Yad Vashem

Collection of documents of Ustasha Atrocities presented at the Begin Center - opinion

Despite the fact that plaques mark the names of central death camps and murder sites in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem, the general public is unfamiliar with others targeted in the Holocaust

|ByALEKSANDAR NIKOLIĆ
The presentation at the Begin Center was attended by researchers and representatives from multiple universities, embassies, and members of the Serbian community in Israel.
A page in Calel Perechodnik’s original diary, which is now stored in Yad Vashem’s archives in Jerusalem.

'Am I a murderer?' Yad Vashem restores a Jewish ghetto policeman's Holocaust confession

A Holocaust-era diary that was buried, distorted, is now finally being shared

|ByEMIL BOTHE
Yad Vashem’s ‘Living Memory’ exhibition creates a time-travel experience through art.

Inside Yad Vashem's 'Living Memory': A window to victims' souls

At Yad Vashem, ‘Living Memory’ reveals how objects, letters, and art carry the weight of lives lost – and ensure they are not forgotten

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
As antisemitism rises in publishing, Jewish and Israeli writers are confronting rejection, backlash, and growing pressure to silence their voices.

'Your story is too Jewish': Inside publishing's dirty open secret - from the editor

Jewish and Israeli writers are confronting growing exclusion in publishing, even as new voices continue to emerge and push forward

|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH

NYC street in Manhattan's Upper East Side renamed 'Yad Vashem Way'

The location in the Manhattan borough was chosen in the vicinity of Rabbi Arthur Schneier’s iconic Park East Synagogue, done as a testament to NYC Jewish immigrants who survived the Holocaust.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
'THIS PAST week's co-naming of a street in New York City as Yad Vashem Way is a significant turn in events; in a city that never sleeps, this street sign stands high as a beacon of remembrance and a call to action for all humanity,' the writer states.

Rabbi Lau moved the audience at the European Commission’s Holocaust Memorial Ceremony

JANUARY 31, 2025ByMARK FISH

Israeli inmates meet with Holocaust survivors on Int'l Holocaust Remembrance Day

The meeting was held as part of a program entitled "Victory of the Spirit." 

JANUARY 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of the meeting conducted between Holocaust survivors and inmates. January 27, 2025.

EU hosts Auschwitz liberation event at Beit Juliana

In attendance were Holocaust survivors, the ambassadors of EU countries and the EU ambassador, Dimiter Tzantchev, as well as the Chairman of Yad Vashem, Dani Dayan.

JANUARY 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
EU hosts holocaust event at Herzliya retirement home

Yad Vashem chair denounces Musk's statements to far-right German party rally

Musk spoke in favor of voting for the far-right party, saying 'I'm very excited for the AfD; I think you're really the best hope for Germany...fight for a great future for Germany,'

JANUARY 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Elon Musk appearing before an AfD conference, January 25, 2025

Israel's Second-Most Visited Site: Yad Vashem

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode E99

JANUARY 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The dome above the Hall of Names in Yad Vashem.

80 years on, how do we keep Yad Vashem relevant for visitors? - opinion

Yad Vashem is the second-most visited site in Israel after the Western Wall, and it is important for it to reach a wide audience.

JANUARY 19, 2025ByMARK GORDON, DAVID ZEV HARRIS
Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 16, 2023, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Yad Vashem exhibit at Austrian parliament rolls out fate of Jews in post-Anschluss Vienna

The seed for the current project was sown last year when a similarly-themed exposition was given pride of place at the Bundestag, the German parliament building in Berlin.

NOVEMBER 3, 2024ByBARRY DAVIS
ICHARD FINALY (far left) with his family circa 1914-15.

Holocaust exhibit opens in Austrian parliament, Yad Vashem's Dayan meets top officials

Dayan met with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, President Alexander Van der Bellen, and Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the Austrian Parliament, along with Jewish community leaders. 

OCTOBER 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer.

Remembering Alex Dancyg: A bridge between Poland and Israel, killed by Hamas

Alex Dancyg was a man deeply committed to peace, yet tragically his life came to an end as a Hamas hostage.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024ByGIL LEWINSKY
ALEX DANCYG