Randolph Louis Braham, the doyen of Hungarian Holocaust research is 90
Randolph Louis Braham, the world renowned Holocaust researcher and historian was born 90 years ago, on December 20th, 1922. The school founder scholar is the Emeritus Professor of the New York City University, the director of the Rosenthal Institute, and is a great authority inthe field of international Holocaust research. Generations of researchers grew up
Wallenberg Commemoration in the Council of Europe
During the Second World War, Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg saved tens of thousands of Jews from the Holocaust. His actions show that one person’s courage and ability can really make a difference, offering inspiration to us all to speak out and indeed to act against persecution, xenophobia and anti-Semitism. A memorial ceremony in his honor
Wallenberg Memorial Year Programs in Rome and Padua
Homage to Raoul Wallenberg is paid by a Hungarian-Italian-Israeli-Swedish program in Italy in October, at the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Swedish diplomat. The cities of Rome and Padua are two venues of the program, titled Remembering the Righteous Among the Nations. The events, running from 3 to 31 October,
Passing on the Remembrance of the Holocaust Workshop in Tirana
A European workshop, titled “Passing on the Remembrance of the Holocaust and prevention of crimes against humanity: a cross-cutting approach” took place in Tirana from 5 to 8 September. At the event school teachers from Albania, Belgium, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Portugal and Slovenia joined to a group of experts to discuss the topic. Hungary has
Exhibition on Holocaust in Hungary Opens in Berlin
An exhibition focusing on the Holocaust in Hungary titled “Persecution – Rescue – New Beginning” opened in the premises of the Hungarian Embassy in Berlin on September 27, 2012. The displayed material from the collection of the Holocaust Memorial Center introduces the developments that led up to the tragedy and the history of Shoah from
“Examples of Humanity” – Exhibition on Metro Trains
Posters of rescuers are displayed in the frames of the Metro Gallery on metro trains of Budapest in June and July, as one of the key programs of the Wallenberg Year. Passengers of lines 2 and 3 encounter the photos of more than 30 brave individuals, with explanatory notes and information on key historic sites