Holocaust Memorial Days in the OSCE Region n overvie of overnental practices

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Seria Slova Repulic Seden Siterland aiistan ure urenistan raine nited indo nited States of erica eistan

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Preface

he olocaust as a atershed traed in odern histor he ai enocide aainst es as ased on an antiSeitic racist ideolo that had ecoe state polic he enocide aainst Roa and Sinti and the ass urder of other persons due to their ethnicit reliious eliefs political vies seual orientation disailities or other rounds ere also ased on a sste of statesponsored intolerance and hatred hese cries deonstrated raphicall that the orst anifestations of antiSeitis racis and intolerance are not relics of the distant past ut a appear in odern circustances ith devastatin and farreachin conseuences

SCE participatin States have coitted theselves to prootin reerance of the olocaust Coeoratin the traed not onl honours the victis ut reinforces our deterination to continue our or aainst intolerance and discriination hich reains one of the urnin political and oral issues of our tie

ne anner in hich ost participatin States have chosen to coeorate the olocaust is estalishin national das of reerance his pulication provides an overvie of ho and hen SCE countries coeorate the olocaust servances var idel aon participatin States ith respect to hich dates are selected hat tpes of events are held and hich victis are honoured

overnent cereonies on olocaust eorial das are iportant for several reasons oldin such events helps to fulfil a coitent entered into participatin States overnent sponsorship deonstrates that olocaust reerance is a national undertain and is not liited to specific roups that ere victis Reerance of the olocaust also raises aareness that our coon strule to end intolerance and discriination is not over Last ut not least eorial events can e valuale educational tools for outh his pulication cites nuerous ood eaples of ho ellplanned coeorative events can resonate ith our oun people and provide hope for a etter future

ould lie to than the nternational as orce on Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research for its close cooperation ith R in the preparation of this copilation

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Introduction

OSCE Commitments

SCE participatin States have coitted theselves to proote reerance of and as appropriate education aout the traed of the olocaust and the iportance of respect for all ethnic and reliious roups

his coitent constitutes an iportant eleent in the SCEs focus on the fiht aainst discriination and for respect and tolerance he SCE ffice for eocratic nstitutions and uan Rihts R as tased participatin States to follo incidents otivated racis enophoia or related intolerance in the SCE area and report on its findins R as also tased to ssteaticall collect and disseinate inforation on est practices offer advice to overnents and support civil societ efforts in this field

International Co-operation on Remembrance of

ther international oraniations have also identified the prootion of olocaust reerance as an area of ultilateral cooperation

n Sedish Prie inister ran Persson toether ith nited indo Prie inister on lair and nited States President ill Clinton initiated the Task Force for International Cooperation on , Remembrance and Research (ITF) Currentl countries are eers of the of hich are SCE participatin States he s eer countries are coitted to estalishin a olocaust eorial da n anuar states attended the Stochol nternational oru on the olocaust the outcoe of hich as the Stochol eclaration epressin a shared coitent to coeorate the victis of the olocaust and to honour those ho stood aainst it and to encourae appropriate fors of olocaust reerance includin an annual a of olocaust Reerance in our countries

he Council of Europe has also decided to ipleent in schools a a of Reerance of the olocaust and Prevention of Cries aainst uanit chosen ith reard to the histor of each eer state his decision as taen the

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inisters of Education of the eer states of the Council of the Europe at their Standin Conference in rao in

n the desinated anuar as an annual nternational a of Coeoration in eor of the ictis of the olocaust he eneral ssel in its resolution estalishin the a of Coeoration also ured eer States to develop educational proraes to teach future enerations the lessons of the olocaust in order to help to prevent future acts of enocide t decided to estalish the olocaust and the nited ations outreach prorae and also to oilie civil societ for olocaust reerance and education in order to help to prevent future acts of enocide he outreach prorae ors toether ith an international netor of civil societ roups olocaust eorial institutions eperts and survivors to ensure that their stories are heard and heeded as arnins of the conseuences of antiSeitis and other fors of discriination he proraes activities and inforation also serve to coat olocaust denial

n oveer UNESCOs eneral Conference adopted unaniousl a resolution callin on the oraniation to eplore in consultation ith eer States hat role it could pla in prootin aareness of olocaust reerance throuh education and in coatin all fors of olocaust denial n a ESC platfor for olocaust education as estalished n the sae ear a C R entitled Education for Holocaust Remembrance as developed his tool contains inforation on and ESC proraes on olocaust reerance and includes lins to aor oraniations and institutions orin in this area

n cooperation ith ad ashe the erusaleased olocaust artrs and eroes Reerance uthorit the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has developed a toolit on the olocaust and huan rihts education n eceer the R pulished a tool for raisin aareness aon oun people entitled School Agenda hich includes aterial for olocaust education and huan rihts aareness he tool as developed ad ashe and the orial de la Shoah a Parisased useu and docuentation centre n the R plans to pulish a coparative report entitled he role of Coeoration Sites riinal Sites and istorical useus in olocaust Education and uan Rihts Education in the E

n oveer R and the oranied a discussion on the role of olocaust coeoration in coatin antiSeitis entitled Lessons Learned olocaust Reerance and Coatin antiSeitis in he eetin as held on the occasion of the th anniversar of ristallnacht the oveer antieish poro in ai eran n the presence of representatives of nuerous SCE participatin States R the the Council of Europe R the nited

or the tet of the resolution and further inforation see httpunorholocaustreeranceeainpaeshtl or ore inforation see httpportalunescooreducationenevphp RLRLPCRLSEChtl lthouh the poro in oveer is enerall referred to in Enlish usin the eran ter ristallnacht this ter is toda used less often in eran due to the concern the ter a carr a positive connotation he ters oveerporoe Reichsporonacht or Poronacht avoid such connotations and are toda ore coon in usae he ter ristallnacht has een used in this docuent alon ith the Enlish translation iht of the roen lass

ations and ESC presented their vies on this issue and provided inforation aout their andates and their or

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his pulication focuses on the role overnents parliaents and other pulic institutions can pla in prootin reerance of the olocaust hile an overnents support educational activities it is also eneficial for pulic officials and representatives of overnent institutions to participate personall in eorial das as their presence conves approval and support for olocaust coeoration

SCE participatin States coeorate a variet of different reerance das for victis of the olocaust ith different naes in different countries Coeorative events a ephasie different roups of victis Soe countries also include the coeoration of other ore recent instances of enocide or the purposes of this pulication the ter olocaust eorial das a e used to refer to all such national das of reerance

he inforation in this pulication is ased on a uestionnaire that as prepared R in cooperation ith the Sucoittee on olocaust eorial as of the useu and eorials orin roup of the see nne he inforation is provided on a countrcountr asis ith particular attention iven to overnent activities that tae place on the desinated da of reerance he individual countr suaries that for the ul of this pulication are ased solel on the responses received fro overnents

R received responses to the uestionnaire fro participatin States in and earl Eleven participatin States that had provided inforation in response to the uestionnaire in did not update the inforation previousl suitted in these instances the inforation included in this pulication is ased on their earlier suissions o inforation has een received fro the reainin participatin States as to hether the have desinated a special da of coeoration for the victis of the olocaust or if there are plans to estalish a olocaust eorial da

hen o States Coeorate

ccordin to the inforation received participatin States coeorate the olocaust on anuar the da that ars the anniversar of the lieration of the uschitirenau concentration cap the Soviet r in hese are eliu Croatia the Cech Repulic enar Estonia inland eran reece reland tal Liechtenstein Lueour onaco ora Portual Seria Slovenia Spain Seden Siterland and the nited indo

See httposceorodihritehtl for the presentations each of these international aencies o additional research as undertaen R does not assue responsiilit for the accurac of the inforation received Seria reported that it coeorates nternational olocaust ictis Reerance a on anuar and also coeorates ational olocaust and enocide ictis Reerance a on pril as ell as havin four ore additional national reerance das

o countries Canada and the nited States coeorate the olocaust on o ashoah. he full nae in ere o ashoah eaevurah eans the olocaust artrs and eroes Reerance a Coeoration eins at sunset on the th of the onth of isan of the ere calendar his date ars the einnin of the arsa hetto uprisin in and as estalished as a reerance da the overnent of srael in

en participatin States coeorate victis of the olocaust on das of national sinificance different fro those covered aove hese coprise ustria ularia rance unar Latvia Lithuania the etherlands Poland Roania and the Slova Repulic

Eiht participatin States ndorra eraian elarus osnia and ereovina eoria the ol See the forer uoslav Repulic of acedonia and the Russian ederation reported that the have not estalished official olocaust eorial das f these hoever elarus osnia and ereovina the forer uoslav Repulic of acedonia and the Russian ederation reported that hile there is no official da of coeoration reerance events oranied civil societ are attended overnental officials lthouh the ol See does not have an official olocaust eorial da it reported that in soe countries national ishops Conferences have introduced a a of udais in order to coeorate the victis of the olocaust hese coeorations often tae place on the oveer anniversar of the ai antieish poro of or on the anuar anniversar of the lieration of uschit

nne provides a calendar of olocaust eorial das in different countries

o ho re Reerance as edicated

ourteen participatin States report that the coeorate the victis of the olocaust Canada reece unar tal Liechtenstein ora Poland Portual Roania Russian ederation Seria Slovenia Seden and the nited States of erica

Latvia and Lithuania report that the hold reerance of the enocide aainst es

inland reports that it coeorates the victis of the olocaust and other victis of persecution durin orld ar

reland reports that it coeorates all of the victis of the ai olocaust

eliu reports that it holds reerance of the enocide coitted ai eran

ustria and eran report that the coeorate the victis of ational Socialis

rance reports that it coeorates the victis of the racist and antiSeitic cries of the socalled overnent of the rench State durin orld ar as ell as pain triute to the Rihteous aon the ations fro rance

ularia reports that it coeorates the salvation of ularian es and the victis of the olocaust and cries aainst huanit

Estonia reports that it coeorates the victis of the olocaust and all other cries aainst huanit

Si countries Croatia Cech Repulic Lueour onaco Spain and Siterland dedicate a da of reerance to the prevention of cries aainst huanit as ell as to the victis of the olocaustShoah

our States report that the oserve roader coeorative das devoted to victis of other historical events in addition to the olocaust

enars da of reerance coeorates the victis of other enocides as ell as victis of the olocaust

he etherlands reports that it coeorates all civilians and soldiers ho died in the indo of the etherlands or elsehere since the outrea of orld ar oth in ar and durin peaceeepin operations

he Slova Repulic coeorates victis of the olocaust and of racial violence

he nited indo reports that its da of reerance coeorates the victis of the olocaust and ai persecution as ell as those affected suseuent enocides in Caodia Randa osnia and ereovina and arfur

he Rihteous aon the ations is a title iven ad ashe the sraelased olocaust artrs and eroes Reerance uthorit to nones ho rised their lives to save es durin the olocaust onaco uses the ter Shoah a ere ord eanin catastrophe he ter is in coon usae in an countries efinitions of the ter enocide var aon scholars leal definition of the ter as provided in the nited ations Convention on the Prevention and Punishent of the Crie of enocide CPPC rticle of this convention defines enocide as an of the folloin acts coitted ith intent to destro in hole or in part a national ethnical racial or reliious roup as such illin eers of the roup causin serious odil or ental har to eers of the roup delieratel inflictin on the roup conditions of life calculated to rin aout its phsical destruction in hole or in part iposin easures intended to prevent irths ithin the roup and forcil transferrin children of the roup to another roup se of the ter enocide in suissions participatin States in this docuent ith reard to events in specific countries should not e understood as indicatin that all SCE participatin States aree that the events in uestion constituted enocide

Albania

R did not receive an inforation fro lania

Andorra

he overnent of the Principalit of ndorra has not desinated a special da of coeoration for the victis of the olocaust

nforation provided the Peranent ission of ndorra to the SCE in

Armenia

R did not receive an inforation fro renia

Austria

Holocaust Memorial Day n oveer the loer house of ustrias parliaent the ational Council unaniousl resolved to ar a the da on hich the authausen concentration cap as lierated ith a eorial da aainst violence and racis in reerance of the victis of ational Socialis Since this da has een called the ational a aainst iolence and Racis in eoria of the ictis of ational Socialis.

hile a is the official olocaust eorial da other das such as anuar and oveer the date of the poro are coeorated in pulic places in ienna and other ustrian cities ith activities larel ein oranied civil societ roups

Official Commemorative Activities he principal official coeorative event taes place in the parliaent ith a nuer of speeches ein delivered

n earl a official coeoration cereonies also tae place at eorial sites in authausen Eensee and usen

Additional Practices15 Civic education proects are conducted especiall in schools

uerous civil societ oraniations such as the authausen eorial Erinnernat the ational und of the Repulic of ustria for ictis of ational Socialis the ocuentation rchive of ustrian Resistance and the ustrian cade of Sciences also tae part in events

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events ihranin state officials such as the President the President of the ational Council the Prie inister eers of the Cainet eers of the ational Council and part leaders participate in the official coeorative event held in the parliaent uildin

he ederal inistr for Education rts and Culture cooperates ith civil societ roups that oranie coeorative events

nforation provided the ustrian eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in a counication dated eceer

urther inforation is availale at httponventvatPERESESshopspP httperinnernatativitatenedentaai httpauthauseneorialat httpdoeat and httpoeaacat

Azerbaijan

here is no olocaust eorial da in eraian

nforation provided the Eass of eraian in arsa Poland in

Belarus

Holocaust Memorial Day here is no official olocaust eorial da in elarus

Official Commemorative Activities lthouh there is no official olocaust eorial da annual special events are oranied ointl overnent odies and civil societ oraniations to coeorate the victis of the olocaust

n Septeer a eorial arer as dedicated on the site of the forer ins hetto

n ctoer several events ere oranied in ins to coeorate the victis of the ins hetto hese events ared the th anniversar of the liuidation of the ins hetto on ctoer

n ctoer an ehiition in the useu of the reat Patriotic ar in ins entitled ar olocaust eor ithout Liit as opened to ar the anniversar Special staps dedicated to the victis of the ins hetto ere issued on the sae da

n ctoer a eorial arer as unveiled in Suhaa Street in ins on the spot here ore than hetto prisoners ere illed eorial headstone as inauurated to coeorate es fro Colone eran ho ere forcil displaced and eterinated in the ins hetto

n ctoer a eorial sin as unveiled in erut Street in ins on the spot here ore than es fro the ins hetto ere eecuted

Additional Practices n ctoer an nternational Scientific Sposiu entitled Eplorin the histor of the olocaust in eran and elarus too place in ins Ehiitions and presentations of oos on the olocaust in elarus ere also oranied

coeorative cereon in ins elarus on the th anniversar of the liuidation of the ins hetto ctoer Photo ictor olocho el es enc

nforation provided the Peranent eleation of the Repulic of elarus to the SCE in a counication dated ctoer

Belgium

Holocaust Memorial Day n the elian ederal overnent decided to desinate anuar as the countrs olocaust eorial da Prior to this decision a the anniversar of the end of orld ar in Europe had een elius official olocaust reerance da he a anniversar continues to e ared as Peace a hile anuar is no coeorated as the Reerance a of the enocide Coitted ai eran and is enerall referred to as olocaust Reerance a

Official Commemorative Activities n a a nuer of official cereonies are held each of hich is attended a overnent deleation ne eaple is the annual cereon at the nterp eportation onuent that is attended official representatives of elius national and local overnents and eish oraniations

n annual coeorative trip to uschit is oranied each anuar on the initiative of the inister of efence hose portfolio includes ar victis and the ational nstitute for ar isaled ar eterans and ar ictis nstituut voor eteranen ationaal nstituut voor orlosinvaliden udstriders en orlosslachtoffersnstitut des trans nstitut ational des nvalides de uerre nciens Coattants et icties de uerre ith the participation of survivors itnesses and secondar school students n anuar ounsters and inister of efence Pieter e Cre visited uschitirenau

variet of activities focusin on the olocaust and on the issue of peace and tolerance education also tae place on Peace a

Additional Practices arious events are also oranied civil societ throuhout the countr ith hih level federal andor local overnent officials attendin eish oraniations soeties cooranie and alas participate in these events Several coeorative activities are oranied on o ashoah

Special cereonies are held at onuents or sites that have a specific connection to the olocaust useus eorials etc

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events n anuar elius ead of State in lert and the ead of the elian overnent Prie inister u erhofstadt participated in an official cereon at the uschitirenau useu

n anuar activities revolved around the elian Chairanship of the SCE ith the Chairpersoninffice invitin representatives fro all SCE participatin States to attend a cereon in russels n the course of this cereon the Rad ashe uidelines Preparing Holocaust Memorial Days: Suggestions for Educators ere launched

n the ain official event as held on a coincidin ith the presentation and pulication of the official report on the actions of the elian authorities durin orld ar n that da the Prie inister and the elian inister of efence unveiled a coeorative plaue in the centre of russels honourin the elians that have een reconied ad ashe as Rihteous aon the ations he anuar event as arraned eish oraniations and too place at the national onuent in nderlecht ith a nuer of hihlevel overnent officials in attendance

elian inister of efence Pieter e Cre at a olocaust coeoration cereon uschit anuar Photo nstitut ational des nvalides de uerre

nforation provided the elian eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in a counication dated Septeer

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Holocaust Memorial Day osnia and ereovina does not officiall ar a olocaust eorial da due to the asence of statelevel leislation on official holidas

Official Commemorative Activities lthouh there are no strictl official events the office of the president of osnia and ereovina has lent its patronae to events that have taen place on preises oned the eish counit

Additional Practices n anuar coeorative events ere held on eish counit propert under the patronae of the office of the President he events ere oranied in cooperation ith the niversit of Saraevos nstitute for Research of Cries aainst uanit and nternational La the universits la facult and the eish counit of osnia and ereovina

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events s noted eorial events have een held under the patronae of the office of the President of osnia and ereovina

nforation provided the inistr of Civil ffairs of osnia and ereovina in

Bulgaria

Holocaust Memorial Day ecision o of the Council of inisters of the Repulic of ularia dated eruar declared arch the a of the Salvation of the ularian es and of the ictis of the olocaust and of the Cries aainst uanit hich is also non as olocaust and ictis of Cries aainst uanit Reerance a he da ars the prevention of the deportation of ularian citiens of eish oriin to the ai concentration caps n arch the eput Speaer of the ularian ational ssel iar Peshev etropolitan ishop Stephan of Sofia etropolitan ishop Cril of Plovdiv and an other proinent pulic fiures ith the support of eers of the eneral population prevented the planned deportation

Official Commemorative Activities Ever ear on arch a coeorative eetin is held in front of a plaue dedicated to the eor of iar Peshev located near the ational ssel uildin Representatives of the ularian overnent the ational ssel other institutions and civil societ roups pa hoae to the victis of the olocaust as ell as to the saviours of ularian es

Coeorative events are oranied all over the countr especiall in Sofia ustendil Plovdiv Lo Shuen ontana and in other tons here considerale eish counities are livin or have lived

Additional Practices n arch coeorative events are held all over the countr hese are oranied in schools ith the ai of raisin students aareness aout the savin of the ularian es fro ai death caps hese events include discussions essa copetitions ehiitions eetins ith survivors of the olocaust and other initiatives

ational and local pulic institutions as ell as the ularian eish oraniation Shalo hich has ranches all over the countr are involved in the oraniation of coeorative events

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events

he President of the Repulic of ularia the Speaer of the ational ssel national deputies and hihlevel officials fro the overnent and reional pulic institutions participate in the events held to coeorate the a of the Salvation of the ularian es and of the ictis of the olocaust and of the Cries aainst uanit

he coeorative events are idel covered national and local edia

nforation provided the Peranent ission of the Repulic of ularia to the SCE in a counication dated anuar

Canada

Holocaust Memorial Day t the federal level the olocaust eorial da in Canada is deterined in each ear the eish lunar calendar and is called olocaust eorial a o ashoah n the da fell on pril

t the federal level the Canadian olocaust eorial a as estalished an ct of Parliaent the olocaust eorial a ct in and celerated for the first tie in

he andate of the coeoration da is to reflect upon and educate citiens aout the endurin lessons that huanit ust learn fro the olocaust to reconie the necessit for perpetual viilance to avoid such atrocities in the future and to consider huan rihts issues the ulticultural realit of odern societ and other instances of the ssteic destruction of peoples

Canada has also officiall declared anuar as Raoul allener a desinated for reflection on the evils of racis and hate and the profound ipact that an individual ho speas out can have

hese dates coeorate the deaths of illions of es and others ho perished as a result of a polic of hatred and enocide durin orld ar

Official Commemorative Activities t the olocaust eorial a cereon on Parliaent ill in ttaa pril Prie inister Stephen arper spoe honourin the victis of the olocaust he Prie inister also acnoleded that politicians have an iportant role to pla in ensurin the continued protection of huan rihts and coatin anti Seitis oth of hich are e to ensurin that the lessons of the olocaust are reeered and that such traedies are not repeated

overnental coeorative events are held all across Canada

overnents universities and s also acnolede anuar as the s nternational a of Coeoration in eor of the ictis of the olocaust his da is ared official stateents and events across the countr

Additional Practices n pril the Canadian Societ for ad ashe as one of the oraniations sponsorin the olocaust eorial a cereon on Parliaent ill in ttaa

n eruar the ancouver olocaust Education Centre and the Cit pera of ancouver presented a perforance of The Emperor of Atlantis a chaer opera ritten in at the heresienstadt concentration cap he production as

supported the overnent of ritish Coluias Leacies o nnovation und

n a the innipe Sphon rchestra perfored the orld preier of ane alis usical eor of the olocaust entitled I Believe. his or docuents the olocaust eperience as seen and lived those involved the perpetrators the victis the oservers and in a plea for infored hope and peace ourselves

he Leaue for uan Rihts of nai rith Canada has created a ide rane of olocaust activities to reach students educators leal eperts and the ider Canadian pulic hese are all supported throuh private fundin althouh the overnent has epressed interest in and oral support for the he include a aor event held on o ashoah in hich acadeics leal scholars and leislative eperts tae part in a aor panel discussion that touches on olocaust education reerance andor research

he olocaust Centre of oronto hosts o ashoah eaevurah olocaust and erois a a olocaust coeoration held ever sprin his event attracted nearl people in

n lerta the eish ederation of Edonton and the Calar eish Counit Council provide educational support services and ount proraes involvin o ashoah coeorative activities such as a production of the pla Hana’s Suitcase

Each ear over students visit the ontreal olocaust eorial Centre the onl officiall reconied olocaust useu in Canada School roups often coe fro elsehere in ueec fro eastern ntario and fro the northeastern nited States ver people visit the useu annuall he Centre oranies an annual olocaust Education Series hich reaches out to oun adults adults and the elderl n ctoer and oveer events ere held over a sevenee period he anas Suitcase Educational Proect created the ontreal olocaust eorial Centre provides a coplete educational it to educators suitcase oos for the class teachers anual drains aps and photos

he ancouver olocaust Education Centre is a teachin useu that delivers olocaustased antiracis prorain throuh its ehiits school proraes teacher conferences student sposia outreach speaers prorae teachin aterials and pulic proraes ts pulic prorain calendar includes an active roster of lectures fil screenins panels and readins Coeorative events include nternational olocaust Reerance a o ashoah a coeoration of ristallnacht and ceeter services at the olocaust eorial

he ictoria olocaust Reerance Education Societ oranies an nnual olocaust Education Sposiu in ictoria ritish Coluia for hih school students and their teachers ith over students in attendance in the last to ears alone

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events he overnent of Canada prootes coeorative events and raises aareness issuin nes releases stateents and ivin speeches

Participation is at the inisterial level and the overnor eneral often attends events ccasionall the Prie inister participates in coeorative events as ell

side fro federal provincial and territorial involveent elo is a list of soe of the s involved in coeoratin the olocaust

sper oundation ai rith Canada Calar eish Counit Council Canadian eish Conress Canadian Societ for ad ashe reean ail oundation olocaust Education Centre riends of Sion iesenthal Centre for olocaust Studies acin istor acin urselves eneral Roeo allaire enocide nstitute olocaust areness Coittee eish ederation of innipe olocaust Centre of oronto srael Eperience Centre sper eish Counit Capus eish ederation of Edonton eish eritae Centre of estern Canada leinann ail oundation ontreal olocaust eorial Centre Le Centre cooratif de lolocauste ontral ancouver olocaust Education Centre ictoria olocaust Reerance and Education Societ innipe oundation

he ational olocaust eorial a Cereon on Parliaent ill ttaa Canada oranied the Canadian Societ for ad ashe a Photo Canadian Societ for ad ashe

nforation provided the Peranent ission of Canada to the SCE in a counication dated ctoer

Croatia

Holocaust Memorial Day n ctoer the inistr of Education Science and Sports of the Repulic of Croatia adopted a decision to coeorate the a of Reerance of the olocaust and the Prevention of Cries aainst uanit on anuar he da has een coeorated since

he purpose of the coeoration is to prevent cries aainst huanit and to educate people aout the olocaust

Official Commemorative Activities t the national level a threeda seinar for educators is held on teachin aout the olocaust and the coeoration of the a of Reerance t taes place in are and at the asenova eorial Site

an official odies and civil societ oraniations are involved in this event includin the inistr of Science Education and Sports the inistr of Culture the Education and eacher rainin enc the asenova eorial Site the Croatian deleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research ad ashe the nne ran ouse the Council of Europe the eish oundation for the Rihteous and the nited States olocaust eorial useu

Additional Practices Ever ear the inistr of Science Education and Sports sends instructions for the coeoration of the a of Reerance to all priar and secondar schools he schools oranie the coeoration in different as

ll Croatian teachers ere invited to send their classschool presentations related to the a of Reerance in the school ear to the inistr of Science Education and Sports and the ost interestin ones ere put on the inistrs esite

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events Representatives fro the Croatian overnent local overnents Croatias eish counit and others roups are involved in coeorations he overnent deleation includes the President of the Repulic the Prie inister and inisters

Representatives of the inistr of Science Education and Sports the inistr of Culture inisters state secretaries assistant inisters and representatives of the asenova eorial site tae part in the national seinar on the a of Reerance

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nforation provided the Croatian eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in a counication dated Septeer

Cyprus

R did not receive an inforation fro Cprus

Czech Republic

Holocaust Memorial Day n anuar as desinated in Cech Repulic la act as the olocaust eorial da t is called the eorial a for olocaust ictis and for the Prevention of Cries aainst uanit

Official Commemorative Activities n official event taes place in the Cech Senate n addition to overnent officials the ederation of eish Counities in the Cech Repulic the Praueased oundation for olocaust ictis the inistr of Culture the Senate and the Praue eish counit are involved in the event

Promotion of Holocaust remembrance and level of participation in events he official event is attended the Cech Prie inister Cech overnent inisters parliaentar chairpersons and eers of Parliaent

nforation provided the Peranent ission of the Cech Repulic to the SCE in a counication dated ctoer

Denmark

Holocaust Memorial Day n enar victis of the olocaust as ell as other enocides are officiall coeorated each ear on anuar his national da of reerance called uschit a as estalished in and has een oserved since he sinificance of the da as eplained forer anish Chief Rai ent elchior he ter uschit has ained universal eanin Reall it encopasses all fors of ass urder ethnic cleansin and all collective cries aainst people hose onl crie is to e orn into or havin oined the ron roup n our ind uschit oriinall a European phenoenon covers atrocities in all parts of the orld

Official Commemorative Activities he activities related to uschit a fall into to cateories pulic events on anuar and educational activities aout the olocaust and other enocides

Each ear on anuar pulic events are arraned si different unicipalities across enar he events are held in ton halls local useus liraries and the lie he tae various fors ut enerall include speeches iven enocide survivors politicians andor other relevant actors concerts ovie screenins poetr recitals theatre perforances deates ehiitions and other such activities he eneral pulic is invited to participate in these events

he inistr of Education has estalished to odies to oranie events related to uschit a a steerin coittee and a council hose eership coprises representatives of roups affected the olocaust and other ai atrocities and other relevant s he steerin coittee is coprised of representatives fro the inistr of Education the inistr of orein ffairs and the inistr of nteration as ell as fro the anish nstitute for nternational Studies and lie the council fro roups affected the olocaust and other ai atrocities

Additional Practices he educational activities related to uschit a include seinars offered to hih school students and teacher trainin seinars here are also educational esites taretin oth secondar and hih schools and educational aterial aout the olocaust and other enocides Ever ear the overnent and its ipleentin partners introduce a ne thee for uschit a n for eaple the thee as Rescue in n this place and in he prelude to enocide special esite raises aareness aout the events and provides inforation aout the various activities in the unicipalities he educational activities revolvin around uschit a are prooted in a nesletter on the departents educational esite urther inforation is posted on the esite of the anish nstitute for nternational Studies

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Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events hen uschit a as ared for the first tie in the Prie inister and the inister of orein ffairs participated in the official cereon Suseuentl the inister of Education hose inistr is tased ith ipleentin uschit a has reularl attended the events in Copenhaen n the other unicipalities the local aor usuall participates in the local uschit a events

n the occasion of the th anniversar of the deportation of anish es to the heresienstadt concentration cap fro Laneline Pier in Copenhaen on ctoer the President of the heresienstadt ssociation accopanied to students fro Copenhaens eish School unveilin the eorial on Laneline Pier Photo neor Ellern ielsenanish inistr of Education

nforation provided the ission of enar to the SCE in a counication dated Septeer

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Estonia

Holocaust Memorial Day n Estonia the victis of the olocaust and all other cries aainst huanit are officiall coeorated on anuar he date is naed the a of olocaust and as introduced in

n une the Estonian Parliaent oined the European Parliaents call to proclai uust as a Europeide a of Reerance he resolution states that the victis of all totalitarian and authoritarian reies should e coeorated ith dinit and ipartialit and acnoledes the uniueness of the olocaust

Official Commemorative Activities n anuar the victis of the olocaust ere coeorated in the annual candlelihtin cereon at the eorial stone placed at the location of the looa death cap fter the coeoration event at looa a coeorative concert as held in the allinn snaoue

he coeoration activities ere oranised in cooperation ith various pulic institutions and inistries and the Estonian eish counit

Additional Practices n ehiition entitled nne ran a istor for oda to run for a onth as opened in the ational Lirar of Estonia at the einnin of anuar he ehiition as copiled the nne ran ouse in sterda and had alread een displaed in a nuer of other locations in Estonia rraneents for the ehiition ere ade the Eass of the indo of the etherlands in Estonia and the Estonian inistr of Education and Research

Since olocaust education is interated into the Estonian education prorae and educational aterials have een pulished ith the support of the olocaust and the inistr of Education and Research the olocaust as also coeorated in Estonian schools

he inistr of Education sends a circular letter to schools ever ear in anuar here are teachin aterials oos fils CRs s etc for schools included in the circulars

t the end of une Estonian histor teachers ill visit the sites of forer concentration caps estalished ai eran in occupied Poland durin orld

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ar he educational prorae ill e oranied in cooperation ith the Eass of Poland in Estonia and the Estonian istor eachers ssociation

t the end of ul a roup consistin of Estonian histor teachers ill visit ad ashe

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events raditionall a eer of the Estonian overnent ives a speech durin the coeoration cereon

nforation provided the Estonian eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research Counication dated anuar

Finland

Holocaust Memorial Day n inland anuar has een desinated as the eorial a for the ictis of olocaust ainoen uhrien uistopiv he eorial a honours the eor of the eish victis of the olocaust as ell as other victis of persecution durin orld ar t as estalished the Prie inisters ffice on eruar

Official Commemorative Activities he coeorative event is oranied the innish Societ for ad ashe ith the financial support of the inistr of Education here is no fied location t traditionall consists of a eorial cereon and an acadeic seinar

Additional Practices he innish Societ for ad ashe oranies the coeorative event hich is open to everone einnin in the inistr of orein ffairs has assisted the innish Societ for ad ashe in increasin pulic aareness aout the eorial a events throuh the use of the inistrs counication channels such as the its esite

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events overnent inisters participate in the eorial cereon

he President of inland ara alonen ives a speech at the eorial a for the ictis of olocaust coeoration anuar Photo an antor eish Counit of inland

nforation provided the Peranent ission of inland to the SCE in a counication dated ctoer

France

Holocaust Memorial Day rance reeers the victis of the olocaust on the closest Sunda to ul his tiin coeorates the roundin up of es in the lodroe diver ccle trac in Paris on and ul n eruar rench President ranois itterand sined a decree introducin a coeorative national da of racist and antiSeitic persecutions coitted under the authorit of the socalled ‘overnent of the rench State’ n ul a ne la restated the decree of addin that triute should e paid to the rench Rihteous aon the ations he da is called ational a of Reerance of the victis of racist and antiSeitic cries of the socalled overnent of the rench State and in hoae to the Rihteous aon the ations fro rance

Official Commemorative Activities he ain cereon taes place in Paris not far fro the forer site of the lodroe diver and in front of a eorial dedicated in ul n each adinistrative reion or département, a cereon is oranied the prefect ho represents the rench Repulic an other cereonies tae place in cities all over rance in front of coeorative plaues or at orld ar eorials

he official cereon includes speeches and a oent of silence andor a praer for the dead

he cereon is oranied the epartent for eterans ffairs hich is attached to the inistr of efence

Additional Practices he cereonies that tae place outside Paris are often prepared in close cooperation ith the Representative Council of eish nstitutions of rance representatives of various eish oraniations and forer deportee associations and other pulic institutions

Educational estalishents oranie local events and oranie various activities related to the Shoah on that da

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events he Prie inister presides over the cereon in Paris speain on ehalf of the rench overnent he prefects represent the overnent durin pulic cereonies that tae place at the département level

nforation provided the rench eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in a counication dated Septeer

Georgia

eoria has not desinated a special da of coeoration for the victis of the olocaust here are no plans to estalish a olocaust eorial da

nforation provided the epartent of nternational raniations of the inistr of orein ffairs of eoria in a counication dated ctoer

Germany

Holocaust Memorial Day eran officiall coeorates the olocaust on anuar he da is called eorial a for the ictis of the ational Socialist Reie t as introduced President Roan ero in he focus is on reeerin all of the victis of ai cries

Official Commemorative Activities he official coeorative cereon taes place in the Reichsta uildin seat of the undesta the eran parliaent

he parliaent traditionall invites a ide rane of institutions and roups to attend the cereon

Additional Practices he central coeorative event is copleented events that tae place at historical sites and at the local level ith a vie to involvin oun people schools and local roups

Promotion of Holocaust remembrance and level of participation in events he President representatives of the ederal overnent and the states and the President of the ederal Constitutional Court attend the official coeorative cereon in the undesta

nforation provided the eran eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in a counication dated eceer

Greece

Holocaust Memorial Day la adopted the ree parliaent in desinates anuar as the olocaust eorial da he da is officiall called Coeoration a of the ree eish artrs and eroes of the olocaust n application of this la a presidential decree pulished on eruar reulates the coeorative events in the different prefectures of the countr

he purpose of this da hich has een ared since is to reeer the interruption of the ultifaceted eish contriution to reece efore orld ar especiall in hessalonii and to reeer the persecution of the eish counit durin the ar and the olocaust further oal is to raise aareness especiall aon outh of ever for of enophoia reliious intolerance racis and in particular antiSeitis

Official Commemorative Activities Coeorative events are oranied in the ost iportant reliious and cultural centres includin lare concert halls snaoues and universities ainl in thens and hessalonii

he e oraniers of the coeorative events are the prefectures and the unicipalities under the uidance of the inistr of nterior the inistr of Education hich issues a circular ever ear the thensased Central oard of eish Counities the reainin eish counities and the eish useus

n addition to state and overnent representatives other roups participatin in the events include reliious authorities e the rthodo Church of reece the ssociation of the ree eish Survivors of the Concentration Caps students and eish outh clus

he different coeorative events include the deliver of speeches and the screenin of fils related to the olocaust Survivors share the eories of their eperience in the concentration caps Parts of the events are also dedicated to people ho saved es durin orld ar

Additional Practices n addition to the official events descried aove travellin ehiitions are presented and pries are aarded to the inners of an essa copetition for students he copetition as oranied the inistr of Education the Central oard of eish Counities in reece and the Eass of srael

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events he President a nuer of inisters such as those for the nterior ustice and Education deput inisters eers of parliaent eers of all political parties represented in the parliaent prefects and representatives of local authorities tae part in the Coeoration a events

nforation provided the ree eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in

Holy See

Holocaust Memorial Day he ol See has not desinated a special da of coeoration for the victis of the olocaust

Official Commemorative Activities n soe countries national ishops Conferences have introduced a a of udais in order to coeorate the victis of the Shoah and to dra attention to the eish roots of the Christian faith and the proress ade in eishCatholic dialoue Specific ention should e ade of the coeoration of ristallnacht on oveer or of the lieration of uschit on anuar in this contet

he ol See is the central overnent of the Catholic Church hich consists of local churches hese are independentl responsile for education and reerance in accordance ith eneral uidelines his eans that concrete easures for olocaust reerance are taen the individual local churches

n pril the atican oranied a ellattended concert in coeoration of the victis of the Shoah n a speech efore the concert Pope ohn Paul referred to his historical visit to the Snaoue of Roe on pril epressin ahorrence for the enocide decreed aainst the eish people durin orld ar hich led to the holocaust of illions of innocent people e ent on t is not enouh that e reeer for in our on da rerettal there are an ne anifestations of the antiSeitis enophoia and racial hatred hich ere seeds of those unspeaale cries uanit cannot perit all that to happen aain

Additional Practices n the ol See estalished the Coission for Reliious Relations ith the es in order to proote and foster dialoue ith the eish people on a loal level on the ost iportant topics of the or of the Coission is the uestion of ho to coat antiSeitis and to provide education ith respect to olocaust coeoration he Coission can onl hoever ive eneral uidelines t is not its tas to oranie olocaust coeoration for the hole Catholic Church ut rather to estalish the theoretical fraeor for dealin ith olocaust issues

he ol See has a hih oral authorit hich depends on and is ediated the Pope is voice is heard all over the orld and his stateents have orldide repercussions Pope ohn Paul repeatedl epressed his concern aout anti Seitis callin this phenoenon a sin aainst od and huanit n a letter presentin the docuent e Reeer Reflection on the Shoah issued the Coission for Reliious Relations ith the es he said n nuerous occasions durin Pontificate have recalled ith a sense of deep sorro the sufferins of the

eish people durin the orld ar he crie hich has ecoe non as the Shoah reains an indelile stain on histor

n a eruar eetin ith eers of the Conference of Presidents of aor erican eish raniations Pope enedict affired he hatred and contept for en oen and children that as anifested in the Shoah as a crie aainst od and aainst huanit his should e clear to everone especiall to those standin in the tradition of the ol Scriptures accordin to hich ever huan ein is created in the iae and lieness of od enesis t is eond uestion that an denial or iniiation of this terrile crie is intolerale and altoether unacceptale Recentl in a pulic audience reaffired that the Shoah ust e a arnin for all aainst foretfulness denial or reductionis ecause violence coitted aainst one sinle huan ein is violence aainst all

Reardin the teachin of the Catholic Church aout the olocaust the aove uoted docuent e Reeer Reflection on the Shoah defines the Shoah as a horrile enocide no one can reain indifferent least of all the Church reason of her ver close onds of spiritual inship ith the eish people and her reerance of the inustices of the past herefore the Catholic Church considers olocaust education and the coeoration of the victis to e an iportant atter that should e prooted at all levels of Church life

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events Pope ohn Paul as the first Pope to visit uschit in s a pilri he coeorated the victis of the olocaust epressin his deep sorro and shae here he nelt and praed in silence n a Pope enedict also visited uschit and coeorated the victis of the Shoah he eaple of to Popes coeoratin the victis of the Shoah in uschit is a visile sin of the iportance of olocaust reerance

nforation provided the Peranent Representation of the ol See to the SCE in a counication dated ctoer

Hungary

Holocaust Memorial Day unar coeorates the victis of the olocaust on pril the date of the estalishent of the first hetto on unarian territor in uncs in unars olocaust eorial a as first ared in Since then the arin of olocaust eorial a has een copulsor in secondar schools

Official Commemorative Activities Coeorative eetins are held in the ational ssel the unarian parliaent and are attended senior state and overnent officials

udapests olocaust eorial Center also oranies official coeorations hich are attended the President of the ational ssel the President of the Supree Court forein diploats unicipal representatives olocaust survivors teachers and students n accordance ith the relevant Resolution the overnent of unar and the olocaust eorial Center oranie coeorative proraes on anuar

Additional Practices Reerance events and activities also tae place in schools he inistr of Education and Culture sends an official letter to pulic schools to encourae the to coeorate the event in an appropriate a Educational pacaes are provided to assist in oraniin coeorative events

he inistr of Education and Culture has created a esite containin teachin aterials and aterials for students he inistr has also provided a teachin pacae to aid teachin aout the olocaust

he olocaust eorial Center advises schools on the oraniation of coeorations and recoends the educational pacae prepared ad ashe for oraniin eorial as urin eorial ee hich taes place around the national olocaust eorial a the Center oranies various educational proraes for schools and cultural proraes for the pulic he Center oranies international conferences and teacher trainin seinars for educators t also offers special educational activities for schools theatic histor lessons uided tours of the peranent ehiition and eetins ith survivors Educators fro the olocaust eorial Center ive special theatic lessons in schools all over the countr at this tie o travellin ehiitions are presented around the countr nne ran a istor for oda and the uschit lu he openins of these ehiitions are oranied around olocaust eorial a

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he edia address the topic of the olocaust each ear around anuar and pril s as ell as civil and reliious counities coeorate the olocaust all over the countr

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events Ever ear the entire Cainet the President the eers of the Supree Court and eers of the ational ssel fro all parties attend the coeorative event held in the ational ssel

unarian olocaust eorial a at the unarian olocaust eorial Center udapest pril Photo Ester ordon unarian inistr of Education

nforation provided the unarian eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in a counication dated eceer

Iceland

R did not receive an inforation fro celand

Ireland

Holocaust Memorial Day rain on the assistance of the olocaust Educational rust the overnent has ared olocaust eorial a as the Sunda nearest to anuar each ear since Local events coeoratin the olocaust had hoever een held efore for eaple the unveilin of the olocaust eorial in Listoel in n addition the eish counit holds a eorial service on o ashoah ever ear

Official Commemorative Activities he national olocaust eorial a coeoration taes place at the ansion ouse in ulin the official residence of the cits Lord aor t is desined to cherish the eor of all of the victis of the ai olocaust n interal part of the coeoration is a candlelihtin cereon at hich si candles are lit for the si illion es ho perished as ell as candles for all of the other victis Readins are iven survivors and proinent people in rish societ here are appropriate usical and choral interludes inutes silence is oserved

he thrust of the coeoration prorae is to serve as a constant reinder of the daners of racis and to provide lessons fro the past that are relevant toda he inclusion of all victi roups is fundaental to the coeoration and the iportance of education aout antiSeitis and all fors of intolerance is hihlihted

n addition to the participation of senior overnent officials representatives fro across the spectru of rish civic societ are invited to attend includin educators pproiatel people attended the event in includin reliious leaders diploats eers of s acadeics poets usicians and an others

e institutions participatin are the olocaust Educational rust of reland the epartent of ustice Eualit and La Refor the ulin Cit Council the ulin accai charitale trust the eish Representative Council of reland the Council for Christians and es and the Sisters of Sion

Students fro at least four schools participate in the event and approiatel other schoolchildren attend ith their teachers

Additional Practices ellillustrated oolet ith e essaes is created each ear and soe copies are circulated

he Crocus Proect is intended for pupils of ears of ae and upards he olocaust Educational rust of reland provides schools ith ello crocus uls to plant in autun in eor of the one and a half illion eish children and thousands of other children ho died in the olocaust t has proved to e a tanile

a of prootin aareness and stiulatin discussion aout discriination n reland the crocus loos at the end of anuar around the tie of nternational olocaust eorial a on anuar he ello floer recalls the Star of avid hich es ere forced to ear he rust aes availale uidelines and inforation to assist teachers in this activit copleentin eistin aterial on racis and interculturalis ver schools in reland participate in the Crocus Proect as ell as schools in Poland ustria the nited indo the nited States alta and other European countries

here are four eish olocaust survivors in reland to of ho spea reularl in schools hen a survivor speas in a school the rish overnents epartent of ustice Eualit and La Refor cooperates ith the olocaust Educational rust of reland to distriute the eorial a oolets to participatin schools suall survivors spea to aout students per ee over a period of to ees and each pupil ho attends the lecture taes hoe a oolet

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events t the national olocaust eorial a coeoration a enote address is iven the Prie inister or another senior inister eers of Parliaent and the Senate heads of overnent departents and officials fro overnent departents attend the event he inister for ustice Eualit and La Refor ives the enote address he Lord aor of ulin participates activel he event has een attended in past ears the President of reland

nforation provided the epartent of ustice Eualit and La Refor of reland in a counication dated anuar

Italy

Holocaust Memorial Day n ul La o estalished the anuar as a olocaust eorial da in tal t is called the a of eor

Official Commemorative Activities hile various events tae place in different inistries and all over the countr an iportant celeration taes place in the Quirinale the seat of the President of the talian Repulic urin this cereon the President elcoes talian students ho have visited concentration caps as ell as the inners of the annual copetition on the topic of the Shoah

ther coeorations include official cereonies at the institutional level seinars eetins educational copetitions ovie screenins plas and edia reports Participants and oraniations involved are ade up of students fro all educational levels eish oraniations and various s

Additional Practices he students ho in the annual copetition on the topic of the Shoah are invited to present their ors at the talian inistr of Pulic Education here the are aarded a special prie the inister n ehiition of the est ors is oranied inside the inistr ther events are held in schools

Local authorities as ell as s proote visits to concentration cap sites in tal Poland and eran n eor trains departed fro different cities to uschit

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events he talian overnent participates in the various events held in various inistries ith the ost iportant authorities of the state ein involved the President the Prie inister and parliaentar chairpersons

he inister of Pulic Education participated in the coeoration at uschit on anuar

nforation provided the talian eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in

Kazakhstan

R did not receive an inforation fro aahstan

Kyrgyzstan

R did not receive an inforation fro rstan

Latvia

Holocaust Memorial Day Since ctoer Latvia has held an official coeoration event for the eish victis of enocide on ul he event coeorates the urnin of the snaoue on oola Street in Ria hich too place in hen victis ere loced inside the snaoue he event addresses the th centur as a centur of unprecedented terror and violence he enocide aainst the eish people orchestrated ai eran is reeered as the culination point of evil t is ephasied that the ass illins durin the olocaust caused irreversile chanes in Latvia leavin deep scars in the collective eor

Official Commemorative Activities he event taes place in Ria at the eorial site of the snaoue that as urnt to the round durin orld ar

n addition to state and overnent representatives the folloin roups and oraniations are involved in the event the es in Latvia useu and ocuentation Centre the Latvian eish counit the ssociation of Latvian and Estonian es ased in srael the eish Survivors of Latvia ased in the nited States the niversit of Latvias Center for udaic Studies rais of the Ria Snaoue the Ria eish School the Shair eish reliious counit centre the Latvian Council of eish Counities the Societ for Research on eish Counities ased in srael the Latvian Council of Christians and es the Latvian cade of Sciences and the Coission of the istorians of Latvia

Additional Practices he coeoration event is usuall lined to soe educationalpolitical event such as a conference deate or roundtale n the coeoration event for eish victis as lined ith the international conference olocaust Reerance and Lessons hich attracted participants fro all over the orld he President of Latvia as the patron of the conference hich as oranied the inistr of orein ffairs in association ith the Latvian ransatlantic ranisation and the erican eish Coittee t as sponsored the

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events he President ives the openin speech durin the principal coeorative event folloed a speech the inister of orein ffairs or another hihranin overnent representative he event is attended aassadors and overnent officials

he President of the Repulic of Latvia aldis atlers lain a reath at the onuent in Ria to the rescuers of es ul Photo os alni Chancer of the President of Latvia

nforation provided the Latvian eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in a counication dated ctoer

Liechtenstein

Holocaust Memorial Day Since the Principalit of Liechtenstein has coeorated the victis of the olocaust on anuar or on the nearest eeda after this date he coeorative event is part of Liechtensteins efforts to fiht racis enophoia and other fors of discriination

Official Commemorative Activities Coeorations tae place in the state useu of Liechtenstein in the adu counit hall and in schools

he event taes the for of an official coeorative hour n addition to speeches there are also enefit concerts e a concert iven the Philharonic rchestra of ations ovie screenins and discussion forus in secondar schools

here is a hih level participation in the event

n the folloin roups and oraniations ere involved the Liechtenstein riends of ad ashe Colorida a outh and representatives of eish useus

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events he principal coeorative event is attended the Prie inister and inister of orein ffairs oth of ho deliver speeches

nforation provided the ffice for orein ffairs Principalit of Liechtenstein in

Lithuania

Holocaust Memorial Day Lithuania has coeorated the victis of the olocaust on the ational eorial a for the enocide of the Lithuanian es since he coeoration events tae place on Septeer he da as instituted to coeorate the victis of the destruction of the ilnius hetto in

Official Commemorative Activities Coeoration cereonies are held in ilnius and other cities he coeoration in ilnius taes place at the eorial for the olocaust ictis in Paneriai a suur of ilnius that sa the illin of as an as people ostl es and Poles eteen and

Speeches are delivered candles are lit and a road rane of activities is oranied s schools and local counities

Additional Practices Since tinties aai an has oranied special events to coeorate the ational eorial a for the enocide of the Lithuanian es in various cities and tons of Lithuania Students at secondar schools contriuted essas on the thee he eish neihours of randparents and reatrandparents

n Septeer the nternational Coission for the Evaluation of the Cries of the ai and Soviet ccupation Reies in Lithuania ith the support of the netor of olerance Education Centers initiated and oranied a proect entitled he loer of Reerance in all of Lithuanias aor cities Secondar school pupils ere invited to participate he ai of the initiative as to coeorate victis of the olocaust and to honour the Rihteous aon the ations ll the students participatin in the proect cae out onto the streets in order to hold ello sunfloers in their hands Soe of the floers ere real others ere ade students fro paper n the leaves of the paper floers students rote facts aout prear eish life in Lithuania the olocaust and on those ho rised their lives savin es s part of the proect the leaves and paper petals ere distriuted the students he real floers ere laid at olocaust eorial sites

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events ihranin officials tae part in the ain coeorative events includin one or ore of the folloin the President Prie inister inisters the Speaer of the Lithuanian parliaent political part leaders and representatives of the ilnius diploatic corps Local politicians attend events at the local level

nforation provided the Lithuanian eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in

Luxembourg

Holocaust Memorial Day Lueour has ared anuar as the a in eor of the olocaust and for the Prevention of Cries aainst uanit since ro up to this date a olocaust eorial da had een oserved on ctoer

Official Commemorative Activities Lueours inistr of Education oranies an annual event each anuar for all secondar schools Since the event has taen place at a specified location accessile to students Schools are free to oranie additional activities

he ain focus of the cereon is to encourae oun people to reeer all those ho suffered and ere illed under ai rule

n the inistr for ail and nteration the Service ational de la eunesse a national outh oraniation and other s such as nest nternational nfo andicap CLE a a and lesian oraniation the Center for European nolede and the eish counit oined the inistr of Education in this event

coeorative rochure as pulished featurin the activities that too place at the first event officiall oranied the inistr of Education in anuar

Additional Practices n the thee of the reerance da init of ifference encouraed participants to loo at hat can e learned fro the olocaust aout the conseuences of eclusion ased on differences eteen people he thee hihlihted the eperiences of different roups under the ai reie t also eplored the opportunities for respect and understandin in societies

n the inistr of Education and the inistr for ail and nteration staed to iportant ehiitions oires and rianle roue

oires hich as asseled and set up students fro to secondar schools after a visit to the cap of uschit focused on life in concentration and eterination caps t also recalled recent enocides

rianle roue is a ellnon ehiition created the erritoires de la oire de Lie an t deals ith the roth of fascis life in concentration caps and the resistance durin orld ar and calls for viilance

he activities in ere oranied inistr of Education in cooperation ith the nne ran ouse in sterda he oal as to instil in peoples eories the atrocities coitted durin orld ar and to arn oun people aainst intolerance racial hatred and inorance

special oolet docuentin the activities related to the ourne de la oire as pulished the inistr of Education in the sprin of

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events he inistr of Education and the inistr for ail and nteration ere involved in the coeoration event in

he olocaust eorial da is prooted throuh an inforation capain at all school levels

olocaust survivor erd lestadt eets ith students fro the capus of the niversit Center of Lueour here students attend courses anuar Lueour Cit

nforation provided the eleation of Lueour to the as orce for nternational Co operation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in a counication dated Septeer

The former ugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Holocaust Memorial Day he overnent has not estalished an official eorial da ut coeorative cereonies are custoaril held on and arch

Official Commemorative Activities he aor of Sope traditionall holds an official eetin ith the acedonian eish Counit on arch as a solic reconition of the traditional peaceful coeistence aon the various counities in the forer uoslav Repulic of acedonia

Additional Practices n addition to the cereonies in Sope the eish counit traditionall oranies annual coeorative eetins on arch honourin the eor of the eish olocaust victis fro the tons of itola and Stip he latest annual coeorative eetin as held in

n and arch the eish ceeteries in itola Stip and Sope are visited he coeoration ends ith a concert

n une the forer uoslav Repulic of acedonia as ranted the status of oserver in the nternational as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research as a part of the first stae in the process of acuirin fullfleded eership nce it has attained eership of this iportant oraniation estalished on a the forer uoslav Repulic of acedonia ill e in a position to ae an active contriution to the oraniations priar oal the prootion of international cooperation in the field of olocaust education reerance and research ver the past several ears overnent representatives have taen part in the iannual eetins of the as uests of the chairperson ithin this fraeor the forer uoslav Repulic of acedonia is coitted to ipleentin a aseline stud of all national activities includin the coeoration of the nternational a of olocaust victis

n pril the overnent of the forer uoslav Repulic of acedonia adopted a decision estalishin the und for the olocaust of es in acedonia Suseuentl the overnent adopted a decision that authories the und to anae the epropriated properties of deceased eish individuals ho do not have leal successors he unds anaeent oard is coposed of si eers of ho three are persons fro the eish counit and three are overnent representatives

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events he coeorative eetins oranied in Sope itola and Stip are attended overnent officials politicians and a reat nuer of the countrs proinent pulic fiures as ell as representatives of the diploatic corps

nforation provided the Eass of the forer uoslav Repulic of acedonia in Poland in a counication dated ctoer

Malta

R did not receive an inforation fro alta

Moldova

R did not receive an inforation fro oldova

Monaco

Holocaust Memorial Day n the overnent of the Principalit of onaco desinated anuar as the a in eor of the Shoah and for the Prevention of Cries aainst uanit Coeorations too place for the first tie in

Official Commemorative Activities Coeorative events tae place in educational institutions ith a vie to sensitiin students to the eor of the Shoah and to encourain reflections aout the orld as it is toda Educators ho too part in trainin provided the Council of Europe in have so far undertaen various initiatives ith their students includin the readin of tets the developent of an ehiition research proects and fil screenins n eneral these activities are aied at providin students ith orientation on the issue of cries aainst huanit

Additional Practices n eish activist and attorne Sere larsfeld shared his eperience ith educators in the preparations for the onacos olocaust reerance da n to proects involved trips to the forer concentration caps of Struthof and uschit as ell as to rao

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events onacos overnent Counsellor of the nterior and its eneral Coissioner for ational Education officiall elcoed eperts fro the Council of Europe he ational irectorate of Education outh and Sports has supported the various activities that have taen place on anuar

nforation provided the Eass of the Principalit of onaco erlin eran in

Montenegro

R did not receive an inforation fro ontenero

Netherlands

Holocaust Memorial Day Since the end of orld ar the date of a has een oserved as a da of solen reerance he da coeorates all civilians and soldiers ho died in the indo of the etherlands or anhere else in the orld since the outrea of orld ar in ar situations and durin peaceeepin operations his includes the victis of the olocaust

Official Commemorative Activities he dates a and anuar are ared throuh coeorative celerations Since silent coeorative arches have een held all over the countr on the evenin of a he end ith to inutes of silence Lieration a a is a da of pulic reoicin celeratin the countrs lieration fro the eran occupation

n a the ain cereon taes place at the national onuent on a Suare in sterda t is attended thousands of people n addition alost ever ton has its on celeration t ocloc there are to inutes of silence in the hole countr folloed the sinin of the national anthe eorial reaths are laid at onuents and speeches are delivered olocaust survivors resistance fihters and forer political prisoners are special uests

Additional practices n the last Sunda of anuar there is a coeoration for the victis of uschit his coeoration is oranied the etherlands uschit Coittee and is held on a Sunda in order to allo as an interested people as possile to e present t this event the victis of uschit are reeered and the event has a eish character e addish the eish praer for the dead is said his coeoration of the victis of the concentration caps has een held since

n the hursda efore anuar a ever ain uschit lecture is iven soeone ho is reconied as havin ade a special effort to realie the ais of the etherlands uschit Coittee n the lecture as iven Sione eil the first President of the European Parliaent and a survivor of the uschit and erenelsen concentration caps

n anuar various activities are oranied for schoolchildren as part of olocaust Reerance a Educational activities focus on encounters ith survivors lessons on the olocaust and discussions esite on olocaust eorial ee provides an overvie of these activities

hrouhout the ear nuerous educational proects related to orld ar and the olocaust are financed the utch overnent here is an annual udet of

availale for this purpose he ai of these proects is to create an understandin of the events ein coeorated and the concepts involved he ational Coittee and a also receives an annual for ational Coeoration and Lieration a activities

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events he ueen and the Cron Prince and his ife are present at the principal coeorative event hich is also attended the Prie inister and other eers of the etherlands overnent as ell as the chairpersons and other eers of oth houses of parliaent

he coeoration precedin anuar taes place at the uschit onuent in erthei Par in sterda and is open to everone reaths are laid addish is recited and speeches are iven t least one utch overnent inister is present at the event as ell as the chairpersons of oth houses of parliaent

uschit coeoration uschit onuent ertheipar sterda anuar Photo ir Spits

nforation provided the epartent of ictis and Reerance orld ar utch inistr of ealth elfare and Sport in a counication dated ctoer

dditional inforation is availale at httpeneinlenei httpauschitnl and httpholocausteorialdanl

Norway

Holocaust Memorial Day n ora desinated anuar as olocaust eorial a ora has coeorated the nternational olocaust eorial a ever ear since resultin in a ide variet of activities at schools useus and at eorial sites

Official Commemorative Activities n slo the annual coeorative events tae place at the uaside fro here the oreian es ere forced into ships for deportation to uschit and eterination

here are also special events in rondhei ristiansand and other tons and at the alstad eorial and uan Rihts Centre site of a forer prison for ilitar and political prisoners durin the ai occupation

t the event in slo the enote speech is delivered a senior eer of the oreian overnent Stateents are also ade representatives of the oreian eish counit and representatives of other roups that ere victis of the ai polic of eterination fter the event there is an indoor atherin hich is open to all usuall ith a lecturepresentation of a specific topic related to the olocaust es Roa hooseuals disaled persons forer prisoners of ar and forer political prisoners are involved in the cereon

n slo the event is arraned the Centre for Studies of the olocaust and Reliious inorities n rondhei and at alstad the events are arraned the alstad eorial and uan Rihts Centre in cooperation ith the eish Counit in rondhei

Additional Practices ll oreian schools are invited to coeorate nternational olocaust eorial a on anuar n olocaust eorial a the inister of Education aards a special prie to a school that has distinuished itself in orin aainst racis and discriination he prie is called the enain Prie after a earold oreian o ho as illed oun neoais in a raciall otivated urder in

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events Senior eers of the oreian overnent participate in olocaust eorial a events

olocaust eorial a coeoration at the alstad eorial and uan Rihts Centre forerl SS Cap alstad ora anuar Photo ohan esaard

nforation provided the oreian inistr of orein ffairs in a counication dated ctoer

Poland

Holocaust Memorial Day Since Poland has coeorated the victis of the olocaust on pril t is called the a of Reerance of olocaust ictis n addition to pril anuar is also coeorated in Poland

Official Commemorative Activities Coeorations are held in aor Polish cities includin at the schlaplat in arsa here the es of the arsa hetto asseled to oard the trains hich transported the to the relina death cap at the Radeast station in Ld here eish and other inhaitants of the cit ere athered for transport to the ulhof and uschit caps and at other sites related to the olocaust he coeorations tae the for of speeches the lihtin of candles and occasionall praers

Ever anuar an official reerance service is held at the forer concentration cap of uschitirenau overnent representatives and politicians participate

Additional Practices part fro overnent and local overnent officials nuerous s and soeties local church parishes are involved in coeorative events

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events ihranin Polish officials tae part in the ain coeorative events includin one or ore of the folloin he President the Prie inister overnent inisters parliaentarians and political part leaders Local events feature unicipal overnent officials and soeties also church leaders

nforation provided the Polish eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in

Portugal

Holocaust Memorial Day n Portual the olocaust eorial da taes place on anuar he first coeoration of the a of Reerance of the ictis of the olocaust and Cries aainst uanit as held in

Official Commemorative Activities n the official coeorative cereon too place in the ssel of the Repulic the Portuuese parliaent in the presence of representatives fro a ide rane of institutions he cereon included the deliver of speeches and a oent of silence for the victis

n the President of Portual delivered a speech at the Reerance Cereon of the nternational a of the olocaust ictis hich as held in the Lison Snaoue he inister of ustice and the aor of Lison as ell as eers of all political parties represented in the parliaent too part in the event

Additional Practices n the olocaust Reerance and Education ssociation an that is responsile for oraniin olocaustfocused activities in schools across the countr and teacher participation in ad ashe seinars ith support fro the Portuuese inistr of orein ffairs sent a roup of teachers to Poland to visit relina uschit adane and other sites out of death caps

he ristides de Sousa endes oundation is the other ain Portuuese dealin ith olocaust education and reerance t as estalished in to honour ristides de Sousa endes the Portuuese diploat ho disreardin orders saved thousands of fello huan eins fro eterination at the hands of the ais n he as reconied ad ashe as Rihteous aon the ations

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events eachin aout the olocaust is a andator part of the official school curriculu he inistr of Education also oranies a series of educational activities throuhout the countr for school students ethodoloical aterial for teachin aout the olocaust in schools is distriuted eish oraniations soeties cooranie and participate in these events

ne of the first school proects focusin on the olocaust as Education and olerance ell e aout the olocaust a oint proect eteen the Lison sraeli Counit and the inistr of Education that as supported the European

eish Conress t encopassed alost schools and students countride and included reional eetins ith to uschit survivors

n a translated and adapted version of the seinal oo Go Tell Ye to The Children – a Book on the Holocaust as distriuted to all schoolchildren

he President of Portual r nal Cavaco Silva deliverin a speech at the Reerance Cereon of the nternational a of the olocaust ictis Lison Snaoue Photo Lus ilipe CatarinoPresidncia da Repulica

nforation provided the Peranent Representation of Portual to the SCE in a counication dated eceer

Romania

Holocaust Memorial Day overnental ecision no of a desinated ctoer as the Coeoration a of the olocaust in Roania his as ecause ctoer as the date on hich Roanian troops ean the deportation of es fro essaraia ucovina and Southern ucovina to ransnistria

Official Commemorative Activities Coeorative events tae place in schools universities snaoues eish ceeteries and in the Elie iesel ational nstitute for the Stud of the olocaust in Roania

he Roanian inistr of Education and Research oranies eetins eteen schoolchildren and survivors of the olocaust hese eetins are lined to special educational activities docuentar fil screenins ehiitions histor lessons aout the olocaust etc all over the countr

Additional Practices he Elie iesel ational nstitute for the Stud of the olocaust in Roania oranies international conferences seinars ehiitions and oo releases

he ederation of eish Counities of Roania carries out a reliious reath lain cereon at ucharests olocaust onuent

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events Roanian overnent inisters state secretaries and local officials tae part in the special events held on Coeoration a n the Roanian President attended the roundreain cereon for the uildin of the olocaust onuent

Presidential inauuration of the olocaust onuent in ucharest Roania ctoer Photo nca Ciuciu

nforation provided the Roanian eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in a counication dated uust

Russian Federation

Holocaust Memorial Day he Russian ederation has no official olocaust eorial da oever since osco and over other Russian tons and cities have oserved the nited ations nternational a of Coeoration in eor of the ictis of the olocaust on anuar n osco these events are held in the Central ouse of Literati and the are idel pulicied in the ass edia

ro tie to tie eorial evenins dedicated to the traic events of the iht of the roen lass in eran oveer are also held

Official Commemorative Activities n anuar speeches are delivered representatives of the overnent of the Russian ederation and the osco aors ffice leaders of European oraniations in Russia and aassadors fro a nuer of countries ards are iven to those ho have een honoured as Rihteous aon the ations as ell as to pupils students and teachers ho have taen part in copetitions dedicated to the reerance of the olocaust

Additional Practices eorial evenins to coeorate the victis of the olocaust are oranied in several Russian cities he tae place in counal and cultural centres and in educational institutions

eteen and the Russian olocaust Center in osco oranied a a of Reerance of the es victis of ais and heroes of the opposition hich as held in either pril or a at prestiious osco venues n to of these occasions the President of Russian ederation oris eltsin delivered speeches and in the Patriarch of osco and ll Russia le spoe to the participants he eetins ere attended Russian political activists and the inisters of Education Culture and orein ffairs

n addition ever ear since the Russian olocaust Center in cooperation ith the osco Cit overnent has celerated the a of Lieration of the ai Concentration Cap in uschit n the inister of orein ffairs of the Russian ederation spoe at this event

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events Coeoration events on anuar are attended representatives of the overnent of the Russian ederation and of the osco aors office teachers and students fro various educational institutions orld ar veterans forer

prisoners of the ai hettos and concentration caps pulic and reliious activists and proinent cultural fiures

n the President of the Russian ederation itr edvedev spoe in alininrad at the eorial evenin dedicated to the traic events of the iht of the roen lass

nforation provided the Peranent ission of the Russian ederation to the SCE in a counication dated oveer

San Marino

R did not receive an inforation fro San arino

Serbia

Holocaust Memorial Day he Repulic of Seria has ared anuar as nternational olocaust ictis Reerance a since Since pril has een oserved as ational olocaust and enocide ictis Reerance a ational olocaust and enocide ictis Reerance a as desinated the national parliaent under rticle of the oundation of the enocide ictis useu ct adopted in

he Repulic of Seria ars four ore coeoration das

Since anuar has een oserved as the annual coeoration of the ovi Sad Poro of n ctoer as estalished as the date for an annual reerance cereon in ainci the iest eterination site in Seria located near elrade here ore than people ere urdered in orld ar Since ctoer has een oserved annuall to ar the date of the ralevo poro of and Since ctoer has een oserved annuall to ar the date of the rauevac poro in

Official Commemorative Activities Coeorations are held each ear on anuar at a nuer of sites

he cereonies include reath lain official addresses the President of the Repulic of Seria the President of the overnent and Cainet inisters speeches survivors and cultural proraes

hese cereonies are oranied the state in cooperation ith the eish counit in Seria as ell as local authorities cultural educational and acadeic institutions and s

Additional Practices Coeorative events are oranied the overnent ith sinificant participation local authorities educational institutions priar and hih schools useus alleries the eish Counit and s

hese events are prooted throuh various edia activities and proraes areness of the necessit to reeer the olocaust is raised ostl throuh educational proraes that are oranied in conunction ith coeorative events

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events he President the President of the overnent Cainet inisters the Serian inisters of Education Laour and Social Polic Culture and efence local authorities educational institutions priar and hih schools and representatives of useus alleries the eish Counit and s participate in coeorative events

he Serian inistr of Laour and Social Polic as the state inistr in chare of oraniin eorial cereonies and preservin sinificant historical sites and eorials tries to raise aareness issuin reular press releases

nterest aon the Serian population aout the olocaust is increasin ear ear uerous television and radio proraes as ell as educational scientific and artistic proects have een oranied throuhout Seria

n official state cereon held on ctoer in ainci near elrade Seria uerous Serian actors usicians and choirs participated in the artistic part of the cereon Photo inistr of Laour and Social Polic of the Repulic of Seria

nforation provided the Serian eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in a counication dated eceer

Slovak Republic

Holocaust Memorial Day Since Slovaia has coeorated the victis of the olocaust and of racial violence on Septeer he date is called the eorial a for ictis of the olocaust and of Racial iolence

he Slova parliaent chose Septeer ecause on this da in the Slova overnent at the tie introduced repressive las the eish Code hich the process of eish deportations as initiated and hich resulted in the illin of over Slova es

Official Commemorative Activities he eorial a for the ictis of the olocaust and of Racial iolence is alas oserved under the patronae of the President of the Slova Repulic he central event involves the lain of reaths at the eorial to the victis of the olocaust in ratislava

he Slova inistr of Culture the Slova ational useu and ratislavas useu of eish Culture are also involved in the event

inutes silence is oserved in the parliaent of the Slova Repulic and in the countrs schools

Additional Practices heatic ehiitions and cultural events that coeorate this traed are also oranied on Slovaias olocaust eorial da

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events he President of the Slova Repulic overnent representatives and eers of the parliaent attend the principal eorial event

he eorial to the victis of the olocaust in ratislava Slova Repulic Septeer Photo iera aenica

nforation provided the Slova eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in a counication dated eceer

Slovenia

Holocaust Memorial Day n eruar the overnent of the Repulic of Slovenia adopted a decision to coeorate the ational a of Reerance of the olocaust on anuar he da as coeorated inforall in ut official coeorations ean in

Official Commemorative Activities he olocaust eorial da is coeorated in the ational ssel of the Repulic of Slovenia ith a speech iven the President and a inutes silence held to coeorate the victis here is an official cereon oranied the nion of the ssociations for the alues of the ational Lieration oveent of Slovenia hich is also attended the President here are official stateents fro the President the inistr of orein ffairs and other overnent odies on the a of Reerance

he Slovenian inistr of Education and Sport sends instructions to coeorate the a of Reerance to all priar and secondar schools ith additional suestions ein posted on the esite of the ational Education nstitute he schools oranie coeorations in different as

Additional Practices he Snaoue in arior traditionall prepares an ehiition related to the es in Slovenia or the olocaust that opens officiall on anuar

he a of Reerance is also covered etensivel in the ass edia in Slovenia ith intervies ith historians researchers olocaust survivors and others ein pulished

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events s noted the President and other senior pulic officials participate in the a of Reerance

ational a of Reerance of the olocaust coeoration Lulana Slovenia anuar left to riht r iran Potr ice President of the ational ssel of Slovenia r la avi President of the ational Council of Slovenia r anilo r President of the Repulic of Slovenia r ane Stanovni President of the nion of ssociations for the alues of the ational Lieration oveent of Slovenia Photo oto oo

nforation provided the Peranent ission of the Repulic of Slovenia to the SCE n a counication dated Septeer

Spain

Holocaust Memorial Day n eceer the Cainet estalished anuar as the national olocaust reerance da he date is officiall oserved as the a of Reerance of the olocaust and Prevention of Cries aainst uanit

lthouh the ost iportant focus of the coeoration is alas devoted on the eish victis other roups are also the focus of reerance such as the Roa and other Spanish people deported to ai concentration caps Spanish holders of the title Rihteous onst the ations or their descendents pla a aor role in the oservances

Official Commemorative Activities he ain coeorative event is held in a special celeration hall in Coplutense niversit in adrid here hihlevel politicians fro several Spanish overnent inistries orein ffairs Education and ustice and Culture attend Representatives of the ain Spanish overnent institutions includin the Chaer of eputies and the Senate participate in the cereon raniations fro the eish counit and the Catholic Church toether ith representatives of various eassies also tae part

he prorae of activities is alas related to a central topic hich chanes ever ear n the presence of in uan Carlos the President of the Spanish overnent and hih state officials reflected Spains coitent to olocaust Reerance a n the idea as to lin Spain and its citiens ith their eish Sephardic heritae throuh the presence of several Sephardic olocaust survivors hese individuals ere received in uan Carlos n reconition of the need to transit nolede of the olocaust to the ouner eneration the prorae addressed the idea that European outh are the recipients of a European heritae that includes the olocaust n the central topic as the pain of triute to the Rihteous aon the ations

Additional Practices here is a earlon prorae of educational activities Since olocaust survivors have iven lectures to ore than students in several schools throuhout Spain

he orein ffairs inistr and Casa Sefaradsrael a Spanish orein inistr od dealin ith Spanisheish relations oranie a seinar to further develop the topic dealt ith in the ain coeorative event on these for eaple have een Sephardi in the Shoah in and Lihts of uanit in the olocaust rihteous rescuers and rescued in

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events Since the President and overnent inisters have ade speeches ever ear on anuar olocaust survivors invited to the coeorations fro different countries pla a aor role in all reerance events hich alas dra full audiences and ecellent responses

olocaust coeoration at the Coplutense niversit in adrid Spain left to riht na Saloon he Spanish orein inistrs assador on Special ssinent for Relations ith eish Counities and raniations Carlos erosa Chancellor of the Coplutense niversit of adrid ariano ernnde ereo inister of ustice iuel nel oratinos inister of orein ffairs and Cooperation ercedes Carera inister of Education and Science and acoo srael President of the ederation of eish Counities of Spain

nforation provided the Spanish eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in a counication dated eceer

Sweden

Holocaust Memorial Day Since Seden has coeorated the victis of the olocaust on anuar hich is oserved as olocaust eorial a

Official Commemorative Activities he Livin istor oru a Sedish pulic authorit arranes an outdoor event on Raoul allener Suare in central Stochol each ear offerin an ehiition on a topical thee inforation aout olocaust eorial da the lihtin of candles and an official prorae ith a enote speaer

he prorae is attended speciall invited uests representin the Roal Court the overnent political parties huan rihts oraniations cultural institutions etc on these the ost iportant uests are the olocaust survivors

unicipalities and count adinistrative oards also oranie coeorative events

Additional Practices n addition to official coeoration activities schools churches cultural institutions and liraries oranie events at as an as sites throuhout the countr

he Sedish overnent has tased the Livin istor oru to proote olocaust reerance at a national level to hich end a national netor as estalished in providin educational support and cooperation the netor tries to eep the content of olocaust eorial a alive throuhout the ear he result of these efforts is anifested in a variet of cereonies and proraes connected to anuar ifferent thees are hihlihted on this da ut the prie focus is alas to honour and reeer the victis and the survivors

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events fficial participants in olocaust eorial a events include the Prie inister and a ide rane of Cainet inisters and leaders of political parties

nforation provided the Sedish eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in

Switzerland

Holocaust Memorial Day n the Siss Conference of Cantonal inisters of Education CPE decided to desinate anuar as the a in eor of the olocaust and for the Prevention of Cries aainst uanit he da as first oserved in

Official Commemorative Activities he President of the Siss Confederation aes a stateent on the a in eor of the olocaust that is pulished in Siterlands three official lanuaes as ell as in Enlish his essae is disseinated to national nes aencies

n addition activities tae place in schools focusin on three thees reerance of the traed of the olocaust eneral reerance of the enocides that have ared European histor in the th centur and reflections on huan rihts and tolerance as ell as interreliious and intercultural dialoue

Additional Practices Events are also oranied s such as the rchive for Conteporar istor and the Contact Point for olocaust Survivors n soe people aon the the President of the Siss Confederation attended a national cereon honourin the Siss Rihteous aon the ations hose nuer is ore than his cereon hich as oranied an as the first event of its ind to tae place in Siterland

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events Cantonal inisters of Education as ell as senior officials of the CPE and education departents participate in selected events at the cantonal level he CPE infors all Cantonal inistries of education aout the teachin tools availale for this coeorative da includin the resources prepared the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research ools are also provided on the CPEs educational resource esite

nforation provided the Siss eleation to the as orce for nternational Cooperation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in a counication dated ctoer

essaes fro the President of the Siss Confederation can e found at httpuveadinchdouentationindehtllanen httpedaadinchetcedialidonloadsedaendfaheadspeePariletp enpdf httpnesserviceadinchSSuscrieressaeen and httpefdadinchatuellredenindehtllanensid urther inforation is availale at httpeducachdnasp and httpcicadchfileadinuseruploaddocuentationpdfustespdf

Tajikistan

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Turkey

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Turkmenistan

R did not receive an inforation fro urenistan

Ukraine

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United Kingdom

Holocaust Memorial Day n the nited indo anuar is oserved as olocaust eorial a arin the date of the lieration of the uschitirenau concentration cap he date as estalished in and the first event as held in he andate of the da is to reeer the victis of the olocaust ai persecution and those affected suseuent enocides in Caodia Randa osnia and arfur to honour survivors and to propt action toda to stop persecution and eclusion in ritain throuh learnin the lessons of the past

Official Commemorative Activities he olocaust eorial a rust oranies a sinle national event on or around anuar that is usuall attended a senior overnent official Each ear the event reflects a different thee he national event is alas supported a prorae of educational and counit events uildin up oentu toard the event and an parts of these proraes are used durin the coeoration he event is held in a different cit in the nited indo each ear the ost recent as held in Coventr to ar olocaust eorial a t this event survivors ere oined in the cits elrade heatre leaders of different faiths and counities the oe Secretar the inister for Counities and Local overnent and hundreds of other staeholders for a prorae of testionies fro survivors and speeches fro the Chief Rai and ael lears ho as then inister for Counities and Local overnent he event also contained speciall coissioned usic and dance he event as folloed a short reception for all attendees he or of the is funded the overnents epartent for Counities and Local overnent

undreds of other events are held to ar olocaust eorial a around the nited indo an of hich are attended local eers of Parliaent Councillors and other elected officials

he forats of the events differ around the nited indo ith counities arin the da in their on a Soe hold a civic event hich involves candle lihtin participation fro schools across their localit and olocaust survivor speaers others are lare scale pulic events that have a ore proactive nature urin attendees to tae on the essaes of the past to create a etter future he does not tell event oraniers or educators ho to run their events ull details of previous ears activities are availale in the annual coeorative oo hich can e found on the olocaust eorial a esite

See hdoru

Additional Practices n addition to the official or seiofficial coeorations held under the auspices of the and local authorities hundreds of roups oranie their on events includin schools counit faith and race eualit roups lesian a iseual and transender oraniations and an others none a oranie a olocaust eorial a event hus the spread of oraniers is ide

he or of the is carried out and developed a sall professional tea throuhout the ear ts activities all of hich are desined to raise aareness of olocaust eorial a are roen don as follos

oral Education Each ear after the annual thee has een set the produces free educational aterials for educators of priar and secondar school students to use as part of their olocaust eorial a coeorations raditionall the has provided hardcop educational aterials ut for olocaust eorial a a rand ne crosscurricular esite containin these free resources for educators as launched

Counities o support the hundreds of individuals and oraniations ho arrane their on activities for olocaust eorial a the produces uidance for runnin events and on producin displa aterials and advice on coeorations all of hich are free of chare to those in the nited indo or olocaust eorial a a capain pac as produced that oraniers can reuest to help the in their plannin free short fil suitale for shoin as part of olocaust eorial a coeorations as also created

Pulic areness n order to enae the ider nited indo counit the hosts a esite here it provides free resources such as survivor stories artor iaes poetr liturical readins and fils

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events Senior overnent inisters often attend the principal national coeoration event and often spea at other events n the Prie inister as in attendance to spea and to eet olocaust survivors

or olocaust eorial a the national event as preceded a reception hosted the Lord aor of Coventr for olocaust survivors his as attended a unior inister ho read out a personal essae fro the Prie inister

he esite provides visitors ith a a to eplore the issues of the da

urther inforation is availale at httphdoru and httpeducationhdoru

he has contracted a edia aenc to enerate edia interest and pulicit for olocaust eorial a s a ne initiative in advance of olocaust eorial a social edia ere utilied and the no has a presence on aceoo and itter

arch in Coventr nited indo anuar Photo olocaust eorial a rust

nforation provided the nited indo eleation to the as orce for nternational Co operation on olocaust Education Reerance and Research in a counication dated ctoer

United States of America

Holocaust Memorial Day he nited States of erica officiall coeorates the victis of the olocaust on o ashoah he official nae of the eorial da is as of Reerance he first as of Reerance cereon too place on pril

Official Commemorative Activities he national coeorative cereon is conducted in the rotunda of the nited States Capitol ith hihranin overnent officials attendin the event at hich olocaust survivors are honoured

he federal coeorative event is prooted throuh direct postal notification and eailin federal departents

t the national level the nited States olocaust eorial useu has the leadin role in the event edia outlets in the ashinton C area are contacted the nited States olocaust eorial useu

t state and local levels olocaustrelated oraniations and survivor roups pla a aor role hese include oraniations orin ith the ssociation of olocaust raniations arious activities tae place at the state and local levels ith overnent officials participatin

Additional Practices27 part fro the annual national da of coeoration an olocaust eorials and educational institutions conduct coeorations in their counities on anuar nternational olocaust Reerance a n ashinton C the nited States olocaust eorial useu oranies a special coeoration ith olocaust survivors and the diploatic corps

Promotion of Holocaust Remembrance and Level of Participation in Events n past ears the President and ice President eers of the Cainet Supree Court udes senators and eers of the ouse of Representatives have taen part in the national coeorative cereon

urther inforation is availale at httpushorreerancedor and httpushoruseuehiitfocusihrdcoentpostphp

nited States of erica President arac aa speas at the as of Reerance cereon on pril in the Capitol Rotunda in ashinton C Photo Carl Co for the nited States olocaust eorial useu

nforation provided the nited States ission to the SCE in a counication dated uust dditional inforation as provided the S epartent of State on uust

Uzbekistan

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Calendar of Holocaust Memorial Days

overnental coeoration events

Date Significance Country anuar Lieration of the uschit eliu Croatia Cech irenau concentration cap Repulic enar Estonia inland eran reece reland tal Liechtenstein Lueour onaco ora Portual Seria Slovenia Spain Seden Siterland nited indo arch Prevention of the deportation of ularia eish ularian citiens to the ai concentration caps pril o ashoah einnin of the Canada nited States of arsa hetto prisin erica pril Estalishent of the first hetto in unar unar in uncs pril einnin of the arsa hetto Poland prisin a a efore Lieration a on etherlands hich the lieration fro eran occupation is ared a Lieration of the authausen ustria concentration cap ul urnin of the snaoue on Latvia ool Street in Ria ul Roundup of es in the rance lodroe diver in Paris on and ul Septeer doption of repressive las Slovaia the so called eish Code Septeer Liuidation of the ilnius hetto Lithuania ctoer Start of deportation of es fro Roania essaraia ucovina and Southern ucovina

Seria also oserves a ational olocaust and enocide ictis Reerance a on pril and four ore reerance das ith national sinificance he date chanes accordin to the ere calendar o ashoah taes place on the th da of the onth of issan

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UESTIONNAIRE

Holocaust Memorial Days in the OSCE Region – An overview of good governmental practices

1. s the inforation provided in the docuent olocaust eorial as in the SCE Reion n overvie of ood overnental practices correct coplete and up to date See httposceordocuentsodihrenpdf

es ! Thank you for your participation, you do not need to fill the form.

o Please fill in questions 2 and 3 in order to provide new or up to date information.

2.

as our overnent desinated a special da of coeoration for the victis of the olocaust

es ! Please go to question 3 o Please go to question 4

3.

Please descrie ood overnental initiatives of that ind includin

a n hich da do coeorations tae place

hat is the sinificance of that date

c hat is the da called

d Please descrie the andate of the coeoration da

e hen as the coeoration da estalished

f here are overnental coeorative events held

hat is the content of the events

h hich roups or oraniations are involved in the events in ters of oraniation and participation

i t hich level do overnent officials participate in the coeorative events

o do ou proote the coeorative events and raise aareness

o ou have an additional inforation aout our events that ou ould lie to share or eaple hat are the outcoes in ters of increased interest and participation since last ear

han ou for our participation ou do not need to anser uestion

4.

re there plans to estalish a olocaust eorial a f es hich nae ill it have on hich da ill the coeoration tae place and hat is the sinificance of that date

han ou for our participation