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Yad Vashem to open first Holocaust education center outside Israel in Munich

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Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, announced on Thursday that it will establish its first Holocaust...

Yad Vashem chairman meets Pope Leo XIV 

News J-Wire Newsdesk -
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan met with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican this week to discuss strengthening cooperation on Holocaust...

Yad Vashem has recovered the names of 5 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust

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Yad Vashem in Jerusalem has recovered the names of five million Jews of the six million murdered in the...

Peter Dutton visits Yad Vashem

News Simmy Allen -
Australia's Leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton, has been given a guided tour of Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. During the...

New centre at Yad Vashem showcases millions of Holocaust artifacts

News Judy Lash Balint - JNS.org -
Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, has inaugurated a new home for the world’s largest collection...

Israel marks first post-Oct. 7 Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day began at sundown on Sunday, with the official state opening ceremony taking place...

Who is your Holocaust hero?

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On this year's Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day, Yad Vashem launched its "Who Is Your Holocaust Hero?" campaign. The...

Torah scroll, hidden during Holocaust, brought to Yad Vashem

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A Torah scroll hidden in the attic of a synagogue in Poland that was ransacked on Kristallnacht was placed...

A letter from Yad Vashem

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Over the last few days and weeks, we have been witnessing an exponential increase in antisemitic acts and antisemitic...

Lithuanian, Jewish leaders mark 80th year since liquidation of Vilnius Ghetto

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Official ceremonies on Sept. 21 commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the Vilnius Ghetto in Lithuania during...

Yad Vashem using AI to restore memory of Holocaust

News Etgar Lefkovits -
Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem announced Sunday that it has started using state-of-the-art AI technology including a new...

Yad Vashem-sponsored symphony celebrates Japanese diplomat who saved Jews during the Holocaust

Featured Articles Mike Wagenheim - JNS -
Samurai warriors live by the moral code bushido, or “way of the warrior.” World-renowned cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper, a half-Japanese...

Yad Vashem unveils ‘The Book of Names’ at the United Nations

News Mike Wagenheim - JNS -
It’s a book filled with the names of 4.8 million murder victims. The blank pages at the end, though,...

Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan meets Pope Francis in the Vatican

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On Thursday, Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan has had a rare private audience with His Holiness Pope Francis in...

Abramovich partners with Yad Vashem

News Simmy Allen -
Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem and Roman Abramovich announced today a new long-term strategic partnership aimed at strengthening Yad Vashem’s endeavours...

German FM lays wreath for Holocaust dead

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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has laid a wreath at a Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem ahead of talks with...

A president’s personal Holocaust story

News J-Wire Newsdesk -
"Yehudit Berkovitch had just finished the first grade and was peacefully living with her parents and eight brothers and...

165,800 Holocaust survivors live in Israel

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Some 165,800 Holocaust Survivors live in Israel, 90% of whom are over 80, according to data published Wednesday by...

Claims Conference launches new innovative social media campaign: #DONTBEABYSTANDER

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Gideon Taylor, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), announced today a new social...

Israeli Cabinet approves $9.2 million increase to Yad Vashem budget

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Israel’s Cabinet on Sunday approved a proposal to increase the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum’s budget by 29 million...

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