HANNAH LESSING, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, Is the Secretary General of the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism since 1995, the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism and the Fund for the Restoration of the Jewish cemeteries in Austria. She has been Head of Delegation of the Republic of Austria to the IHRA. Hannah Lessing lectures extensively on the National Fund and the General Settlement Fund and is an internationally renowned speaker on restitution issues as well as in connection with international commemoration activities regarding the Holocaust, transitional justice and reconciliation as well efforts to combat antisemitism and raise awareness against racism.