IHRA - Delegação portuguesa

02/08/2025

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24/07/2025

This crowdsourced project from Arolsen Archives allows you to commemorate victims and survivors of the Holocaust by transcribing their names from original documents, so that they can be searched digitally.

Here's how to contribute: https://bit.ly/47eQYWt

28/06/2025

“That place is not distant. That history is not the past. It is part of the fabric of the city where I was born and where I grew up.”

At the opening of the Israeli Online Plenary, our Secretary General Michaela Küchler tells the story of Heinrich Michel, a Jewish shoemaker from Würzburg, deported with his mother to Riga. Only 16 of the 202 Jews deported from Würzburg that day survived.

“Because of Yad Vashem, we know Heinrich’s name. We have his photograph. We have his sister’s page of testimony. Because of Yad Vashem, we remember that Heinrich – a son, a shoemaker, a Würzburger – lived and died.”

At the opening of the digital meetings, we focus on what makes the IHRA so valuable: experts and governmental representatives from more than 40 countries and international organizations working side by side to honor the memory of every victim and survivor of the Holocaust and the genocide of the Roma.

This collaboration, based on trust and respect, is our greatest strength.

We look forward to working together over the next four days to respond to today’s challenges, to strengthen the historical record of the Holocaust and the genocide of the Roma, and to support policies and programs that use this history to build more inclusive, democratic, and resilient societies.

Photo courtesy of Yad Vashem: World Holocaust Center, Jerusalem

26/06/2025

We have issued a statement in support of Holocaust remembrance institutions, organizations, and professionals around the world:

"As affirmed in the Stockholm Declaration (2000) and the IHRA Ministerial Declaration (2020), the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance notes the essential mission of Holocaust remembrance institutions and organizations around the world to increase global awareness of the Holocaust (Shoah) and its legacy as well as to preserve and disseminate the memory of the victims and the survivors.

Dedicated remembrance professionals and volunteers play indispensable roles in initiating, developing, and operating these entities.

Yet numerous Holocaust remembrance organizations, institutions, and their professional staff and volunteers are encountering increased antagonism, stigmatization, and marginalization within local, national, and international contexts due to an alarming upsurge in expressions of Holocaust distortion and antisemitism, as well as a significant decline in public knowledge of the Holocaust.

The IHRA is gravely concerned that Holocaust survivors and their families, researchers, educators, and memorial and museum professionals are experiencing increased insecurity, disruption, and delegitimization that derive from growing antisemitism in a number of countries inside and outside the IHRA.

We decry that accurate and meaningful Holocaust remembrance worldwide is being threatened by the long-standing, deeply-rooted scourges of antisemitism and Holocaust distortion, which have gained strength and audacity particularly since the 7 October 2023 Hamas terror attacks upon Israel.

We call on local, regional, and national governmental agencies to protect Holocaust remembrance practitioners from antisemitic and distortionist threats and attacks.

The IHRA commends those countries that have actively engaged in efforts to combat antisemitism and Holocaust distortion and those that have made use of the resources developed by IHRA’s Global Taskforce against Holocaust distortion.

The IHRA urges national, regional, and local governments in its Member, Liaison, and Observer Countries as well as IHRA’s Permanent International Partners to redouble efforts to publicly and consistently support institutions, organizations, and professionals devoted to Holocaust research, education, and remembrance.

We steadfastly uphold our commitment to the IHRA’s foundational documents, the Stockholm Declaration and the IHRA Ministerial Declaration, which set forth the IHRA’s mandate and responsibility to uphold education, remembrance, and research about the Holocaust."

Access our tools and resources on combatting Holocaust distortion here: https://bit.ly/4lt7yZp

12/06/2025

Omer Shem Tov was 20 years old when gunmen seized him from the Nova music festival during the October 7 attacks on southern Israel.

He came from a secular household. But as a hostage in the tunnels of Gaza, he began to pray and talk with God. He would recite Psalm 20 from the biblical Book of Psalms, a plea for deliverance.

Unbeknownst to Omer, his mom, Shelly, was at home in Israel reciting the same prayer for the freedom of her son. Omer was finally freed after 506 days. “Faith kept me going,” he said.

Today there are still 55 hostages in Gaza, at least 20 of whom are believed to be alive. For the sake of humanity, they all need to come home. For them, we recite Psalm 20, and call for their deliverance.

10/06/2025

Archives shape our understanding of the past, and inform the present and future.

On , we appreciate the archives and archivists building a world that remembers the Holocaust and the genocide of the Roma.

23/05/2025

"Issues like politics and religious observance sometimes divide the Jewish people, but Holocaust remembrance is a uniting force. And instilling unity is definitely one of the values that drew me to my current position."

In this interview with IHRA Chair Dani Dayan, who is also Chairman of Yad Vashem: World Holocaust Center, Jerusalem, we asked about the most impactful memories from his political and diplomatic career, his hopes for the Israeli IHRA Presidency this year, and why Holocaust remembrance, including education, will never be completely ‘secure’: https://holocaustremembrance.com/news/dani-dayan-ihra-chair

Photo courtesy of Yad Vashem.

13/05/2025

How can we really improve Holocaust education?

The answer has to go beyond curriculum mandates, says Martin Winstone, a member of the UK Delegation to the IHRA and Senior Historical Advisor at the Holocaust Educational Trust (UK).

"Just because the subject is on the curriculum doesn’t mean it is being taught in detail or taught well," he shared recently in our newsletter.

In the UK, for example, the Holocaust is named in the curriculum in England but not in Scotland, yet it’s still taught in almost all Scottish schools.

"If you want to improve the quality of education about the Holocaust, you don’t only need to think about what the curriculum says. You need to empower educators to teach the subject confidently and with care," he says.

He notes that every resource he’s helped create is shaped by the IHRA’s Recommendations on Teaching and Learning about the Holocaust. Even when teachers don’t consult them directly, they’re often learning from people who do.

"You can’t create a single international model for teaching about the Holocaust. But that doesn’t mean international efforts are futile. What you can do is offer expert guidance that adapts to local contexts—something educators can turn to for clarity, confidence, and shared values."

“We and the other providers represented in the UK Delegation to the IHRA train more than 2,000 teachers a year. If each of these teachers reaches 500 students across a five-year career, that’s more than a million students benefiting from quality Holocaust education in the UK alone.”

The IHRA Recommendations are now being refreshed to reflect current educational challenges—including AI and age-specific approaches. The new version is expected in late 2025 and aims to provide relevant and practical support to those shaping how the Holocaust is taught today.

02/05/2025

This new podcast from the USC Shoah Foundation explores the past and present of antisemitism and hate, and how together, we can defeat it.

Hosted by Advisor to the IHRA Robert Williams, each episode includes conversations with writers, thinkers, artists, political leaders and those who have experienced hate, with stories of resilience and hope, while Searching for Never Again.

In the first episode, we hear from Holocaust survivor Dr. Irene Butter, who tells her remarkable story of fleeing Hitler's Germany and surviving the concentration camps, before coming to the US and spending her life dedicated to education and dialogue.

Episodes of Searching for Never Again are released weekly on Tuesdays and are available on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, the USC Shoah Foundation website or wherever you watch or listen to podcasts.

01/05/2025

29/04/2025

We are looking for an experienced administrative manager to join our team!

If you like working in an international environment, want to work for an institution that is making a positive difference, and are interested in varied tasks that involve supporting experts and diplomats for more than 35 countries, you could be a good fit.

The ideal candidate has professional training in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience, strong organizational skills, and is proficient in English and German.

Applications close on 18 May. Learn more the role, and how to apply, on our website.

24/04/2025