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{{Short description|Norwegian research institution in Oslo, Norway}}
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| name                = Center for Studies of the Holocaust and Religious Minorities
| native_name         = Senter for studier av Holocaust og livssynsminoriteter
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| abbreviation        = HL-senteret
| formation           = 2001
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| location            = [[Oslo]]
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| fields              = [[Holocaust studies]]
| leader_title        = Director
| leader_name         = [[Guri Hjeltnes]]
| affiliations =  [[University of Oslo]] (affiliated institute)
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The '''Center for Studies of the Holocaust and Religious Minorities''' ({{langx|no|Senter for studier av Holocaust og livssynsminoriteter}},<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=983360521|title = Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret - Brønnøysundregistrene}}</ref> or ''HL-senteret'') is a Norwegian research institution. It is organised as an independent foundation and is an [[University of Oslo#Affiliated institutes|affiliated institute]] of the [[University of Oslo]].
==History==
The center was established in 2001. In 2006 it moved from the University of Oslo campus to [[Villa Grande]], the former residence of [[Vidkun Quisling]].
The center's endowment was donated by the Norwegian government at the behest of the Jewish community of Norway as part of the restitution made to [[Jews in Norway|Norwegian Jews]] for the confiscation of their property while [[Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany|Norway was occupied]] during [[World War II]].
The center was established under the auspices of the [[University of Oslo]] and has a twofold mission:
# Educating the public on [[the Holocaust]], especially as related to the Norwegian experience, i.e., disenfranchisement, persecution, arrests, confinement, confiscation, and deportation to death camps outside of Norway, especially [[Auschwitz]]. This extends to studies of [[antisemitism]] in and outside of Norway, in the past, present, and future.
# Studying ethnic and religious minorities, especially in Norway.
To this end, the center offers educational materials, programs, exhibitions, a museum, and library collections. Though it is an independent entity, it has established formal relationships with the University of Oslo, [[Yad Vashem]], and the [[Jewish Museum in Trondheim]].
On January 23, 2008, the center announced that an object of some importance had been stolen from the center's museum on or before November 23, 2007. The museum was temporarily closed after this to improve the security system.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-01-24|title=Holocaust-senteret rammet av frekt tyveri|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/oslo/article2209723.ece|access-date=2021-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124141859/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/oslo/article2209723.ece|archive-date=2008-01-24}}</ref>
==Directors==
*[[Odd-Bjørn Fure]] 2002–2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=983360521|title = Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret - Brønnøysundregistrene}}</ref>
*[[Jakob Lothe]] 2011–2012
*[[Guri Hjeltnes]] 2012–
==Other notable employees==
*[[Terje Emberland]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://klassekampen.no/60360/article/item/null/-en-verkebyll-i-lang-tid|title = - en verkebyll i lang tid}}</ref> (A historian; called in to testify at the [[Trial of Anders Behring Breivik]]—to give his professional opinions)
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hlsenteret.no/english/ Center website]
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