Archives and Research
Why is it important to have open access to Holocaust archives?
More than 75 years after the end of the Second World War, it remains difficult to locate and gain access to documentation related to the Holocaust. But ensuring full and open access to Holocaust...
The Wiener Holocaust Library launches "Testifying to the Truth" sharing eyewitness accounts from the Holocaust
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2021, The Wiener Holocaust Library have launched their new digital resource, Testifying to the Truth. This database shares eyewitness accounts from the Holocaust, many...
Creating an online map of Holocaust killing sites in Ukraine
There are over 1500 Holocaust killing sites across Ukraine, scattered through the woods, villages and towns of the country, but many of these sites are not listed in existing catalogs, and are only...
Arolsen Archives: "Crowdsourcing is crowd wisdom at its best"
Throughout 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed a significant challenge to commemoration of the Holocaust. In response, the IHRA Chair Ambassador Michaela Küchler has announced the German Presidency...
Digital Platform Recording Cultural Genocide and Killing Sites in Jewish Cemeteries
During the Holocaust, Jewish cemeteries across Europe were desecrated by the Nazis and their collaborators in an attempt to erase Jewish culture. Some of these spaces, central to Jewish religious life...
Arolsen Archives awarded prestigious European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award
The Arolsen Archives were awarded the prestigious European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award on 9 May 2020. The award recognizes organizations and individuals exemplifying best practices related to...
Project monitors access to Holocaust archives
This past March marked the beginning of one of the IHRA’s latest projects: Monitoring Access to Holocaust Collections, under the IHRA’s five-year priority theme of safeguarding the record. The project...
Dutch Network of War Collections wins GLAMi
Dutch Network of War Collections wins international innovation prize with Warlives.org The Dutch Network of War Collections (Netwerk Oorlogsbronnen) has won a prestigious GLAMi Award with its Warli...
Pius XII archives opened
Today, a big step towards greater access to archives and new research on the Holocaust was taken. The archives of Pope Pius XII, who served as head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958, were...
IHRA Chair commends Holy See on opening of Pope Pius XII Archives
The IHRA Chair, Ambassador Georges Santer, said: "We commend the Holy See’s official opening of the Pope Pius XII Archives today. Archival access is a key aspect of Holocaust remembrance, and...