Tolerance & Non-discrimination Ilya Lensky, the Director of the Jews in Latvia Museum, speaks at a workshop on collecting data on anti-Semitic hate crimes as Melissa Sonnino, the Community Affairs Coordinator at CEJI - A Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe, listens, Warsaw, 18 December 2012.(OSCE/Shiv Sharma) prepared recommendations that were presented during the meeting, underscoring the need for sporting associations and fan clubs to explicitly condemn acts of intolerance and discrimination, and stressing the positive impact of the participation of sports celebrities in awarenessraising campaigns. Responding to Anti-Semitism Creating educational tools on the Holocaust and addressing antiSemitism are an important part of ODIHR’s efforts to confront antiSemitism. In this area, ODIHR works closely with participating States, NGOs and intergovernmental organizations. ODIHR’s partners include the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, the Yad Vashem International School of Holocaust Studies in Israel and the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, among others. 60 ODIHR Annual Report 2012 Fifteen participating States have produced country-specific materials on historical and contemporary anti-Semitism, which also cover the history of the persecution of Jews. On 4 May, Austria launched its customized version of the ODIHR teaching materials on combating anti-Semitism. To promote sharing of good practices, ODIHR organized a workshop with 11 experts from other participating States where the teaching materials are in use. On 19 November in Berlin, ODIHR held a workshop in co-operation with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance to explore the relationship between education on combating anti-Semitism and education to promote Holocaust remembrance. During the meeting, 13 practitioners discussed challenges and good practices in this area. Participating States have also committed themselves to promote remembrance of the Holocaust. In 2012, ODIHR published the third edition of Holocaust Memorial Days in the OSCE Region. This overview of governmental practices highlights the fact that 37 OSCE participating States have established an official Holocaust memorial day, while another six promote Holocaust remembrance without having established an official day. The publication also outlines good practices and ideas that may reinforce and inspire public officials and others to promote Holocaust remembrance as a foundation on which to build human dignity, mutual respect and tolerance. To support efforts of NGOs to monitor and respond to anti-Semitic hate crimes, ODIHR held a workshop for civil society representatives from Belarus, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Moldova, Poland and Switzerland in Warsaw on 18 December.