In the aftermath of Hamas terrorist attack on Israel during the fall of 2023 and the war in Gaza, we have seen an increase in antisemitism in several countries including in Sweden. The amount of reported hate crimes against Jews has increased severely, anti-Jewish hate speech has been shouted at pro-Palestine demonstrations and the… READ MORE

The Director of the IHRS, Karin Kvist Geverts, contributes in a new book on Antisemitism published by Studentlitteratur (2024). The chapter written by Kvist Geverts discusses antisemitism in the post-war period in Sweden. Other chapters discusses antisemitism in social media, historical and religious antisemitism, and antisemitism in the Middle East Conflict. The book is… READ MORE

The Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies (HL-senteret), Norway, and the Institute for Holocaust research in Sweden (IHRS) will host the 2024 Conference at Villa Grande in Oslo, Norway on the theme Holocaust Exhibitions and Memory Culture on November 14. We are happy to announce that Professor Emile G. L. Schrijver (photo), General Director… READ MORE

The Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies (HL-senteret), Norway, and the Institute for Holocaust research in Sweden (IHRS) cordially invites scholars, curators and educators in the field of Holocaust Studies and Education to the conference Holocaust Exhibitions and Memory Culture at Villa Grande in Oslo, Norway, on November 14, 2024. Scandinavia’s first Holocaust… READ MORE

When the Political Scientist Anders Persson came to his office at Linnaeus University on Monday morning on May 27th it had been vandalized. Unknown persons had placed childrens clothing with “blood drops” on the wall, written “blood on your hands”, painted a Hitler mustasche on a photo of Anders and written on the white board:… READ MORE

The Swedish Research Council has granted funding to the project “Witnessing for the future. Holocaust, Sweden and Forgotten Early Testimonies” in which the Director of IHRS, Karin Kvist Geverts, is participating together with Associate Professor Andrej Kotljarchuk, Uppsala University, and Associate Professor Simo Muir, Lund University. The purpose of the project is twofold: first,… READ MORE

On October 7, the terrorist organization Hamas launched a massacre on civilians in Israel which led to more than 1200 murdered and close to two hundred Israelis taken hostage. The attack is the single largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust and behind every number there is a human being – a child, a… READ MORE

Dear Friends, I am writing you with profound sorrow. The murderous attack that occurred in Israel was an act of antisemitism in its most depraved form by a genocidal regime in Gaza, sponsored by Iran, a country that repeatedly calls for the destruction of Israel. There can be no moral equivalence. “From the river… READ MORE

Did you miss the IHRS and The Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies (HL-senteret), Norway,  conference Contextualizing the Holocaust in the Nordic Countries in Stockholm on August 22, 2023? You can listen to the paper presentations, the keynote given by associate professor Sofie Lene Bak, and the panel discussion on “The future for… READ MORE

The Institute for Holocaust research in Sweden (IHRS) and The Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies (HL-senteret), Norway, are glad to announce that the response to our call for papers were great and we are therefore able to present an interesting and rich progamme at our annual conference. The theme of this years… READ MORE