Yad Vashem

US soldier who protected Jews in POW camp during WWII to be awarded Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor ceremony is scheduled for March 2, 2026.

|ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds is being awarded a Medal of Honor in 2026 for his bravery in protecting Jewish troops in World War II.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a press event as he delivers joint declarations alongside France's President Emmanuel Macron in Mumbai on February 17, 2026; illustrative.

Modi to visit Israel, address Knesset, meet with Netanyahu

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Israel this week, engaging in talks with Netanyahu on strengthening ties in high-tech, AI, and regional alliances.

|ByJAMES GENN
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar hosting his Finnish counterpart, Elina Valtonen, at the Foreign Ministry, Jerusalem, February 15, 2026.

Finnish FM visits Jerusalem for first time since 2016, discusses regional issues with FM Sa'ar

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar hosted Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen in Jerusalem, marking the first such visit in nearly a decade amid EU discussions on Israel.

|ByANNA BARSKY
Layla Blenden.

Layla Blenden: Jewelry of kindness

Blenden has begun selling her pieces at craft fairs and pop-up exhibitions showcasing the work of olim hadashim in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. She donates all proceeds to a charity fund in the US.

|ByBASIA MONKA

Jewish woman once held up by Nazis as ideal Aryan baby dead at 91

Born in Berlin in 1934 to Latvian Jewish parents Jacob and Polin Levinson, Taft was photographed when she was 6 months old by a German photographer, Hans Ballin.

JANUARY 13, 2026ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
HESSY TAFT poses holding a photograph of herself taken in 1935 by well-known German photographer Hans Ballin during an interview with Reuters July 9, 2014.

At the crossroads of Holocaust remembrance

A conversation with Dr. Yael Richler-Friedman, pedagogical director of Yad Vashem’s International Institute for Holocaust Education

JANUARY 6, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Isaac Herzog (C) flanked by Dayan and IHRA Secretary-General Michaela Küchler at the IHRA plenary

Faith under persecution: Yad Vashem exhibit on keeping the Jewish calendar in the Shoah opens

Handwritten calendars, prayer books, and testimonies at Yad Vashem show how Jewish life and tradition endured during the Holocaust.

JANUARY 5, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
Megilat Hitler, now displayed at Yad Vashem's active synagogue, which opened on January 1.

Happy(ish) New Year: Holocaust remembrance as warning in an age of resurgent antisemitism

A new year invites hope – but Holocaust Remembrance Day nears amid violent antisemitism. This issue looks back to warn: preserve names, memory, and truth.

DECEMBER 30, 2025ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
As International Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches we ask whether the lessons of the past have taught us anything?

Yad Vashem races to preserve Holocaust artifacts as survivors dwindle

As the number of first-hand witnesses dwindles, artifacts from the Holocaust are being carefully collected and preserved to continue telling the story

DECEMBER 30, 2025ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH
The documents discovered by Peled’s daughter in Krakow before undergoing conservation work.

Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan: Holocaust memory is under sustained attack - opinion

Preserving the memory of the Holocaust is not optional. It is a responsibility to the victims, survivors, and future generations

DECEMBER 30, 2025ByDANI DAYAN
Actor Rodie Kozlovsky performs in a play incorporating the works of the late German artist and Holocaust survivor Leo Haas at Yad Vashem’s newly opened theater.

Germany sees reality: Why a Palestinian state is no longer realistic - opinion

After the October 7 massacre, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz now rejects the idea of a two-state solution.

DECEMBER 15, 2025ByRABBI ABRAHAM COOPER 
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during an industrial sector association BDI event in Berlin, Germany, June 23, 2025.

Poland summons Israeli ambassador over Yad Vashem Holocaust tweet

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Yad Vashem should have made clear Poland was "German-occupied" at the time.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025ByREUTERS
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski looks on during a panel discussion with the title 'Increasing the Stakes: Should Europe Be Feared? during the Warsaw Security Forum (WSF) in Warsaw on September 29, 2025.

Israel finds support among visiting German influencers

President Herzog hosted nearly 200 German influencers seeking to strengthen ties with Israel.

NOVEMBER 18, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Isaac Herzog speaks at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, Septemeber 14, 2025.

Risking threats, NYC Sheikh leads Muslim interfaith visit to Israel

Rowe, who has engaged in interfaith dialogues in the UK, said it was necessary to find deeper commonalities than just rejection of violence.

NOVEMBER 9, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
New York City Sheikh Musa Drammeh, Shireena Drammeh, Aish U project president Rabbi Daniel Rowe, and Aish CEO Rabbi Steven Burg at a panel during an interfaith dinner with the Muslim leaders, Aish Hatorah leadership, and World Zionist Congress Aish Ha'am slate delegates.