International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

Argentina assumes presidency of IHRA, commits to fighting antisemitism

This marks the first time in its history that IHRA is crossing the equator; it is also the first time a South American country has taken on this responsibility.

MARCH 19, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks at Yeshiva University in Manhattan, in New York City, US, March 9, 2026.

US Vice President JD Vance (R) and his wife Usha Vance (L) visit the gravestone with the ashes of an unknown prisoner and the wall with the inscription "Never again" in five languages, during a tour of the Dachau Concentration Camp memorial site in Dachau, southern Germany, on February 13, 2025.

Vance omits mention of Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Day statement

The statement was the latest in a series of comments Vance has made that have triggered concern regarding his hesitancy to call out antisemites in the conservative movement.

JANUARY 28, 2026|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

Pope Leo XIV presides over the Ecumenical Vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, on January 25, 2026 in Rome, Italy.

Pope Leo asks God for 'a world with no more antisemitism' on Holocaust Remembrance Day

"On this annual occasion of painful remembrance, I ask the Almighty for the gift of a world with no more antisemitism," Pope Leo said.

JANUARY 28, 2026|ByREUTERS, LEO FEIERBERG BETTER

Harley Lippman funds headstones for Holocaust victims found in Poland’s killing pits

In a world where technology races forward and historical memory often fades into the background, Harley Lippman manages to bridge the gap.

JANUARY 25, 2026|ByJOSH ARONSON

German survivor to address Bundestag on Int'l Holocaust Remembrance Day

87-year-old German-born Inge Auerbacher will address the German parliament on January 27, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. She survived three years at Theresienstadt concentration camp.

JANUARY 17, 2022ByAVI KUMAR

Australia endorses IHRA definition of antisemitism

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Australia will become the 30th country to formally endorse or adopt the IHRA definition.

OCTOBER 14, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism in Malmo

Madrid adopts IHRA antisemitism definition

The IHRA definition has been adopted by 29 countries, the European Union, and numerous local governments and institutions around the world.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON

PROTESTING OUTSIDE a meeting of the British Labour Party’s National Executive, which was set to discuss the party’s definition of antisemitism, in London in September 2018

UK minister asks social media giants to adopt IHRA antisemitism definition

Request made against background of severe spike in online antisemitism.

JULY 13, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON

‘FACEBOOK, GOOGLE and Twitter remove some things, but usually society is not disturbed by defamation.’

Arizona's Holocaust education does not protect Jews - opinion

If antisemitism can happen in our legislature, it can happen in the classroom.

JULY 11, 2021ByPAUL BOYER

ONE OF MORE than 170 Jewish headstones lies toppled following an attack on Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, a suburb of St Louis, Missouri, in 2017.

Texas adopts IHRA definition in establishing antisemitism commission

Lone Star State becomes first in the US to adopt the IHRA definition

JUNE 17, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON

Fight antisemitism: 'Never again' must be backed by actions - opinion

Adoption of the IHRA’s definition of antisemitism is an important step to fighting Jew-hatred and preventing violence

JUNE 10, 2021ByADAM MILSTEIN

Demonstrators take part in an antisemitism protest outside the Labour Party headquarters in central London, Britain April 8, 2018.

Switzerland adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

The IHRA working definition describes various forms of antisemitism, including hatred and discrimination against Jews and Holocaust denial.

JUNE 5, 2021ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA

A Swiss flag is pictured during the sunrise on the Commercial and Financial District in Geneva, Switzerland, November 23, 2017

Penn State student government adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

The vote follows an April 8 resolution by the student government to fight antisemitism on campus.

APRIL 29, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Over 7 antisemitic incidents per day in Canada in 2020 - B'nai Brith

The 2020 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents found an 18.3% increase in antisemitic incidents compared to 2019, with 44% of the 2,610 incidents reported being COVID-19-related.

APRIL 27, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF