Art and the Holocaust - Interview with Jürgen Kaumkötter, Center for Persecuted Arts
In this interview, Mr. Jürgen Joseph Kaumkötter, Director of the Center for Persecuted Arts discusses the invaluable contribution of artists who experienced the Holocaust to Holocaust education and remembrance. He reflects on the powerful statement these artists made against Nazi dehumanization.
Video Series | In Their Names
The Holocaust had a profound impact on the world. Decades later, it continues to reverberate, touching the lives of people around the globe, and shaping the choices they make, and their values. In Their Names invites five individuals from diverse regions to share with us how they have been shaped by their encounter with the history of the Holocaust. Speakers include educators, writers and human rights advocates, and the daughter of a Holocaust survivor.
27 February 2024 - Book talk “The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles during the Holocaust"
Join co-authors Elizabeth White and Joanna Sliwa as they discuss how they pieced together Dr. Josephine Janina Mehlberg's history and ask why so little is known about this unrecognized hero.
2024 Observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust
The memorial ceremony takes place on Friday 26 January 2024 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST, in the UN General Assembly Hall, United Nations Headquarters.
20 September 2023 - Virtual discussion: “Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews and the Holocaust”
Virtual discussion “Rain of Ash: Roma, Jews and the Holocaust” with award-winning author, Ari Joskowicz, Professor Ethel Brooks, Founder of the field of Critical Romani Studies, and Chair of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Rutgers University, and Raz Segal, Endowed Professor in the Study of Modern Genocide, Stockton University.
United Nations and UNESCO publish guide for African teachers on educating about atrocity crimes
Marking the Nelson Mandela International Day, the United Nations and UNESCO release a new guide for teachers in Africa that includes recommended teaching principles and practical examples for teaching about atrocity crimes that took place on the continent and elsewhere.
Special Recording | A Conversation Across Three Generations
The “In Conversation” series brings Holocaust survivors and their families together to talk about family and memory, home and belonging, and what it means to carry the history of the Holocaust so intimately.
Exhibition "Stories of Survival and Remembrance - A Call to Action for Genocide Prevention"
The exhibition features the reflections of survivors of four atrocity crimes - the Holocaust, the genocide and related atrocities in Cambodia, the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, and the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Exhibition “After the Holocaust” at the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum
On 30 January 2023, the exhibition “After the Holocaust: Displaced Persons and Displaced Persons Camps” opened at the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum in Shanghai, China. The opening ceremony of the exhibition was co-organized by the Museum in partnership with the Consulate General of Israel in Shanghai, in observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
Exhibition “Yad Vashem Book of Names of Holocaust Victims” at United Nations Headquarters
An extraordinary exhibition at United Nations Headquarters in New York contains over 4,8 million names, places of birth and death of the victims of the Holocaust, and stands as a silent and potent reminder of the danger of antisemitism and every form of prejudice and hatred.
2023 theme for Holocaust remembrance and education: "Home and belonging"
The theme “Home and Belonging” guides United Nations Holocaust remembrance and education in 2023. It highlights the humanity of the Holocaust victims and survivors, who had their home and sense of belonging ripped from them by the perpetrators of the Holocaust.
Interview with Rabbi Arthur Schneier on the November 1938 Pogrom
In this 3-minute interview, Holocaust survivor Rabbi Arthur Schneier shares his experience of the November 1938 Pogrom with the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme.
Video Series | Holocaust Survivors Reflect: Memory, Dignity and Justice
Four Holocaust survivors share with the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme their reflections on their survival of the Holocaust, and their hopes for the future.
10 November 2022 - Panel discussion "Music and the Holocaust: History, Memory and Justice"
Join a conversation on music and the Holocaust with the panel comprising historian Jay Grymes, Composer and conductor, Victoria Bond, Noreen Green and violinist Renée Jolles.
26 October 2022 - Virtual discussion "Race" and Racism: Roots of Atrocity Crimes
Join us for a discussion that focuses on the relationship of so-called “race theory” and racism to the committing of atrocity crimes and genocide. The discussion is Episode 8 of the "Beyond the long shadow: engaging with difficult histories" live discussion series.