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.

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

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

Harley Lippman at Auschwitz.

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


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.

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

Jews should start watching the exits when institutions start treating their safety as optional. And especially after the biggest Jewish city outside of Israel made protecting Jews a political matter.

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.

France elected to lead International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in 2027

France will take over the presidency of the IHRA in 2027, following Argentina’s term, as the alliance continues efforts to combat Holocaust denial and rising antisemitism.

French flag in France

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

After the Shoah, antisemitism was illegal. Today, they can take the Shoah and turn it against Jews," said Sharansky

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.

Over 1000 Babyn Yar Massacre victims identified under fire of Russian invasion

According to the memorial center's statistics, 301 of the victims were infants, and another 5,363 were children and adolescents.

Yankel Krakovich

Remembering the Holocaust also means standing up to hate - opinion

Yom HaShoah is a sacred day of mourning, memory, and resistance, but it is also a call to remain alert.

THE WRITER’S family in Brussels prior to the Holocaust: Her mother Sonia (L) and aunt Hannie were Hidden Children saved by Madame Anciaux, a Righteous Among the Nations. Their father Saul Birnberg was murdered in Auschwitz; their mother Dora hid under an assumed identity.

Israel assumes presidency of IHRA, marking 80 years since end of Holocaust

Israel's presidency term will last one year, until February 2026, and will be chaired by Dani Dayan - the current Yad Vashem chairman.

 Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan.

Oklahoma advances two bills that would solidify IHRA antisemitism definition into state law

The bills were backed by the Combat Antisemitism Movement, an international network of 850 groups dedicated to combating antisemitism.

Oklahoma Senate Majority Floor Leader Julie Daniels, CAM Founder Adam Beren, State Senator Kristen Thompson, CAM CEO Sacha Roytman, and State Representative Emily Gise stand for a group photo inside the Oklahoma State Capitol, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Feb. 19, 2025.

‘A call to action’: New Mexico mayors convene for CAM antisemitism forum

According to CAM, the rate of antisemitic incidents in New Mexico have quadrupled since the war began on October 7, 2023.

 New Mexico Mayors Convene in Santa Fe.

Antisemitism Awareness Act revived after failing to appear before Senate, due to political disputes

Combat Antisemitism Movement, a leading NGO and international network of 850 groups dedicated to combating antisemitism, applauded the reintroduction of the bill.

 U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives members attend a joint session of Congress to certify Donald Trump's election, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2025.