Luigi Maccotta
Head of the Italian Delegation to the IHRA
Member country since: 1999
Remembrance Days: 27 January (International Holocaust Remembrance Day)
Giuseppe Pierro (Ministry of Education) – Deputy Head of Delegation, Education Working Group
Michela Carboniero (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Simonetta Della Seta (Director of MEIS - National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah) – Museums and Memorials Working Group
Sira Fatucci (Union of the Italian Jewish Communities) – Education Working Group
Silvia Guetta (University of Florence) – Education Working Group
Gadi Luzzatto Voghera (Foundation Jewish Contemporary Documentation Centre) – Academic Working Group
Victor Magiar (Union of Italian jewish Communities)
David Meghnagi (Università degli Studi di Roma 3 Dipartimento di Sciende dell' Educazione) – Academic Working Group
Anna Piperno (Ministry of Education) – Education Working Group
Micaela Procaccia (Ministry for Cultural Assets and Activities) – Museums and Memorials Working Group
Milena Santerini (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan)
Michele Sarfatti (Foundation Jewish Contemporary Documentation Centre) – Academic Working Group
Since joining the IHRA, the Italian Government has increased its support for initiatives which aim to strengthen Holocaust remembrance, education and research. Following the 2004 Italian Chairmanship, institutions and civil society have become more involved in Holocaust-related issues. The collaboration between the Ministry of Education and the Union of Italian Jewish Communities has produced positive results. It also continues to strengthen the civil consciousness of future generations — particularly with a national, annual poster competition, prominently awarded by the President of the Italian Republic. The numerous memorial initiatives and events around 27 January — organized by institutions and civil society groups — receive widespread media attention. The 2018 Italian Chairmanship aims to further awareness of the IHRA among Italian institutions and academia.