Pod Save America Hosts Call on Democrats to Cut All Israel Military Aid, No Longer Accept AIPAC Funding
Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Local Jewish Community Calls for Action
‘All of Our Strength’: Over 1,000 Pro-Israel Activists Gather in DC for Solidarity Conference
‘Devastated’: Wesley LePatner, Killed in Manhattan Mass Shooting, Was a Jewish Communal, Philanthropic Leader
Sen. Angus King Vows to No Longer Vote for Israel Military Aid Until Gaza Conditions Improve
Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaza Backlash, Palestinian State Push, Says Israeli FM
Israel’s National Soccer Coach Attacked in Athens Before Soccer Fans Chant ‘F–K Israel, Free Palestine’ at Match
New York Judge Sentences Neo-Nazi to 5 Years for Livestreaming Bomb Threats Against Jewish Hospitals
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Meets Conditions, Starmer Says
Jewish 100: Avner Shalev – Community
Error: Contact form not found.
by Algemeiner Staff
Avner Shalev. Photo: Yad Vashem.
Avner Shalev
Chairman, Yad Vashem
Shalev was appointed Chairman of Yad Vashem in 1993 and has since put education at the forefront of its activities, opening the International School for Holocaust Studies, as well as enlarging Yad Vashem’s archives and research facilities, and building a new museum complex. He is Chief Curator of the Holocaust History Museum that opened in 2005. In 2003, Yad Vashem received the Israel Prize, and in 2007 Shalev received the Legion of Honor Award from French President Nicolas Sarkozy. That same year, he received, on Yad Vashem’s behalf, the Prince of Asturias Award from Spanish Crown Prince Felipe. Shalev has become such a respected personality that an award has even been named after him, The Avner Shalev – Yad Vashem Chairman’s Award.
