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OSCE rights office, Holocaust education task force formalize
co-operation on combating anti-Semitism

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JERUSALEM, 21 July 2010 - The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic
Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Ambassador Janez Lenarcic, today
formalized the office's partnership with the Task Force for International
Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF) by signing,
together with ITF chair Dan Tichon, a memorandum of understanding aimed at
intensifying joint efforts to combat anti-Semitism.

At the signing ceremony in Jerusalem, Lenarcic stressed that ODIHR and the
ITF, currently chaired by Israel, can build on several years of fruitful
co-operation: "With the signing of this memorandum, we want to open a new
chapter in our common work to promote Holocaust education."

Earlier this year, ODIHR published an overview of government activities on
Holocaust memorial days across the OSCE region, which was developed in
co-operation with the ITF. In November 2008, ODIHR and the ITF jointly hosted a
meeting with international organizations in Vienna marking the 70th anniversary
of the November pogroms in 1938.

ODIHR is tasked by OSCE participating States to advise them in their efforts
to combat anti-Semitism. Participating States have repeatedly stressed the
importance of education on anti-Semitism and committed themselves to encourage
educational programmes in that field.

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Holocaust Memorial Days in the OSCE Region: An Overview of Good
Governmental Practices

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An overview of Holocaust Memorial Days in OSCE participating
States.

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