Center For Holocaust And Genocide Studies

The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies was founded in 2002 by the University of Amsterdam and the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation, which is a part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. The primary activities of the organization are university teaching and scholarly research in Holocaust and genocide studies. So as to stimulate the continuity of teaching and research in this field, the Center offers an MA program at the University of Amsterdam. Through this interdisciplinary program the organization works toward an integrated view of the Holocaust and other cases of genocide. In addition, the Center faculty contributes to current developments in the research field. Apart from the emphasis on teaching and research, the Center aspires to make a larger audience attentive to the subjects of Holocaust and Genocide. Through public lectures and other activities, the Center provides new views to the present debate on the Holocaust and other cases of Genocide. Such attention is of vital importance, not only in light of remembrance, but also as a warning for tomorrow.