Posts Tagged: Yad Vashem Israel
Israel’s Yad Vashem Opens New Conservation Center for Holocaust-Era Artifacts in Jerusalem
Yad Vashem, Israel's national memorial to the Holocaust, opened a new conservation facility in Jerusalem on Monday that will help house the museum's continuously expanding...
Chabad on Campus Emissaries Train at Yad Vashem to Be Holocaust Educators
JNS.org - Some 30 campus Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries concluded an eight-day training program at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, learning cutting-edge tools that will allow them to...
Pence to Attend Yad Vashem Event Marking 75th Year of Liberation of Auschwitz
JNS.org - US Vice President Mike Pence will visit Israel next week to speak at a Jan. 23 event at Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust memorial...
In New Initiative, Yad Vashem Tackles 21st Century Antisemitism
JNS.org - It is American teachers like Lori Fulton who, with their commitment to Holocaust education, are poised to be potent forces for holding back...
TV Host Andy Cohen Urges More Holocaust Education After Visit to Israel’s Yad Vashem
TV personality and producer Andy Cohen visited Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust museum and research center on Wednesday. "This is my first visit to Yad Vashem," said the...
Sole Remnant of Dutch Town’s Jewish Community on Display at Yad Vashem
JNS.org - Stained glass from the synagogue that served the Jews of the Dutch city of Assen, almost all of whom were killed in the Holocaust,...
President Trump Pays Respects to Holocaust Victims, Survivors at Israel’s Yad Vashem
US President Donald Trump commemorated the victims and survivors of the Holocaust on Tuesday during a short visit to Yad Vashem, where he laid a...
Israeli NBA Star Omri Casspi Takes Delegation of Celebrities on ‘Heavy Visit’ to Yad Vashem
Israeli-born basketball star Omri Casspi of the Sacramento Kings took a delegation of NBA players and celebrities to visit Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in...
Woman Sues Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum Over Oskar Schindler Documents
JNS.org - The Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem has been sued by a woman who claims ownership of a collection of documents that belonged...
The Holocaust Survivors Who Fell in Israel’s 1948 War of Independence
A special monument is located at the end of the trail that connects Israel's Yad Vashem, the official memorial to Jewish victims of the Holocaust,...
Polish Righteous Among the Nations Honored at Yad Vashem
JERUSALEM - Yad Vashem held an event on January 16 to posthumously honor a Polish woman, Maria Zurawska, as Righteous Among the Nations. The medal...
TripAdvisor Ranks Yad Vashem as One of World’s Best Museums
JNS.org - The Yad Vashem Holocaust museum has been ranked fourth among the 25 best museums in the world by TripAdvisor, a leading travel...
Thousands of Israeli Students Mark Memorial Day at Yad Vashem With National Walk
Jerusalem - Thousands of high school students from across Israel participated in a national walk on Sunday, April 22, from Yad Vashem on the "Connecting...
