wE ArE FiGhtinG intolErAncE

oF todAY usinG thE holocAust

And othEr crimEs AGAinst humAnitY

in historY As A stArtinG point.

For dEmocrAcY, tolErAncE And

humAn riGhts.

The Living History ForumStora Nygatan 10, Stockholm info@levandehistoria.sewww.levandehistoria.se

thE livinG historY Forum

The Nazis had made clear their hatred of Jews from as early as 1920. Their vision was of a German race cleansed of what they regarded as an alien species.What is the process that leads to the development of attitudes that enables a society to murder part of its habitants? The Living History Forum pays special attention to the mechanisms, the paths leading to the kind of atrocities named Crimes Against Humanity. Genocide and ethnic conflict have occurred many times in the last hundred years – often under the cover of war. We have to learn about the steps of change in these societies and to learn about the signs of danger that may occur in our own time. Tolerance and democratic values can not be taken for granted; it has so be fought for – continuously.

Photo: T

homas K

arlsson

historY As rEFlEction And A lEsson For thE FuturE

The Living History Forum is a Swedish public authority com-missioned to work with issues related to tolerance, democracy and human rights, using the Holocaust and other crimes against humanity as its starting point.

This major challenge is our specific mission. The past and the present are continuously present in everything we do. With these perspectives, our goal is to teach about historic patterns. Our wish is to equip people with knowledge for the future; our goal is to work for everyone’s equal value.

Through our continuous contacts with teachers and other experts within education, we develop methods and tools for reaching our key target group: young people.

Through our excellent cooperation with researchers and scholars, with people involved in education, voluntary organizations and other stakeholders, we pass on important knowledge, adapted for our main target group, young people. In order to give ourselves – and others – better opportunities to interpret the age we live in, we also carry out attitude surveys. These surveys are essential for our ability to overview what efforts we should go in for.

“We aim to make young people react and reflect on their own norms and values.” Workshop with pupils in P.C. – an exhibition about intolerance. Photo: Victoria Carlqvist

historY As rEFlEction And A lEsson For thE FuturE

The Living History Forum is a Swedish public authority com-missioned to work with issues related to tolerance, democracy and human rights, using the Holocaust and other crimes against humanity as its starting point.

This major challenge is our specific mission. The past and the present are continuously present in everything we do. With these perspectives, our goal is to teach about historic patterns. Our wish is to equip people with knowledge for the future; our goal is to work for everyone’s equal value.

Through our continuous contacts with teachers and other experts within education, we develop methods and tools for reaching our key target group: young people.

Through our excellent cooperation with researchers and scholars, with people involved in education, voluntary organizations and other stakeholders, we pass on important knowledge, adapted for our main target group, young people. In order to give ourselves – and others – better opportunities to interpret the age we live in, we also carry out attitude surveys. These surveys are essential for our ability to overview what efforts we should go in for.

“We aim to make young people react and reflect on their own norms and values.” Workshop with pupils in P.C. – an exhibition about intolerance. Photo: Victoria Carlqvist

tEAchinG mAtEriAl

The Living History Forum produces teaching material directed to teachers for use in the classroom. This material is usually distributed in connection with seminars for teachers but is also available on the Forum’s website, www.levandehistoria.se. Most of this material is written in Swedish and is unfortunately not available in English.

intErnAtionAl contActs

International contacts are of vital importance for the Living His-tory Forum. Exchanging experiences and knowledge with institu-tions and experts in other countries is crucial in maintaining a high standard. The Living History Forum has partners in many coun-tries and participates actively in various international networks such as the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research. We are also members of an informal network group called the Nordic Dutch Network, consisting of institutions exchanging knowledge and experience in our field of interest.

projEcts & Exhibitions

We produce exhibitions and educational materials about topics that may teach us something about how general perceptions and/or ideas have led to terrible actions. The majority of our exhibitions and projects are aimed at high school students and their teachers.

The Living History Forum works with a variety of themes in paral-lel. There is always an ongoing exhibition in our premises, where skilled educators guide and supervise the numerous school classes visiting the centre each day. When exhibitions leave our premises, they generally go on tour all over the country.

Workshop in the exhibition (In)human. Photo: Victoria Carlqvist.

tEAchinG mAtEriAl

The Living History Forum produces teaching material directed to teachers for use in the classroom. This material is usually distributed in connection with seminars for teachers but is also available on the Forum’s website, www.levandehistoria.se. Most of this material is written in Swedish and is unfortunately not available in English.

intErnAtionAl contActs

International contacts are of vital importance for the Living His-tory Forum. Exchanging experiences and knowledge with institu-tions and experts in other countries is crucial in maintaining a high standard. The Living History Forum has partners in many coun-tries and participates actively in various international networks such as the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research. We are also members of an informal network group called the Nordic Dutch Network, consisting of institutions exchanging knowledge and experience in our field of interest.

projEcts & Exhibitions

We produce exhibitions and educational materials about topics that may teach us something about how general perceptions and/or ideas have led to terrible actions. The majority of our exhibitions and projects are aimed at high school students and their teachers.

The Living History Forum works with a variety of themes in paral-lel. There is always an ongoing exhibition in our premises, where skilled educators guide and supervise the numerous school classes visiting the centre each day. When exhibitions leave our premises, they generally go on tour all over the country.

Workshop in the exhibition (In)human. Photo: Victoria Carlqvist.

Holocaust Remembrance Day January 27

On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated. On this date, named the Holocaust Remembrance Day, Sweden honors the victims of the Holocaust and the people of the resistance. The Living History Forum has a special mission to inspire and coordi-nate initiatives all over Sweden related to January 27. Each year, we propose a theme for individual school projects suitable to be implemented in connection with the Day of Remembrance. On this date ceremonies, cultural programmes, seminars, thematic days in schools, torchlight processions and readings of testimonies of survivors are arranged throughout the country.

The Per Anger Prize

The Per Anger Prize was established in order to support humani-tarian and democracy-promoting endeavors. Every year, nine organizations nominate candidates for the prize. A jury led by the Director of the Living History Forum chooses the winner. The prize is named after Per Anger who, as Secretary of the Swedish legation in Budapest, strongly supported Sweden’s work to save as many people as possible from persecution and death during the Second World War in Nazi-occupied Hungary.

Holocaust Remembrance Day January 27, Raoul Wallenberg square in Stockholm. The public is invited to light candles in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Photo: Thomas Karlsson

Holocaust Remembrance Day January 27

On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was liberated. On this date, named the Holocaust Remembrance Day, Sweden honors the victims of the Holocaust and the people of the resistance. The Living History Forum has a special mission to inspire and coordi-nate initiatives all over Sweden related to January 27. Each year, we propose a theme for individual school projects suitable to be implemented in connection with the Day of Remembrance. On this date ceremonies, cultural programmes, seminars, thematic days in schools, torchlight processions and readings of testimonies of survivors are arranged throughout the country.

The Per Anger Prize

The Per Anger Prize was established in order to support humani-tarian and democracy-promoting endeavors. Every year, nine organizations nominate candidates for the prize. A jury led by the Director of the Living History Forum chooses the winner. The prize is named after Per Anger who, as Secretary of the Swedish legation in Budapest, strongly supported Sweden’s work to save as many people as possible from persecution and death during the Second World War in Nazi-occupied Hungary.

Holocaust Remembrance Day January 27, Raoul Wallenberg square in Stockholm. The public is invited to light candles in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Photo: Thomas Karlsson

thE holocAust The Holocaust is a frightening example of what may happen if we do not sustain the debate around democracy and the equal value of all human life. Around six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Romani peoples and Polish civilians were also subject to racial genocide. Furthermore, Nazi Germany persecuted, im-prisoned and killed millions of others, including many homosexual people and people with disabilities.

crimEs AGAinst humAnitY undEr communist rEGimEs Many of history’s brutal crimes against humanity occurred under communist regimes. Many of these crimes are now classed as genocide. By also focusing on actual events and the fates of individuals, we examine the consequences of the crimes commit-ted in the Soviet Union, China and Cambodia, from the Russian Revolution to the fall of the Berlin Wall (1917-1989).

humAn riGhts

The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims the equal worth of every human person. This has laid the ground for fundamental changes to the legal and political landscape, as regards attitudes towards genocide and crimes against human-ity. The Declaration was ratified in 1948 as a consequence of the Holocaust. We want to connect this crucial declaration to our lessons from history and the discussions on how they need to be updated regularly in order to ensure that it reaches and relates to new generations.

(In)human – an exhibition about norms and prejudices during an era when ideas about eugenics were commonly accepted and people were categorized in the name of science. The exhibition is travelling to museums throughout Sweden until 2014. Photo: Tony Sandin

thE holocAust The Holocaust is a frightening example of what may happen if we do not sustain the debate around democracy and the equal value of all human life. Around six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Romani peoples and Polish civilians were also subject to racial genocide. Furthermore, Nazi Germany persecuted, im-prisoned and killed millions of others, including many homosexual people and people with disabilities.

crimEs AGAinst humAnitY undEr communist rEGimEs Many of history’s brutal crimes against humanity occurred under communist regimes. Many of these crimes are now classed as genocide. By also focusing on actual events and the fates of individuals, we examine the consequences of the crimes commit-ted in the Soviet Union, China and Cambodia, from the Russian Revolution to the fall of the Berlin Wall (1917-1989).

humAn riGhts

The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims the equal worth of every human person. This has laid the ground for fundamental changes to the legal and political landscape, as regards attitudes towards genocide and crimes against human-ity. The Declaration was ratified in 1948 as a consequence of the Holocaust. We want to connect this crucial declaration to our lessons from history and the discussions on how they need to be updated regularly in order to ensure that it reaches and relates to new generations.

(In)human – an exhibition about norms and prejudices during an era when ideas about eugenics were commonly accepted and people were categorized in the name of science. The exhibition is travelling to museums throughout Sweden until 2014. Photo: Tony Sandin

how it All bEGAn

In 1997, a Swedish survey found that many young people in Sweden were not convinced that the Holocaust had actually happened. After this, the Swedish parliament in the early summer of 1997 initiated an information campaign on the history of the Holocaust and the processes that led up to it. Within this campaign, a number of different activities were organized, among these the produc-tion of the book titled “...Tell ye your children...” (P. Levine, S. Bruchfeldt) translated into all seven of the main immigrant

languages in Sweden. Over 1.3 million copies of the book have so far been distributed.

In May 1998, the Swedish parliament initiated the establishment of an international task force for coordinating education on and the dissemination of learning about the

Holocaust. In January 2000, the Swedish government convened an international conference, The Stockholm International Forum on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research. Forty-eight nations signed up, in the words of the Stockholm Declaration, “to reaffirm humanity’s common aspiration for mutual understand-ing and justice”.

The campaign was made permanent in 2003 with the establish-ment of the Living History Forum, a public authority that forms part of the Swedish Ministry of Culture.

Tell ye your children…

A book about the Holocaust inEurope 1933–1945

plEAsE Find somE inFormAtion on currEnt EvEnts connEctEd to thE work oF thE livinG historY Forum.

The L

iving History F

orum’s headquarters in Stockholm

. Photo: H

anna Ljungm

an

how it All bEGAn

In 1997, a Swedish survey found that many young people in Sweden were not convinced that the Holocaust had actually happened. After this, the Swedish parliament in the early summer of 1997 initiated an information campaign on the history of the Holocaust and the processes that led up to it. Within this campaign, a number of different activities were organized, among these the produc-tion of the book titled “...Tell ye your children...” (P. Levine, S. Bruchfeldt) translated into all seven of the main immigrant

languages in Sweden. Over 1.3 million copies of the book have so far been distributed.

In May 1998, the Swedish parliament initiated the establishment of an international task force for coordinating education on and the dissemination of learning about the

Holocaust. In January 2000, the Swedish government convened an international conference, The Stockholm International Forum on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research. Forty-eight nations signed up, in the words of the Stockholm Declaration, “to reaffirm humanity’s common aspiration for mutual understand-ing and justice”.

The campaign was made permanent in 2003 with the establish-ment of the Living History Forum, a public authority that forms part of the Swedish Ministry of Culture.

Tell ye your children…

A book about the Holocaust inEurope 1933–1945

plEAsE Find somE inFormAtion on currEnt EvEnts connEctEd to thE work oF thE livinG historY Forum.

The L

iving History F

orum’s headquarters in Stockholm

. Photo: H

anna Ljungm

an

wE ArE FiGhtinG intolErAncE

oF todAY usinG thE holocAust

And othEr crimEs AGAinst humAnitY

in historY As A stArtinG point.

For dEmocrAcY, tolErAncE And

humAn riGhts.

The Living History ForumStora Nygatan 10, Stockholm info@levandehistoria.sewww.levandehistoria.se

thE livinG historY Forum

The Nazis had made clear their hatred of Jews from as early as 1920. Their vision was of a German race cleansed of what they regarded as an alien species.What is the process that leads to the development of attitudes that enables a society to murder part of its habitants? The Living History Forum pays special attention to the mechanisms, the paths leading to the kind of atrocities named Crimes Against Humanity. Genocide and ethnic conflict have occurred many times in the last hundred years – often under the cover of war. We have to learn about the steps of change in these societies and to learn about the signs of danger that may occur in our own time. Tolerance and democratic values can not be taken for granted; it has so be fought for – continuously.

Photo: T

homas K

arlsson