In 1993, Yad Vashem established the International Institute for Holocaust Research as an autonomous academic research unit. Since its inception the goal of the Institute has been to encourage and support worldwide scholarly research on the Holocaust and Holocaust related topics. The Institute is active in the development and coordination of international research; the planning and undertaking of scholarly projects; the organization of international symposia and conferences; the fostering of cooperative projects among research institutions; the support of young and senior scholars who research the Holocaust; and the publishing of analytical studies, conference proceedings, documents and monographs on the Holocaust, and creating an international network of researchers.
All research conducted by the International Institute for Holocaust Research is under the supervision of, Professor Dan Michman, the head of the Institute and incumbent of the John Najmann Chair of Holocaust Studies, the Institute’s director, Dr. Iael Nidam-Orvieto.
Contact Information
The International Institute for Holocaust Research
Yad Vashem
P.O. Box 3477
91034 Jerusalem, Israel
Tel.: 972-2-644-3271
Fax: 972-2-644-3479
Online Form
The Moshe Mirilashvili Center for Research on the Holocaust in the Soviet Union
The John Najmann Chair of Holocaust Studies
The Diana and Eli Zborowski Center for the Study of the Holocaust and its Aftermath
Fund for Research of the Holocaust in Hungary and Hungarian Jewish History in Honor of Dr. Ingrid D. Tauber
