Yad Vashem

During Yad Vashem visit:

Biden got down on his knees in front of two Holocaust survivors

Biden after meeting two survivors at Yad Vashem: I vow to continue to fight the poison of antisemitism.

Watch: US President Biden Visits Yad Vashem

PM Lapid and President Herzog accompany US President to Israel's main Holocaust museum.

Biden to meet Holocaust survivors during Jerusalem visit

President Joe Biden slated to visit Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, meet with two survivors.

Pope hosts Yad Vashem director at Vatican

In a first, the Pope hosts director of Israel's Holocaust museum - but doesn't discuss Catholic Church’s Holocaust controversies.

Belarussian Couple Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations

Kondratiy and Anna Lakotko, who risked their lives to save 6 Jews during WWII, to be posthumously recognized by Yad Vashem tomorrow.

Yad Vashem chairman:

'Not every war crime is genocide'

Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan explains at Jerusalem Conference led by Arutz Sheva why he declined a meeting with Ukraine's President.

Skyscraper in the middle of Jerusalem? Residents say 'Never'

Most locals vehemently oppose a high-rise glamour building slated to go up next door to Yad Vashem.

Ecuador President arrives in Israel, will visit Yad Vashem

President Isaac Herzog welcomes President Guillermo Lasso of the Republic of Ecuador on historic state visit in Israel.

JCNY 2022:

Placing Holocaust legacy at forefront of international agendas

JCNY2022 will feature Yad Vashem Chairman. "Despite its growing distance, the Holocaust legacy is relevant more than ever to the world"

Yad Vashem: Lavrov's remarks are 'absurd, delusional, dangerous'

Yad Vashem responds to Russian FM Lavrov's remarks about Ukraine and the Nazis.

Holocaust survivor Zvi Gill:

'I saw Elijah the prophet in the form of a German guard'

Holocaust survivor Zvi Gill tells his story: 'I knew I was going to die. The question was not if, but when.'

Holocaust survivor:

Rebecca Elizur: 'We were deported like animals'

Yad Vashem torchlighter and Holocaust survivor Rebecca Elizur recounts: 'Mother protected our heads, we danced in the cold to keep warm.'

Dani Dayan:

'Israel is the guarantee there will never be another Holocaust'

Yad Vashem Chair speaks about Holocaust remembrance ahead of his speech at the Arutz Sheva Jerusalem Conference in NY on May 22.

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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022 Opening Ceremony at Yad Vashem

The central state ceremony marks the start of Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day in Israel.

IDF General Staff marks Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem

Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi: The IDF is a clear expression of the principle of self-defense and self-determination.

Yad Vashem chair:

‘Comparing Ukraine to the Holocaust is deplorable’

Yad Vashem Chair Dani Dayan condemns Zelenskyy’s comparison between Ukraine and the Holocaust as a 'Holocaust distortion we cannot condone.'

Holocaust historian:

Zelenskyy distorting Ukraine's role in the Holocaust

Holocaust historian Dr. David Silberklang slams Ukrainian President's comparison of Ukraine war to the Holocaust.

Zelensky asks to address Yad Vashem - but is rebuffed

Israel's Holocaust memorial museum rejects Ukrainian president's request to make video address, saying speech would be 'political'.

German Chancellor Scholz visits Yad Vashem

In first visit to Israel, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets PM Bennett, visits Holocaust memorial museum.

Yad Vashem condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine

Holocaust Remembrance Center also denounces "irresponsible statements and completely inaccurate comparisons with Nazi ideology and actions."

Op-ed:

Did the mufti of Jerusalem earn a place in Holocaust museums?

As the successful chief propagator of Nazi ideology in the Muslim world, Haj Amin al-Husseini certainly belongs in Yad Vashem. Opinion.

Anti-Semitism

Anti-Semitism today and Yad VaShem’s approach

Only a bold and comprehensive approach to the problem of anti-Semitism will address it properly and to the benefit of all. Opinion.

Yad Vashem: Holocaust denial is more than just a Jewish issue

Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, welcomes UN resolution on combating Holocaust denial and distortion.

Jewish museums create new tool for researching Holocaust victims

Israel's Holocaust authority to make its records publicly available in online genealogy database.

What the Media didn’t tell you about Bishop Desmond Tutu

How can Tutu,  a vocal defender of human rights, be accused of being an anti-Semitic bigot?  By reading his own words. Opinion.

The missing photo of Hitler and the Mufti of Jerusalem

When Yad Vashem exhibits were redone, a telling photo was not returned to the prominent position it had had before. Why not? Op-ed.

UN, Yad Vashem, chiefs meet to discuss Holocaust education

Yad Vashem's Dani Dayan meets UN Sec.-Gen. António Guterres in NY, raising issues of Holocaust education, anti-Semitism, & Holocaust denial.

Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau to remain head of Yad Vashem

Cabinet approves extension of term of former Chief Rabbi of Israel and child Holocaust survivor as head of Israel's main Holocaust museum.

Bennett to Merkel: We certainly remember history

PM Naftali Bennet presents to Chancellor Angela Merkel an optimistic view of new government.

French police chief to be named Righteous Among the Nations

Rural town of Vabre's police chief Hubert Landes warned Jews before a mass roundup, so they could escape arrest and flee to safety.

WJC applauds appointment of Dani Dayan as Yad Vashem chairman

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder welcomes appointment of former New York Consul General as Chairman of Yad Vashem.

NY Consul-General and ex-Yesha chief tapped to lead Yad Vashem

Former Israeli consul-general in New York and ex-chief of the Yesha Council Dani Dayan appointed to head Israel's Holocaust memorial center.

Will the new Yad Vashem chair be a former NY consul general?

Dani Dayan, former Israeli diplomat in NY and settler leader, picked to chair Israel’s Holocaust museum.

Yitzhak Arad, partisan who led Yad Vashem, dies at 95

Arad rose through the ranks of Israel’s army before leading the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum.

Recognizing Jews who helped their fellow Jews during the Shoah

Yad Vashem honors gentiles who saved Jews, but the Knesset did not direct it to honor Jews who did likewise. We can honor them anyway.Op-ed.

Survivor: We stacked corpses to earn another slice of bread

Watch the story of Zehava Gealel, who survived Auschwitz with her family, one of the torch lighters at the 2021 Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Holocaust survivor: 'My only sin was that I was born a Jew'

Watch the harrowing story of a small boy ripped away from his mother and forced to do excruciating labor before making it to Israel.

Survivor: We had symbolic Seder as the street went up in flames

Watch the story of Halina Friedman, left for dead during a Nazi 'Aktion', one of the torch lighters at the 2021 Yom Hashoah ceremony.

Survivor: My uncle was murdered as he was holding my hand

Watch the testimony of Holocaust Survivor Yossi Chen, torchlighter at the 2021 Holocaust Memorial ceremony at Yad Vashem.

Holocaust Survivor: Israel was our dream for many years

Watch: Holocaust Survivor Manya Bigunov tells her story. Manya lit one of the torches at the official ceremony at Yad Vashem.

Yad Vashem: Polish court ruling a blow to academic freedom

Israeli Holocaust museum calls court condemnation of Holocaust scholars "unacceptable."

Are there now memory communities in Holocaust discourse?

The controversy around Yad Vashem’s directorate chairman suggests that Holocaust discourse is deteriorating into polemical argument. Op-ed.

'He had an extraordinary personality and achieved great things'

Yad Vashem mourns passing of Sheldon Adelson: Particularly striking was his boundless love for the Jewish people and the State of Israel.

The Parsha and Current Events: The wanderings of Jews

This week we read of Jacob's flight and finished Erovin in the Daf Hayom, Yad Vashem is to get anew head and Satmar defied rules.Connected?

Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev to step down after 27 years

Chief of Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum, Avner Shalev, announces plans to resign.

'Battle anti-Semitism, educate about the Holocaust'

In light of recent anti-Semitic incidents, Yad Vashem calls on world leaders to enact meaningful educational policy to combat antisemitism

The story of Avraham Carmi

‘Abrash, recite the Shema prayer’

Avraham Carmi was born in Poland in 1928. After the German invasion, his family hid in the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw.

The story of Haim Arbiv

'Father was reading Psalms and there was pounding on the doors'

Haim Arbiv was born in Benghazi, Libya. In 1942, his family was deported to the Giado concentration camp.

The story of Lea Reuveni

'My faith was my source of strength'

Lea Reuveni was born in Iršava, Czechoslovakia. When the city came under attack, she took care of her younger siblings.

Watch: Holocaust Remembrance Day Opening Ceremony 2020

State ceremony marking the start of Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day in Israel held at Yad Vashem.

Perspectives: Video project for Yom Hashoah.

Tonight: Hear Holocaust survivors' stories, watch torch-lighting

State Opening Ceremony for Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day to be broadcast at 8 pm Monday evening.

Holocaust Day 2020: Solidarity in a disintegrating world

Yad Vashem presents central theme for this year's memorial day: Rescue by Jews during the Holocaust - solidarity in a disintegrating world

Macron, French Jews, and Israel

Yad Vashem issues clarification regarding Holocaust Forum videos

'Unfortunately, short films accompanying event included inaccuracies resulting in partial and unbalanced presentation of historical facts.'

Enough Of The Talking - Now Start Acting Against Anti-Semitism

A comprehensive report from the World Holocaust Forum Held in Jerusalem.

Hot Mic: Pence calls Trump 'unstoppable'

Vice President Mike Pence overheard telling PM Netanyahu President Trump is 'unstoppable' at Yad Vashem.

Watch: German President recites 'shehechiyanu' at Yad Vashem

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses Holocaust Memorial event at Yad Vashem, recites Jewish blessing.

Next week: The Fifth World Holocaust Forum

Preparations underway for special event to be attended by leaders from US, Russia, France, UK and Germany

Polish President pulls out of Auschwitz event in Israel

Polish President Andrzej Duda refuses to attend event marking 75 years since liberation of Auschwitz if he is not allowed to speak.