International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

Dropping the IHRA definition sends the wrong signal to the Jewish community - opinion

On his first day, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked the IHRA antisemitism definition, leaving protections for Jewish residents unclear.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pictured during his first day in office, January 1, 2026.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji smile as confetti falls after his ceremonial inauguration as mayor at City Hall Thursday in New York, NY. Mamdani has added a “block party” to the official inauguration events to allow thousands of New Yorkers to take part.

Mamdani's choice to cancel IHRA antisemitism definition must alarm New York Jews - comment

French flag in France

France elected to lead International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2027

People attend a commemoration ceremony for the victims of Babyn Yar (Babyn Yar), one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust, in Kyiv Ukraine September 29, 2023.

From erasure to remembrance: Natan Sharansky on Babyn Yar and the struggle over historical truth


Georgia passes IHRA bill defining antisemitism, anti-Jewish hate crime

Democrat Esther Panitch, the only Jewish American representative in the state house, submitted and presented the bill with the support of several other members including Republicans.

 A west view of the Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta (Illustrative).

Arkansas governor adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

Over 1000 government entities and NGOs have endorsed the IHRA definition in recent years.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, governor of Arkansas, speaks while delivering the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address in Little Rock, Arkansas, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.

American Bar Association removes reference to IHRA in antisemitism resolution

This revision of the resolution is a result of a major campaign waged by extremist anti-Israel groups, incl. Human Rights Watch (HRW), Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and others.

Signage is seen outside of the American Bar Association (ABA) in Washington, DC, US, May 10, 2021.

German parliament remembers LGBTQ+ victims of the Nazis

Historians estimate that about 100,000 gay and bi men were arrested between 1933 and 1945 and thousands were sent to concentration camps. Many of them did not survive.

 Colorized image of gay prisoners standing for role-call at Buchenwald Concentration Camp during the Holocaust.

Welsh lawmaker plans Holocaust event with no mention of Jews

Julie Morgan has refused to apologize for her indiscretion after sending out invitations to a Holocaust Memorial Day vigil for “gypsy, Roma and traveler” victims - but entirely excluding Jews.

 THE SHOAH Wall of Names Memorial in Vienna in 2021, bearing the names of more than 64,000 Austrian Jews killed in the Holocaust.

More than 1,000 global entities adopted IHRA definition of antisemitism

In the United States, 18 new states in 2022 adopted it via legislation or executive actions, bringing the number of states adopting the definition to 30.

American and Israeli Jews [Illustrative]

US second gentleman meets bipartisan antisemitism task force

Emhoff and the co-chairs raised the issue of fighting misinformation and enhancing security in cities and communities.

 Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of a president or a vice president, and his wife US Vice President Kamala Harris, stand beside a menorah during a Hanukkah celebration at the White House in Washington, US, December 1, 2021.

Croatian Prime Minister now has a special advisor for combating antisemitism

The daughter of "Schindler's List" producer has been appointed as Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Croatia for Holocaust Issues and Combating Antisemitism

 The flag of Croatia (illustrative).

Germany’s public broadcaster mandates that all employees support Israel’s right to exist

The company “is awaiting the reasons for the verdict in one case and reserves the right to take further legal action,” DW spokesperson Vera Tellmann said.

The Deutsche Welle logo is seen on the foyer of the German broadcaster's Berlin location, March 2, 2022.

The mutation of antisemitism back into the mainstream - opinion

BDS has made no secret about its ultimate agenda: demonizing, delegitimizing and singling out Israel, with the ultimate goal of destroying it.

 PALESTINIAN SUPPORTERS and Israeli delegates argue outside the World Conference Against Racism, in Durban, 2001.