About Us
Who We Are
We are a small, vibrant, independent, non-profit organisation that promotes Holocaust education, awareness and remembrance throughout the island of Ireland. Programmes and events for schools, teachers and the general public range from small bespoke courses to large public events such as the national Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration, the Crocus Project throughout Ireland, exhibitions and lectures.
Holocaust Education Ireland was formed and registered in September 2005 by then-President of Ireland, Mary McAleese and a number of founding trustees:
Tom O’Higgins
Sr Carmel Niland
Ruairí Quinn TD
Mary Banotti
Oliver Donohoe
Lynn Jackson
Meet the Board
Holocaust Education Ireland is operated by a nine-person Board alongside a team of administrators and patrons.
Key Documents
Funding
Holocaust Education Ireland seeks funding from government departments, cultural bodies, corporate sponsors, religious bodies, philanthropic and funding organisations, as well as private individuals. Our current funders include the Department of Education, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, CERV European Union and Dublin Maccabi.
Our Strategic Objectives
The Holocaust
Summary of the Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust
Issued in January 2000, on the 55th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, and endorsed by all participating countries, including Ireland
We, the governments attending the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust, recognise that it was a tragically defining episode of the 20th Century, a crisis for Europe and a universal catastrophe. The unprecedented character of the Holocaust fundamentally challenged the foundations of civilisation. After more than half a century, it remains an event close enough in time that survivors can still bear witness to the horrors that engulfed the Jewish people. The terrible suffering of millions of Jews and other victims of the Nazis has left an indelible stain across Europe that must forever be seared in our collective memory. The selfless sacrifices of those who defied the Nazis, and sometimes gave their own lives to protect or rescue Holocaust victims, must also be inscribed in our hearts. We pledge to strengthen our efforts to promote education, remembrance and research about the Holocaust in our schools, universities, communities and other institutions. With humanity still scarred by antisemitism, genocide, ethnic cleansing, racism, xenophobia and other expressions of hatred, we pledge to fight against these evils, and to reaffirm our common aspiration for a democratic and tolerant society, free of prejudice and other forms of bigotry.
Child survivors of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp with the British Red Cross, c. summer 1945.