November 15, 2023
Holodomor90: Online Information hub

 

On the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor genocide,  Holodomor90 exists as a hub of information to help individuals and communities around the world to connect, remember, and pay tribute to the victims of the Holodomor.  Here you will find listed a variety of commemorative and educational events throughout North America happening now and in the near future.    Also featured is a blog/news segment offering information on new resources and assistance as you plan your own campaign or event.

Although November is considered a special time for the world to unite in memory and tribute, every month and every day offers an opportunity to reflect upon and remember the lessons of the Holodomor. Particularly during this time when Ukraine is again experiencing Russia’s genocidal hand in its unprovoked, relentless invasion – destroying lives and wreaking destruction across the land – we cannot forget.

Explore Holodomor90 to see how you can #ShineALight and join the effort leading up to November 25, 2023: Holodomor Awareness Day.

 

October 15, 2021
EVENTS OF HISTORY: FACT or DEBATABLE PERSPECTIVES?

We stand with Texas’ Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum’s recent statement that calls upon all Texans to speak out against a requirement to present “opposing views” to events and developments based in well-known historical fact.  “Teachers should not be pushed to present myth, opinion, or bias as equal to the historical record.”

(See full statement from the DHHRM below)

Apparently, the new Texan law requires teachers, when discussing widely debated and currently controversial issues…to strive to explore the topic from diverse and contending perspectives without giving deference to any one perspective.”

In answer to this law, one school district administrator recently advised teachers “to offer books with an ‘opposing view’ on the Holocaust if they have a Holocaust-related book in their classroom.”

Clearly, the issue lies in the interpretation and application of this law by local school administrators. In this case, it was interpreted to mean that “historical facts be taught alongside an opposing view.”  Who decides what is controversial?  Are some educators so limited in their historical knowledge that they don’t know what has been proven as historical fact?

The Holocaust is a well-known and proven fact.

The Holodomor is a proven fact, but not well-known.

We must be especially vigilant that deniers not be given “equal time” to those who give the proven truth.  The Holodomor is a well-established event of 20th c European history, with reams of official documentation and thousands of survivor and eyewitness testimonies.  Scores of countries and all the major international organizations have officially proclaimed the Holodomor as either a genocide or crime against humanity.

For decades, deniers of the Holodomor have had their say and have been proven wrong.  The only deniers now are the ideological descendants and followers of the perpetrators of this monstrous genocide.  They have no place of legitimacy against historical fact.

Please take a look at the materials in the Holodomor Resource Library to learn more about the Ukrainian famine genocide.

by Lana Babij

IMPORTANT STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO DHHRM.10.15.21

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