Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indiana-based University of Notre Dame and its global network to increase and encourage advanced Holocaust education and research across the world.
The agreement was signed on Wednesday by Yad Vashem Director-General Dorit Novak and University of Notre Dame Vice President and Associate Provost for Internationalization Michael Pippenger.
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"Yad Vashem is pleased to sign the agreement with the University of Notre Dame," said Novak. "Yad Vashem is committed to ensuring that the history of the Holocaust continues to be relevant to us today and for future generations, and not just yet another chapter in human history. Our efforts aim to equip students and teachers alike with the necessary tools and materials to address the topic of the Holocaust and engage young scholars in the need for further research into the multifaceted nature of the Holocaust. Yad Vashem hopes that this agreement will open more opportunities to be active on many more universities and college campuses across the United States and the rest of the world."
The memorandum of understanding will create a basis for ongoing cooperation between these two internationally renowned institutions. Yad Vashem's International Institute for Holocaust Research and International School for Holocaust Studies will work together with members of the faculty, staff and students at the university.
The agreement also includes fostering a connection with Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education to strengthen and transform Holocaust education in Catholic schools and in its professional development programming.
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"The University of Notre Dame is very proud to enter into this partnership with Yad Vashem. For our students who study abroad in Jerusalem, the collaboration will allow for greater access to Yad Vashem's extraordinary resources – both its world-renowned experts and its unparalleled archives to pursue their research and become a part of the global conversation on Holocaust studies," said Pippenger.
"For our students on campus, we hope that the partnership will lead to a better understanding of the history and legacy of the Holocaust and what that understanding calls us to study and act on today. We also look forward to our faculty members forging new connections with the excellent scholars at Yad Vashem to produce research and scholarly initiatives that enlighten, educate and heal our communities."
Reprinted with permission from JNS.org.
