In response to the explosion of antisemitism and Holocaust distortion in recent months, the conference organized by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) aims to discuss the ways in which the Holocaust is used and misused in media and public discourse.

These issues include the need to ensure an accurate representation of the Holocaust; ways in which overuse of the word Holocaust can minimize respect for the genocide of the Jewish people during the Second World War; how willed and unconscious distortion of Holocaust history invites and reflects antisemitism; and how informed discourse on the Holocaust can help societies address contemporary problems, including democratic development, social unrest, freedom of speech and media, and challenges to multiculturalism, among others.

The conference consists of four panels consisting of experts from a variety of professional backgrounds on the topics of print, popular media, digital media and political discourse. IHRA aims to bring together politicians, journalists, NGO representatives and academics on a wide range of subjects to foster international exchange and to develop best practices on this emerging topic.

For further information including the program, please see IHRA's website.

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