“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
Canada
Montreal Holocaust Education Series
17.10.2011
The Holocaust Education Series is presented by the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre from October 26 to November 6, 2011: 10 days of testimonies, workshops, films, expert presentations and discussions that place memory at the heart of our future.
The Holocaust Education Series helps us all understand how human rights violations and genocide are part of our history. Further knowledge about the Holocaust and about acting today on prejudice and for human rights is clearly a stepping stone to living together in harmony.
Toronto’s Holocaust Education Week
21.10.2011
The 31st Annual Holocaust Education Week will be held from November 1-9, 2011 in Toronto.
Canada Seeks Public Input on National Holocaust Monument
04.11.2011
The Canadian government is asking for input from citizens on the planned National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa.
Canada Announces the Appointment of the 2013 ITF Chair
18.12.2011
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today that former Member of Parliament Mario Silva will chair the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF) during the 2013 Canadian Chairmanship.
“Canada and the Holocaust” Website
27.03.2013
The new website “Canada and the Holocaust” by the Government of Canada is now online.
New Chair's Blog
Curious about the activities of the IHRA Chair? Learn more by reading Dr. Mario Silva's new blog post for March 2013 and following him on Twitter.
IHRA Chair's Blog - 21 March 2013
Meeting with Austrian Delegation
Meeting with Czech Delegation at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Meeting with Ambassador Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff
“Prevention of Mass Atrocities – Regional Perspectives" in Geneva
Meeting with Swiss Delegation in Bern
Meeting with Dr. Wolf Kaiser at the House of the Wannsee Conference in Berlin
House of the Wannsee Conference in Berlin
House of the Wannsee Conference in Berlin
House of the Wannsee Conference in Berlin
House of the Wannsee Conference in Berlin
Living History Forum in Stockholm
Living History Forum in Stockholm
Meeting with the Swedish Head and Deputy Head of Delegation in Stockholm
Handover Speeches
Miss the IHRA’s Handover Ceremony on 5 March in Berlin? Listen to the speeches by Ambassador Deboutte, Minister Kenney, and Dr. Silva.
Handover Ceremony, 5 March 2013
Belgian Chair Ambassador Jan Deboutte speaks at the handover ceremony
Credit: Embassy of Canada/T. Good
Belgian Chair Ambassador Jan Deboutte speaks at the handover ceremony
Credit: Embassy of Canada/T. Good
Handover Ceremony at the Embassy of Canada in Berlin
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Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney
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Minister Kenney speaks at the handover ceremony
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Belgian Chair Ambassador Jan Deboutte
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Canadian Chair Dr. Mario Silva
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Canadian Chair Dr. Mario Silva addresses the handover ceremony
Credit: Embassy of Canada/T. Good
Handover Ceremony at the Embassy of Canada in Berlin
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Ambassador Deboutte, Minister Kenney, and Dr. Silva
Credit: Embassy of Canada/T. Good
Ambassador Deboutte and Minister Kenney
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Handover of the IHRA gavel to the Canadian Chairmanship
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Ambassador Deboutte, IHRA Executive Secretary Dr. Kathrin Meyer, Minister Kenney, and Dr. Silva
Credit: Embassy of Canada/T. Good
Ambassador Deboutte, Minister Kenney, and Dr. Silva at the handover ceremony
Credit: Embassy of Canada/T. Good
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