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IHRA Chair addresses the OSCE Permanent Council for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
In honor of the victims and suvivors of the Holocaust, IHRA Chair Ambassador Ann Bernes gave an address to the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on...
Raoul Wallenberg honored at virtual event
On 17 January, the Embassy of Sweden in Ottawa, in collaboration with OVED for Human Rights, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, organized a commemorative event in honor of Raoul...
Site preservation: What role do local communities play?
“We became acutely aware of every building, every fence post, every square mile around the site. What history did they hold? Were they associated with the camp?” wondered Dr. Gilly Carr, Chair of the...
Together for Impact at the Gothenburg Plenary
GOTHENBURG, 01.12.2022 – The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has successfully concluded its second and final Plenary Meetings under the Swedish Presidency, which took place over...
Encouraging teaching and learning about the genocide of the Roma
In October 2021 at the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance pledged to develop recommendations on teaching...
Wave of activity launched at Malmö Forum is strengthening democratic institutions
This article is part of our series looking back at one year of implementation of the pledges made at the Malmö International Forum, Remember ReAct. By: Ambassador Ann Bernes, Chair of the...
Children’s opera “Brundibár” performed at Jasenovac Memorial Site
In 1944, following intense pressure, representatives of the Danish Red Cross were invited to inspect the living conditions in the Theresienstadt concentration camp-ghetto. In preparation for the visit...
Sweden hosts international conference on the genocide of the Roma and combating antigypsyism
On 20–21 October 2022, the Swedish Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) will host an international conference in Stockholm on the genocide of the Roma and combating...
Towards a more compassionate society: The Gandel Survey & the impact of Holocaust education and museums in Australia
This article is part of our series looking back at one year of implementation of the pledges made at the Malmö International Forum, Remember ReAct. With antisemitism on the rise, the Australian...
International conference held on Fighting Antisemitism and Holocaust Distortion and Denial on the Digital Battlefield
This article is part of our series looking back at one year of implementation of the pledges made at the Malmö International Forum, Remember ReAct. The international conference “Fighting...