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

ISIS hack targets Yad Vashem Zoom seminar commemorating Tisha b'Av

During the seminar by Yad Vashem, a message appeared telling participants that they were hacked by ISIS and showed images of swastikas.

AUGUST 14, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli soldiers look up at pictures of victims of the Holocaust at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial centre, ahead of the Holocaust Remembrance Day starting this evening, at the Hall of Names, in Jerusalem April 27, 2022.

From Yad Vashem to the site of Supernova, bearing witness is critical - opinion

When we bear witness, we have the honor of standing with those who are suffering and sharing just a fraction of their pain.

JULY 29, 2024ByAVERY CHENAULT
MEMBERS OF a Passages delegation attend a memorial gathering for the victims of the Supernova massacre.

Education is the silver bullet for combatting antisemitism - opinion

The International Conference is a recognition that Holocaust education must adapt to the changing dynamics of our world

JULY 4, 2024ByDANI DAYAN
THE WRITER addresses the International Conference on Holocaust Education at Yad Vashem, this week.

Guardians of the Holocaust’s legacy

The New Moshal Shoah Legacy Campus and the David and Fela Shapell Family Collection Center to open at Yad Vashem

JULY 1, 2024ByPENINA HOROWITZ
THE NEW Moshal Shoah Legacy Campus on the Mount of Remembrance; aerial photo.

European Union to co-sponsor new immersive Yad Vashem exhibit

The new project aims to resurrect Jewish communities destroyed during the Holocaust, bringing forward surviving testimonies in immersive detail with the use of new technologies. 

MAY 29, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi, and Yad Vashem chairman, Danny Dannon, at Yad Vashem, May 28, 2024.

October 7 hero creates 'Survived to tell' initiative to recount survivor testimonies

Turning tragedy into teachable moments through virtual reality: This project aims to spark a global dialogue rooted in empathy and recognizing our shared humanity.

MAY 16, 2024ByNIMROD PALMACH
“Survived to Tell – Be the Witness” experience.

The state of Holocaust education is dire, and the situation is failing survivors - opinion

The rot goes much deeper and has spread among the highly educated who don’t dispute that the Holocaust happened – and even commemorate it.

MAY 12, 2024ByANDREA SAMUELS
‘THE WORLD Must Know: The History of the Holocaust as told in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’; Holocaust education, which includes books like this one, is failing survivors, says the writer.

Holocaust researchers use AI to search for unnamed victims

The technology used can quickly and efficiently process testimonies and identify names.

MAY 6, 2024ByREUTERS
Visitors tour an exhibition ahead of Israel's national Holocaust memorial day, at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Observing with renewed urgency post-Oct. 7

Remembering, reflecting, and raising awareness: Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024 in the shadow of Oct. 7.

MAY 5, 2024BySIMMY ALLEN
View of Lublin Street in Chełm, Poland, pre-war. (Courtesy Yad Vashem, Source: ‘Chelm Yizkor Buch,’ published by the Chelmner Landsmannschaft in Yiddish, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1954)

Yad Vashem, Prison Service reveal Holocaust education for inmates

This joint Yad Vashem and Israel Prison Service initiative is part of a broader educational movement within the penal system.

MAY 4, 2024ByPELED ARBELI
Inmates take part in program that teaches Holocaust education.