Holocaust a ‘minor matter,’ right-wing Romanian party claims

A recent statement by the right-wing, populist Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party that Romania’s school system should cut back on Holocaust education and focus on “Romanian national values” has caused an uproar in the eastern European country. Read more

WJC President Lauder condemns ‘despicable and deliberate’ antisemitic vandalism of Elie Wiesel house

The World Jewish Congress has strongly condemned the antisemitic vandalism carried out over the weekend at the childhood home of late Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel in Romania. Read more

Protecting the memory of the Holocaust

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has held a conference in Romania attended by Australian experts. Read more