Yad Vashem

My friend Alex Dancyg: 75, a Holocaust educator, held captive in Gaza

Alex, a proud member of the Zionist Youth movement Hashomer Hatzair, lives in Kibbutz Nir Oz. On October 7, he was ripped away from his family and disappeared without a trace.

By ORIT MARGALIOT
30/10/2023

US think tank MEMRI opens Hamas Atrocities Documentation Center

The Hamas Atrocities Documentation Center has the goal of documenting the actions of Hamas, which it described as the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.

Lithuania must acknowledge its role in the Holocaust - opinion

The annihilation of an entire Jewish civilization in Lithuania is an indelible stain on that nation’s history. However, I firmly believe that memories of Jewish Lita must endure.

By DANI DAYAN
23/09/2023

Yad Vashem chairman 'encouraged' by Holocaust remembrance in Lithuania

Dayan was invited as the keynote speaker for a special meeting of the Lithuanian Parliament and to participate in commemorative activities honoring the Holocaust victims in Lithuania.

21/09/2023

Yad Vashem caught in Israeli political crossfire

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: These types of relationships between Israeli institutions and their sister organizations in the world are complex and have many times become ugly disputes.

08/09/2023

Yad Vashem drops US partner after $80 million endowment unpaid

Yad Vashem said it will end its longstanding affiliation with the American Society for Yad Vashem, created in order to assist with funding.

06/09/2023

Why keeping Yad Vashem apolitical is a necessity - editorial

Using political motivations to fire Dayan from his Yad Vashem post would be a mistake.

US, EU support Dayan as Yad Vashem chairman

Sources in Yad Vashem told The Jerusalem Post last week that Netanyahu wasn’t happy with Dayan’s approach to boycott extreme-right-wing politicians, and felt that he is “too independent.”

Holocaust scholars call on Israel to maintain Yad Vashem's independence - exclusive

Yad Vashem has become a focal point for scrutiny from some Israeli officials, mainly Education Minister Yoav Kisch.

02/09/2023

US defends Yad Vashem head amid reports of Netanyahu-led ousting

"Maintaining the independence of such institutions around the world is key as we face efforts to distort/deny the facts of the Holocaust."

02/09/2023
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