Yad Vashem

Head of Anne Frank Educational Center questions Yad Vashem's Germany expansion, drawing backlash

The Israeli-born educator warned that Yad Vashem's planned branches in Germany could face controversy over the institution's ties to the Israeli government.

People view the exhibits at Yad Vashem on April 13, 2026.
Exterior view of the new Yad Vashem Education Center in Munich.

Yad Vashem chooses Germany for first overseas education centers

The presentation at the Begin Center was attended by researchers and representatives from multiple universities, embassies, and members of the Serbian community in Israel.

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

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


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.

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.

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.

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.

Names of five out of six million Jews killed in Holocaust now identified, AI can help identify more

Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan said reaching the five million milestone was a reminder of an unfinished obligation.

Visitors tour an exhibition, ahead of Israel's national Holocaust memorial day at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in Jerusalem April 23, 2025.

JPost Headlines: Syrian FM accuses Israel, Four people shot at Lincoln University

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

A screengrab from a handout video shows an Israeli military vehicle moving barrier blocks to mark the "Yellow Line", in location given as Gaza, released on October 20, 2025.

Yad Vashem’s ‘Living Memory’ exhibition brings Holocaust stories into the present

Living Memory: Yad Vashem Collections Between Past and Future showcases hundreds of Holocaust-era artifacts, artworks, and personal items – many displayed publicly for the first time.

THE SPOON of Arthur Poznanski.

Holocaust survivor and 'Librarian of Auschwitz' Dita Kraus dead at 96

In her 96 years Dita Kraus has been an artist, a librarian, a guide and an inspiration.

Dita Kraus 'Librarian of Auschwitz'

Yad Vashem director condemns Ukraine ambassador's use of Holocaust comparison

Dani Dayan, director of Jerusalem's Yad Vashem museum, decried the widespread use of the Holocaust as a political tool.

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan seen during a visit of Britain's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial's museum in Jerusalem on September 11, 2023.

Why is Yad Vashem silent on claims of Israeli genocide in Gaza? - opinion

One might have expected Yad Vashem to make a powerful rebuttal to claims of genocide in Gaza, but no such statement has been made.

A WOMAN walks past graffiti depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with text reading ‘Wanted: Netanyahu For Criminal Genocide,’ in Barcelona. The writer asks: Why does Yad Vashem stay silent?

Israel's real strength: Defeating Hamas without surrendering its values - editorial

There is a quiet but powerful moral challenge in this. Dayan is not excusing the devastation in Gaza, nor is he minimizing Israeli trauma.

Consul General of Israel in New York Dani Dayan