Credit: Embajada Argentina en Portugal
Federico Barttfeld, the Argentine Ambassador in Portugal, is engaged to support and recognize the work of the Holocaust Museum of Porto, which receives 50,000 teenagers from schools free of charge each year. His contacts with the leadership of the local Jewish community have been ongoing for more than a year.
Argentina has already assumed the Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), holding the rotating chairmanship from March 2026 until March 2027. It is the first South American nation to lead the organization.
The ambassador has been actively working to support education on this subject in Portugal. His efforts include advancing the initiatives of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), during Argentina's presidency of the organization.The ambassador has held meetings with Portuguese officials (including Portugal's IHRA representative) to promote Holocaust education.
The Argentine administration has shown a keen interest in maintaining and strengthening Holocaust education, making it a key pillar of its chairmanship. This commitment is evident through its core initiatives.
Guided by the motto “Expanding the Frontiers of Remembrance,” Argentina's program prioritizes younger generations, enhanced teacher training, and the responsible, distortion-free dissemination of Holocaust knowledge.
President Javier Milei’s administration is pushing initiatives to facilitate greater international and public access to Holocaust and World War II-related archives.
Argentina is working to bring the IHRA’s educational and historical initiatives closer to the broader Latin American region, while also raising visibility around the genocide of the Roma people.
