“We share a commitment to throw light on the still obscured shadows of the Holocaust.”
-- Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust
United Kingdom
Working Definition of Antisemitism
The UK government is to formally adopt a definition of antisemitism based on the working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on 26 May 2016.
AJR honours Sir Rudolf Bing
07.09.2016
As part of the their 75th anniversary celebrations The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) is delighted to announce that it unveiled a special commemorative plaque in honour of Sir Rudolf Bing at Glyndebourne on Wednesday 17 August.
Genocide after the Holocaust
06.09.2016
From 8 Nov 2016 to Tue 17 Jan 2017 the Wiener Library will offer a ten-week evening course led by Professor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Kingston University, Philip Spencer.
AJR 75th Anniversary
03.08.2016
The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) was delighted to mark its 75th anniversary with a reception at the Wiener Library where AJR Chairman, Andrew Kaufman, announced the installation of a plaque in honour of Hans and Eva Reichmann.
'Gender, Sexuality and the Holocaust'
09.05.2016
On Friday 10 June the Holocaust Research Centre Royal Holloway, University of London, will hold a one-day workshop entitled 'Gender, Sexuality and the Holocaust'.
HMD to be recognised in Guernsey
22.02.2016
State members (Guernsey's parliament) have agreed that International Holocaust Remembrance Day should be officially recognised in Guernsey.
CST report on antisemitic incidents in UK
19.02.2016
On 4 February, the Community Security Trust published a report on antisemitic incidents in the UK for 2015.
Royal Holloway Summer Institute
26.01.2016
The Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University, USA, and the Holocaust Research Centre at Royal Holloway, University of London, with the support of the Pears Foundation, are pleased to invite applications for Fellowships to participate in the third European Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilisation.
Interview with Ben Helfgott
After the liberation, IHRA Delegate and Holocaust survivor Ben Helfgott went to live in Great Britain. In this interview he speaks about IHRA's achievements and the challenges the organisation faces.
Photo credit: The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
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