SrbijaRealno/Beograd/08.12.25. – Srpska delegacija Ministarstva prosvete i predstavnika visokoobrazovnih ustanova učestvovala je 1. i 2. decembra 2025. godine na međunarodnoj konferenciji „Auschwitz Delegation for School Principals“, održanoj u organizaciji European Jewish Association (EJA) u Aušvicu. Reč je o specijalnom dvodnevnom programu namenjenom direktorima škola iz cele Evrope, posvećenom jačanju obrazovanja o Holokaustu i borbi protiv antisemitizma, koji poslednjih godina ponovo beleži rast na evropskom kontinentu.
Kako preživeli svedoci postaju sve malobrojniji, naglašeno je da obrazovne institucije širom Evrope imaju ključnu ulogu u očuvanju sećanja, istorijskih činjenica i prenošenju lekcija najmračnijeg poglavlja ljudske istorije mladim generacijama.
Delegaciju Srbije predvodila je Nina Kuburović, koja je u razgovorima sa predstavnicima evropskih zemalja istakla da je Srbija – nakon Terezinske deklaracije koju je 2009. godine potpisalo 46 evropskih država – jedina zemlja koja je donela poseban zakon posvećen otklanjanju posledica oduzimanja imovine žrtvama Holokausta bez živih zakonskih naslednika. Zakon je usvojen 12. februara 2016. godine, a njegova primena počela je 2017. godine.
Kuburović je podsetila da su u izradi srpskog zakona učestvovale Sjedinjene Američke Države, Nemačka i Izrael, te da Srbija danas želi da ponudi pomoć ostalim potpisnicama Deklaracije u procesu usvajanja sličnih zakonskih rešenja.
U svojoj izjavi, koju je tom prilikom uputila predstavnicima evropskih delegacija, Kuburović je poručila:
„U vremenu koje je obeleženo teškim geopolitičkim promenama, izuzetno je važno, kako za opstanak čovečanstva, tako i za svakog pojedinca, da ne zaboravljamo istoriju. Kao mala zemlja na Balkanu, Srbija vrlo predano radi na očuvanju sećanja i poštovanju žrtava – zajedničkih gubitaka koje dele naši bratski i prijateljski narodi, Jevreji i Srbi. Kao država, u saradnji sa SAD, Nemačkom i Izraelom, 2016. godine smo doneli Zakon o otklanjanju posledica oduzimanja imovine žrtvama Holokausta koje nemaju živih zakonskih naslednika. Od 2017. godine, ovaj zakon se uspešno sprovodi u našoj zemlji, čime smo pokazali spremnost i dobru nameru da primenjujemo principe koje smo zajedno sa još 46 zemalja potpisali 2009. godine u Terezinskoj deklaraciji. Važno je istaći da su isti zakonski principi podržani i od strane SAD – zemlje koja, iako nije bila pogođena Holokaustom, pokazuje spremnost da doprinese očuvanju sećanja i ispravljanju istorijskih nepravdi. Srbija želi da bude partner svim zemljama potpisnicama Terezinske deklaracije u nameri da ovakvi zakoni budu usvojeni i sprovedeni i u drugim državama. Samo ujedinjeni u dobroj nameri, čuvajući istoriju, možemo ispraviti nepravde koje su se dogodile mnogim narodima, uključujući i Jevreje i Srbe.“
Učestvovanje Srbije u ovom programu EJA naglašeno je kao važan doprinos evropskim naporima da se unapredi obrazovanje o Holokaustu i ojača međunarodna saradnja u borbi protiv antisemitizma, revizionizma i zaborava.
Kuburović: “Only united in good faith, while preserving history, can we right past injustices”
The Serbian delegation of the Ministry of Education and representatives of higher education institutions participated on 1–2 December 2025 in the international conference “Auschwitz Delegation for School Principals,” organized by the European Jewish Association (EJA) in Auschwitz. The event was a special two-day program intended for school principals from across Europe, dedicated to strengthening Holocaust education and combating antisemitism, which has been on the rise again across the continent in recent years.
As the number of surviving eyewitnesses continues to decline, participants emphasized that educational institutions throughout Europe have a crucial role in preserving memory, historical facts, and in transmitting the lessons of the darkest chapter of human history to younger generations.
The Serbian delegation was led by Nina Kuburović, who highlighted in discussions with representatives of European countries that Serbia—following the Terezin Declaration signed in 2009 by 46 European states—is the only country that adopted a dedicated law addressing the restitution of property confiscated from Holocaust victims without living legal heirs. The law was adopted on 12 February 2016, and its implementation began in 2017.
Kuburović reminded participants that the United States, Germany, and Israel actively contributed to the drafting of the Serbian law, and emphasized that Serbia now wishes to offer assistance to other signatories of the Declaration in adopting similar legal frameworks.
In her official statement to representatives of European delegations, Kuburović said:
“In a time marked by difficult geopolitical changes, it is of utmost importance—for the survival of humanity as well as for every individual—not to forget history. As a small country in the Balkans, Serbia is deeply committed to preserving memory and honoring the victims—our shared losses with our brotherly and friendly nations, the Jewish and Serbian peoples.
As a state, in cooperation with the United States, Germany, and Israel, we adopted in 2016 the Law on Removing the Consequences of Confiscated Property from Holocaust Victims Without Living Legal Heirs. Since 2017, this law has been successfully implemented in our country, demonstrating our readiness and goodwill to apply the principles we signed together with 46 other countries in the 2009 Terezin Declaration.
It is important to note that these same legal principles are supported by the United States—a country which, although not directly affected by the Holocaust, has shown its willingness to contribute to preserving memory and correcting historical injustices.
Serbia wishes to be a partner to all countries that signed the Terezin Declaration, encouraging the adoption and implementation of such laws elsewhere. Only united in good faith, while preserving history, can we right the injustices suffered by many nations, including Jews and Serbs.”
Serbia’s participation in this EJA program was highlighted as an important contribution to European efforts to advance Holocaust education and strengthen international cooperation in combating antisemitism, historical revisionism, and the erasure of memory.