01.06.2012                      11.Siwan. 5772

Jüdische Welt:

Yad Vashem, European group sign pact to enhance Holocaust education

Holocaust education to be promoted throughout the Council of Europe’s 47 member states.

Yad Vashem and the Council of Europe have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote Holocaust education throughout the council's 47 member states
The agreement was signed Wednesday at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem by Avner Shalev, chairman of Yad Vashem, and Thorbjorn Jagland, the council's secretary general. It formalizes an ad-hoc relationship over the last 15 years and encourages new programs to enhance cooperation….