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Nazi documents show discrimination against Jewish doctors

Newly discovered ledgers show Nazi practices aiming to siphon out Jewish doctors from Germany and change their titles to 'caregivers'; documents to be presented at Yad Vashem

Itamar Eichner | 12.01.24

'Antisemitism danger to humanity', Bauer said

The deceased Holocaust researcher changed the narrative of Jews being lambs being led to the slaughter; said the Holocaust, unlike other genocides, was not pragmatic and motivated by economy or politics but an ideology hoping to become universal

Itamar Eichner, Associated Press | 10.20.24

The incredible odyssey of Holocaust survivor Sabina Heller’s baptism dress

After her parents were murdered in the Holocaust, young Sabina was taken in by relatives of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin; After their death, Rachel Rabin told her all about her biological parents and the Christian family who saved her life

Itamar Eichner | 07.10.24

New Yad Vashem campus holds Jewish treasures from Holocaust era

Stretching over 63,000 feet, the new Holocaust Heritage Campus houses millions of documents, pictures and pieces of art collected by the museum since its founding

Itamar Eichner | 07.09.24

'The Holocaust means Israel, no one wants to touch this topic'

International delegation of teachers set to arrive at Yad Vashem for the first time since October 7; Holocaust museum official says ongoing war in Gaza makes teaching subject extremely challenging; 'That's what you’re doing in Gaza – genocide,' one teacher said

Itamar Eichner | 06.30.24

הקדשה בספר ההקדשות ששרד את גטו לודז' ונמצא לאחר המלחמה ע"י הניצול, יהודה ליאון רושצקי

'May no one yell at you anymore, 'Stop, Jew'': Moving Holocaust-era correspondence

Handed over to Yad Vashem Museum, the dedication book features testimonies and correspondence between both Holocaust victims and survivors; One correspondence showed a girl writing another girl about how they hope for the end of the horrors, but unfortunately, neither survived

Yogev Israeli | 05.06.24

נשיא ברזיל לואיז אינסיו לולה דה סילבה ו ישראל כץ עם שגריר ברזיל בישראל

Brazilian president recalls ambassador from Tel Aviv who toured Yad Vashem

Lula, who compared Israel's actions in Gaza to those of Hitler, and who was called an 'unwanted personality in Israel' because of it, recalled his ambassador and reprimanded Israel's ambassador

Moran Azulay | 02.19.24

נשיא ברזיל הנבחר לולה דה סילבה מציג את שריו

Israel declares Brazil's Lula 'persona non grata' after Hitler comparison

FM Katz gives Brazilian envoy tour of Yad Vashem, 'a place that testifies more than anything else to what the Nazis and Hitler did to the Jews,' followed by a stern reprimand at the Foreign Ministry

Roni Green Shaulov | 02.19.24

Israel wants to build the biggest Ferris wheel on the border with Gaza

While the war rages on and evacuees remain displaced, Tourism Ministry plans an elaborate complex to be built over 5 years raising criticism for ignoring the desires of residents and being 'out of touch with reality'

Anat Lev Adler | 01.01.24

Palestinian president holocaust denier: 'Hitler killed Jews because of their social role'

Mahmoud Abbas tells Fatah members Hitler battled with Jews 'because they were money lenders,' and not because of their religion; Yad Vashem says PA president shows the worst kind of Holocaust denialism

Einav Halabi | 09.06.23

Politicians should keep their grubby hands off Yad Vashem

Opinion: The capricious, short-sighted behavior that characterizes parts of the has infiltrated considerations regarding the appointment of a chairman to head Yad Vashem.

Alon Goldstein | 09.03.23

שגריר ארה"ב הנכנס, תומאס ניידס, לצד דני דיין ביד ושם

Researchers of the Holocaust slam move to oust Yad Vashem chair

Some 123 signed a letter to Netanyahu and Kisch warning of damage to the memory of victims and the institution if politics is interjected into Holocaust Memorial Museum after U.S. State Department also voices its objection

Itamar Eichner | 09.03.23

Netanyahu set on removing Yad Vashem Chairman

According to a report on Channel 12, Netanyahu's wife is behind the decision to oust Dani Dayan, after he invited singer Keren Peles, seen by members of the right-wing as anti government

Itamar Eichner, Ran Boker | 08.31.23

Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum introduces virtual tour

Israeli companies behind the project and Holocaust survivors say the new virtual tour provides a modern solution to see the camp in a way that's accessible and convenient for everyone

Itamar Eichner, Poland | 07.06.23

Yad Vashem, academics, institutions, condemn Poland attack on Holocaust historian

Dispute reflects the governing Law and Justice party’s ongoing push for a patriotic narrative of the past that scholars such as Engelking say erases Polish crimes against Jews during the war

Dinah Spritzer/JTA | 04.30.23