Norway Ceremonies to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27 January 2016 Organiser: Contact details: What: Where: Center for Studies of Visitor address: Huk aveny 56, 0287 The National ceremony for the Holocaust Remembrance Day is The memorial to Holocaust and Religious Oslo marked with a traditional ceremony at the site of the memorial to deported Minorities (The Holocaust Postal address: Postboks 1168, deported Norwegian Jews. The ceremony consists of speeches, Norwegian Center) Blindern, 0318 Oslo cultural performances and the lighting of candles, and is attended by Jews, Phone: +47 22 84 21 00 representatives of the Norwegian Government, various groups who Akershuskaia, (Senter for studier av Mail:
[email protected] were victims of the Holocaust, and Jewish schoolchildren. In 2016 Oslo Holocaust og Website: http://www.hlsenteret.no/ Prime Minister Erna Solberg is the main speaker. There will be short livssynsminoriteter) speeches from representatives of the Jewish Community in Oslo, Roma people, Prisoners of War, disabled people, Romani, LLH (National Association for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons). The ceremony is open to everyone and will be concluded with a gathering at Akershus Fortress. At the Fortress there will be serving of soup, lectures and musical performances. Center for Studies of Visitor address: Huk aveny 56, 0287 The Education Department at the Holocaust Centre organizes a lesson Artilleriloftet, Holocaust and Religious Oslo for all Norwegian school classes available online. The pupils get to Akershus Minorities (The Holocaust Postal address: Postboks 1168, know the stories of Siegmund Korn and Karl Peter Federer, one of Fortress Center), Education Blindern, 0318 Oslo them fled Norway and survived, the other was killed in Auschwitz- Department Phone: +47 22 84 21 00 Birkenau.