International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance [antikvár]

IntroductionDr Kathrin Meyer,IHRA Executive Secretary15 years afterthe signing of the Stockholm Declaration, the publication you are holding in your hands has provided an opportunity to take stock of the achievements of our organization. Founded as the 'Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Educatlon, Remembrance and Research' on 7 May, 1998, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has now grown into a professional international body a unique network of experts and governments focusing on the sole mandate of Holocaust-related issues.From 2002-2007, my predecessor Karei Fracapane accompanied the Task Force through the first crucial years of its existence, moving from country to country with each of the rotating Chairmanships. Those first years were a very active time for the IHRA the first decade saw a landslide of countries join the organization as the majority of European countries sought membership. And as the IHRA grew, so too did the challenges involved with organizing and consolidating a complex body which was never meant to be permanent.In 2008, the decisión to set up the IHRA Permanent Office in Berlin was implemented. This was a clear indication that the organization that was initially intended as a provisional task force was no longer atemp-orary body. The decisión to rename the Task Force the 'International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance' was a further affirmation of the per-manence of the IHRA.The alarming rise in antisemitism and hate crime in recent years only serves to underline the importance of the IHRA as a permanent body. The formation of the Committees on the Genocide of the Roma, Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial, and the Holocaust, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity demónstrate that the IHRA is conscious of the role it has to play not only in preserving the past but also in shaping the future.