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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...
Slovakia adopts the working definition of antigypsyism/anti-Roma discrimination
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 National Council of the Slovak Republic...
Empowering teachers to address antisemitism in the classroom
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. “Most teachers don’t ask to deal with the topic...
Wiener Holocaust Library opens new exhibition on Jewish family photos before 1939
At Britain’s largest Holocaust archive, family photographs are providing a rare glimpse into a lost world. With its new exhibition, “There was a time…”: Jewish Family Photographs Before 1939, the...
Slovakia commemorates the victims of the Holocaust
On 9 September 2022, Slovakia commemorated its Memorial Day for Victims of the Holocaust and of Racial Violence. Established in 2001 by the Slovak Parliament, the day marks the date in 1941 when the...
How Holocaust sites can help societies navigate deafening silences
How sites deal with the silences and taboos surrounding difficult history matters. On their trip to Lithuania, the IHRA Safeguarding Sites team learned more about this challenge, shared by so many...
Find Your Answers film nominated for award
In 1944, artist Malva Schalek courageously resisted the Nazis by refusing to paint the portrait of a collaborationist doctor. She was then deported to Auschwitz. Her story and the research questions...