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Center for Studies of the Holocaust and Religious Minorities
| File:Villagrande.jpg Exterior of the museum | |
| Location | Oslo, Norway |
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| Type | History museum |
| Website | http://www.hlsenteret.no/english/ |
The Center for Studies of the Holocaust and Religious Minorities[1] is a museum that serves to educate the public about The Holocaust and Religious Minorities. It is located on the peninsula of Bygdøy, in Oslo, Norway and the museum takes residence in Villa Grande. The museum has two main areas of research focus: The Holocaust and religious minorities. In working with several different educational partners, the museum creates and opens new exhibits to the public every year.
Research Areas of Interest (Shelby)
Jewish History and Antisemitism
The Center for Studies of the Holocaust and Religious Minorities conducts research in Jewish history and Antisemitism, specifically about the depiction of Jews in Norway from the year 1800 to the present. (1)
Population survey: Attitudes towards Jews and Other Minorities
The Center conducted a population survey between August 2010 to May 2012 with an intent to study negative attitudes in Norway towards Jews, along with smaller minority groups. It was commissioned by the Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. The study was reported to have found negative stereotypical opinions present in Norwegian society towards the Jew populace. (2)
Educational Partners (Tay and Alaura)
IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance)[2]:
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, founded in 1998, is a government funded organization that spreads awareness about The Holocaust through the support of social and political leaders. It also serves as an outlet of remembrance for survivors and their families. Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson called upon Bill Clinton and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to support him in creating an organization that would spread awareness about The Holocaust worldwide. A forum was formed with 46 government representatives and out of their deliberations came The Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust. Currently membership is open to all democratic nations and and currently has 31 member countries. Members must be committed to the support of policies about The Holocaust education and the declaration. The Center for the Studies of The Holocaust and Religious Minorities is one of these partners.
Yad Vashem[3], Israel:
Yad Vashem, founded in 1953, is a center for educational research and well as remembrance of The Holocaust. Yad Vashem base their work of five pillars: commemoration, documentation, research, and education. Yad Vashem has many different resources about The Holocaust such as research publications, digital collections and archives, seminars and international projects, and so much more. The Center for the Studies of The Holocaust and Religious Minorities is a current international project and partner.
Living History Forum[4], Sweden:
The Living History Forum aims to educate the population and use past events to move forward by focusing on issues of democracy, tolerance and human-rights. The Living History Forum is a Swedish government agency and works mainly to educate the youth of Sweden. They hold exhibitions aimed at highschool students and their teachers; multiple classes are guided around the center daily.The Forum also conducts surveys and research that they report back to the government as well as The Center for Studies of the Holocaust and Religious Minorities. The Living History Forum is a Swedish agency that is dedicated to international networking, education, and societal progress.
Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark:
The Danish Institute for International Studies,or DIIS, is an independent research institution that is funded primarily by the Danish government. DIIS covers a variety of research topics involved in numerous regions. The parliament,its ministries, NGO and other clients can all request research. It began operation January 1, 2003 after its creation in a large scale merger. The DIIS is a merger of the Danish Institute of International Affairs (DUPI), Copenhagen Peace Research Institute (COPRI), Center for Development Research (CDR) and Danish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (DCHF). DIIS supplies The Center for Holocaust Studies and Religious Minorities with data for their exhibitions. The institution is headed by people of academia giving the studies and data validity and scholarly accuracy.
History of Villa Grande
Before housing the Center, Villa Grande was temporarily the residence of Vidkun Quisling, head of the National Socialist Party in Norway. In addition, Hitler's Norwegian puppet government operated at Villa Grande from 1942-1945. During the spring of 1945, Villa Grande functioned as an officer's barracks for Allied troops and diplomatic personnel. From 1948-1961, Villa Grande was a nursing home ran under the supervision of Ullevaal Hospital. After being used as teaching grounds for National School for health personnel, Villa Grande went on the free market for sale in 1999. In 2005, HL-Senteret moves in to the newly renovated building that remains under governmental control.[2]
Library
The library houses literature mainly revolving around: The Holocaust, other genocides, religion, life views, and minorities. HL-senteret has access to this information in various forms of media including journals, speech and sound recordings, and also archives exclusive to the Center. The library is a resource to not only employees of the Center, but also to: students, those looking to conduct research, and other libraries.[3] With regards to the library as a resource to employees of the center, the 'What the Documents Tell Us' project presents the 10 historical documents that their researchers used in compiling a report on the slow removal of Norwegian Roma through the enactment of Gypsy policies.[4]This project was taken on in response to a commission from the Ministry of Government Administration, Reform, and Church Affairs to find out more about Norway's Roma population throughout World War II.[5]
http://www.hlsenteret.no/english/
https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/
http://www.levandehistoria.se/english
http://www.diis.dk/emne/holocaust-folkedrab
http://www.hlsenteret.no/english/library/the-documents-tell-us/
(1) http://www.hlsenteret.no/english/research/jewish-history-and-antisemitism/
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- ^ "The Center for Studies of the Holocaust and Religious Minorities". The Center for Studies of the Holocaust and Religious Minorities.
- ^ "About Villa Grande - The Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities". www.hlsenteret.no. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ "The Library at HL-senteret - The Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities". www.hlsenteret.no. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- ^ "Virtual library | coe-romact.org". www.roma-genocide.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- ^ "What the documents tell us - The Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities". www.hlsenteret.no. Retrieved 2016-10-07.