TOLERANCE AND NON-DISCRIMINATION    33 two conferences organized by UNITED for Intercultural Action, a network of civil society groups working against racism, where ODIHR representatives facilitated a workshop on hate crimes for young activists. ODIHR continued to support civil society groups in Ukraine as part of the Office’s ongoing efforts in the country. This included the successful completion of the hate crime training cycle for civil society groups, representatives from local authorities and police officers in February 2016. In addition, ODIHR financed five projects aimed at countering hate crime and intolerance, projects that were completed in December 2016. COUNTERING ALL FORMS OF INTOLERANCE Complementing its efforts to counter hate crime, ODIHR pursued a holistic approach in 2016 in its efforts to counter specific forms of intolerance, including holding an event on Interreligious Dialogue for the Promotion of Tolerance and NonDiscrimination in October in Baku, Azerbaijan. Supporting the Personal Representatives of the Chairperson-in-office on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination ODIHR continued to support the work of the Personal Representatives of the Chairperson-in-Office on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination. The personal representatives made two joint visits in 2016, the first in July to the United Kingdom and the second in September to Sweden. ODIHR Director Michael Georg Link and Rabbi Andrew Baker, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combatting Anti-Semitism, conducted a joint visit to Hungary in November to follow up on their joint 2015 visit to meet with government officials. In addition, Rabbi Baker made individual visits to Poland in May and to Norway in September. Addressing Racism and Xenophobia Twenty youth activists from across the OSCE region explored the key elements of hate crimes and their impact on victims and communities, as well as measures that can be taken to counter these crimes during a workshop held on the margins of the annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting from 25 to 27 September 2016 in Warsaw. Challenging anti-Semitism and promoting Holocaust remembrance ODIHR’s efforts to counter anti-Semitism were marked by the launch of the Turning Words into Action to Address Anti-Semitism project, a multi-year project funded by Germany. ODIHR also worked to promote Holocaust remembrance across the OSCE region. A workshop to provide the Moldovan government with concrete guidance on strengthening the commemoration and study of the Holocaust in the country was held on 7 October in Chisinau. The event brought together 75 government officials, civil society representatives and experts to share international good practices on Holocaust remembrance “ Anti-Semitism is a vital issue for Europe right now. So much is changing and governments have to take the lead on responding to a new situation for an ageold phenomenon. In the long run, the best prevention strategy is education.” Nevena Bajalica, Anne Frank House at an ODIHR workshop on Addressing anti-Semitism through education in Belgrade, 18 November 2016.