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Opening of the “Simón Wiesenthal” Library on the Holocaust

September 18, 2014
On September 16, 2014, the Holocaust Remembrance Center of Uruguay inaugurated the “Simon Wiesenthal” Library, which specializes in the history of the Shoah. It is located at the headquarters of the Jewish Community of Uruguay, at 1084 Canelones Street. The library project was sponsored by Universidad ORT Uruguay, through its Department of Jewish Studies and the university library, which provided guidance for its creation and training for its staff.
This project was supported by the Canadian Fund of the Canadian Embassy for educational initiatives, the German Embassy, the Claims Conference, as well as companies and individuals who contributed to its funding. The Ministry of Education and Culture declared it of National Interest.

For more than two years, a group of teachers—Uruguayan alumni of the Uruguayan Holocaust Memorial Center who had participated in Yad Vashem’s teacher training courses in Jerusalem—selected the bibliographic and audiovisual materials with which the library began its operations.

This library also houses materials on other genocides that occurred in the 20th century, making it a point of reference for teachers, researchers, and the general public interested in the topics of the Shoah and human rights.