“We share a commitment to throw light on the still obscured shadows of the Holocaust.”
-- Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust
Germany
Delegation Members
Felix Klein (Foreign Office) - Head of Delegation
Nikola Gillhoff (Foreign Office) – Deputy Head of Delegation
Benedikt Haller (Foreign Office)
Christoph Heubner (International Auschwitz Committee) – Communication Working Group
Hanna Huhtasaari (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung) – Museums and Memorials Working Group
Wolf Kaiser (House of the Wannsee Conference) – Education Working Group
Berlin Zoo Unveils Memorial Plaque for Jewish Shareholders
01.07.2011
On 28 June, the Berlin Zoo unveiled a commemorative plaque in memory of the Jewish shareholders that held stock in the company.
Germany Commemorates the 73rd Anniversary of Pogroms on 9 November 1938
09.11.2011
Several events will be held across Germany today to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the November 1938 pogroms.
Israel and Bavaria, Germany Sign Educational Cooperation Agreement
15.11.2011
Last week, Israel Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev and Bavarian State Minister of Education and Culture Dr. Ludwig Spaenle signed a cooperation agreement in the sphere of education between Israel and Bavaria.
International Auschwitz Committee Exhibition Opens in Berlin
24.01.2012
In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a new exhibit entitled "Staying Together: Hungarian Holocaust Survivors Report" will open in Berlin on Wednesday, 25 January 2012.
German Bundestag Publishes Report on Antisemitism
26.01.2012
The German Bundestag has released a report written by an independent panel of experts on antisemitism in German society.
Germany Launches Online Database of Places of Remembrance
21.02.2012
The German Federal Agency for Civic Education launched a database for memorial sites and initiatives in coordination with the commemoration activities held on 27 January for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Embassy of Belgium and Topography of Terror Host Lecture on Belgian Resistance During World War II
05.04.2012
The Topography of Terror hosted a lecture and discussion on resistance and repression in Belgium during World War II in cooperation with the Belgian Embassy in Berlin on 27 March.
International Auschwitz Committee Letter to National Teams Visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
26.06.2012
On 5 June 2012, the International Auschwitz Committee published a letter to the national football teams of the Netherlands, England, and Italy in advance of their visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial.
Sinti and Roma Memorial Opened in Berlin
24.10.2012
The Sinti and Roma Memorial was inaugurated in Berlin on 24 October 2012 by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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