News Archive
30.01.12 - Norwegian Prime Minister Stoltenberg Apologizes for Norway’s Role in Deportations
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.
27.01.12 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2012
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is commemorated worldwide on 27 January in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. On 27 January 1945, the advancing Red Army entered the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp complex, liberating more than 7,000 remaining prisoners, who were for the most part ill or dying. Days earlier, the SS had forced nearly 60,000 prisoners to evacuate the camp and embark on the infamous 'Death Marches,' in which many thousands lost their lives.
26.01.12 - German Bundestag Publishes Report on Antisemitism
The German Bundestag has released a report written by an independent panel of experts on antisemitism in German society.
25.01.12 - ITF Mourns the Death of Miloš Pojar
Miloš Pojar, former ITF Chair during the 2007 Czech Chairmanship, died in Prague on Monday at age 71.
24.01.12 - International Auschwitz Committee Exhibition Opens in Berlin
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.
19.01.12 - Holocaust Theatre Online Collection Launches Today in Berlin
The launch ceremony for the Holocaust Theatre Online Collection (HTC) is being held today at House of the Wannsee Conference in Berlin.
18.01.12 - International Poster Competition Website Launched
"Keeping The Memory Alive" - International Poster Competition 2012 has launched an official website in advance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January.
16.01.12 - Film From Opening Session in The Hague Now Available on YouTube
The opening session of the ITF Plenary meeting in The Hague included a film by Dutch students Zoë Hanselaar and Charlotte Bouwman that documented their experience on the 2011 Holocaust Memorial Tour.
06.01.12 - President of South Sudan Visits Yad Vashem
The President of South Sudan Salva Kiir visited Yad Vashem in December during an official trip to Israel.
05.01.12 - Imperial War Museum London Hosts “Beyond Camps and Forced Labour” Conference
The Imperial War Museum London is hosting the fourth international multi-disciplinary conference on current research on survivors of Nazi persecution from 4-6 January 2012.
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