our History” on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

On the occasion of International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, UNESCO will screen the feature documentary “Who Will Write Our History” by Roberta Grossman and Nancy...

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UNESCO Global Screening Event in Paris, France

On the occasion of International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, UNESCO will screen the feature documentary “Who Will Write Our History” by Roberta Grossman and Nancy...

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The IHRA supports development of digital interactive educational tool on Holocaust and other genocides

With the help of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Grant funding stream, Camp des Milles has developed an online tool entitled ‘Three Steps from Racism to Genocide’ which allows...

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IHRA Chair's Statement on the Murder of Mireille Knoll

"It was with deep sadness and concern that I heard the news of Mireille Knoll’s death in Paris last week. The decision of French prosecutors to file preliminary charges for murder with antisemitic...

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Yad Vashem and SNCF Agreement to Further Research of Deportations from France During the Holocaust


 
 The National Society of French Railways (SNCF) signed an agreement with Yad Vashem on 23 May 2012 to increase research into the scope of deportations of Jews from France during the Holocaust.
 
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