“We share a commitment to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and to honour those who stood against it.”
-- Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust
Slovenia
Slovenian Delegation to the IHRA Issue Statement against Holocaust Denial
29.05.2017
On 9 May the delegation of the Republic of Slovenia to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) issued a public statement condeming an incident of Holocaust denial in late April in a TV interview Sreda v sredo featuring Bernard Brščič, in which he denied the Holocaust.
Slovenia Remembers 70th Anniversary of Mass Deportations
06.05.2014
The end of April 2014 marked the 70th anniversary of the largest deportations of Jews from Slovenian territory.
Educating the Educators in Slovenia
24.04.2014
The National Education Institute, the Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia recently organized a seminar on the history of Jews in Slovenia.
Slovenia Hosts Workshop on Audio-Visual Tools in Holocaust Education
03.12.2013
On 26 November 2013, a workshop on the use of audio-visual tools in the teaching of Holocaust took place in Maribor, Slovenia.
Holocaust Museum Opens in Slovenia
27.06.2013
On 2 June 2013, the first Holocaust museum in Slovenia was opened in the Lendava Synagogue.
"Cintor" Event in Maribor
23.05.2013
On 23 May 2013, the Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor organised a literary-musical evening "Cintor," which took place in Maribor to commemorate the 69th anniversary of mass deportations of Jews from the Prekmurje region to concentration camps.
President of Slovenia Plants Memorial Tree
22.04.2013
On 22 April 2013, the President of the Republic Slovenia, Mr Borut Pahor, planted a chestnut tree sapling donated by the Anne Frank House at the Arboretum Volčji Potok public park.
Delegation Members
Božena Forštnarič Boroje (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) - Head of Delegation
Blanka Jamnišek (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) - Deputy Head of Delegation
Marjetka Bedrač (Center of Jewish Cultural Heritage Synagogue Maribor) - Communication Working Group
Alenka Janko Spreizer (University of Primorska) - Academic Working Group
Beata Lazar (Director of Gallery-Museum Lendava) - Museums and Memorials Working Group
Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research in Slovenia
Overview
In 2000, Slovenia participated, at the highest level, in the Stockholm Conference and remains fully committed to upholding the Stockholm Declaration on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research. On 1 December 2011, Slovenia became a full member of the IHRA, which resulted in an increased interest in the research on the Holocaust.
