Yad Vashem asks US to keep philanthropist Roman Abramovich off sanctions list
Israel's Holocaust memorial cites Russian billionaire's contributions to Israel and Jewish causes, as well as his efforts to fight antisemitism.
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In wake of controversy, Yad Vashem invites Whoopi Goldberg to visit Holocaust museum
Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan welcomes the talk-show host's "important" apology, though said her remarks were evidence of a “fundamental ...
Dr. Miriam Adelson: Yad Vashem is making sure history does not repeat itself
Yad Vashem inaugurates the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Educational Leadership Academy that will work to preserve the memory ...
Yad Vashem chief warns of 'distortion, trivialization of Holocaust'
Dani Dayan, the former Israeli Consul General in New York and current chairman of Yad Vashem acknowledges that when he ...
Herzog praises Merkel as 'one of the most important leaders of the modern era'
"Sometimes a leader makes a major difference, and I think that your leadership paved the way to Germany's ongoing commitment ...
British Jewish newspaper campaigns for spy to be called Righteous Gentile
Col. Thomas Joseph Kendrick worked 15-hour days to process up to 175 applications daily to help Jews escape Austria.
Holocaust survivor who led Yad Vashem memorial dies at 94
Yitzhak Arad served as chairman of Yad Vashem from 1972 to 1993 and remained involved in the center until his ...
Israel to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day with memorial events, 2-minute siren
Speaking at the state ceremony at Yad Vashem, President Reuven Rivlin called on Israelis to embrace Holocaust survivors as they ...
Yad Vashem online exhibit emphasizes the power of family
"The Onset of Mass Murder: The Fate of Jewish Families in 1941" reveals a dozen never-before-published stories of those caught ...
Remembering the man who fought anti-Semitism relentlessly
Sheldon Adelson loved Israel and the Jewish people, and from that loves stems his connection to Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust ...