“Our commitment must be to remember the victims who perished, respect the survivors still with us, and reaffirm humanity's common aspiration for mutual understanding and justice.”
-- Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust
Norway
Norway's Action Plan against Antisemitism (2016-2020)
23.01.2017
The Norwegian Government's action plan against antisemitism 2016-2020 (launched in October 2016) is now available in English.
Falstad Centre: "Memory and Learning in a Changing World"
26.09.2014
The conference «Memory and Learning in a Changing World» was held at the Falstad Centre in Norway, 15-17 September.
"Crossing Borders" Conference in Norway
06.09.2013
The conference "Crossing Borders" is taking place at the Falstad Centre in Norway from September 4 - 6 2013.
Museum of the History of Polish Jews Opens in Warsaw
26.04.2013
The Museum of the History of Polish Jews officially opened on 19 April 2013 on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto.
Delegation Members
Aud Marit Wiig (Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief) – Head of Delegation
Guri Hjeltnes (Center for Studies of the Holocaust and Religious Minorities) – Deputy Head of Delegation
Geir Løkken (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) - Deputy Head of Delegation
Arne Fogt Bergby (Ministry of Education and Research) - Education Working Group
Jakob Bergvik Aure (Ministry of Education and Research) - Education Working Group
Norwegian Prime Minister Stoltenberg Apologizes for Norway’s Role in Deportations
30.01.2012
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg apologized for the role that Norway played in deporting Norwegian Jews during his speech marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January.
Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research in Norway
Overview
Norway became a member of IHRA (formerly the ITF) in 2003 and served as Chair in 2009.
The last two decades have represented a shift of political, social and cultural consciousness towards the Holocaust in Norway. This has been reflected through a diversity of educational, research and remembrance activities throughout the country – first and foremost at the Centre for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities, the Falstad Centre, The Archive Foundation, The North Sea Traffic Museum and the Jewish Museums of Oslo and Trondheim.
Norwegian Police Apologize for Wartime Deportations
14.12.2012
On Monday, 26 November 2012, Norway commemorated the first deportation from Oslo harbor of 532 Jews to Auschwitz 70 years ago.
Closing Remarks by Chairman Tom Vraalsen to the ITF Plenary in Trondheim, 3 December 2009
07.12.2009
Dear Friends,
The second and last Plenary meeting under the Norwegian Chairmanship has come to an end. Before we adjourn the meeting, allow me to share with you some personal reflections on where the ITF is today and some of the future challenges it will face.
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