Press Releases 2003

Yad Vashem Reunites Brother and Sister After 67 Years

Holocaust Survivors Live 90 Minutes from Each Other in Israel, Thought Each Other Murdered by Nazis

2003 Danek Gertner Yad Vashem PhD Scholarship To Be Granted for Case Study on Holocaust Era Jewish-Christian Relations

Ceremony December 21 at 12:00 at Yad Vashem

Yad Vashem to Recognize Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas as a Righteous Among the Nations

Brazilian Diplomat Saved Hundreds of Jews During the Holocaust Ceremony on December 10 at 12:30 PM at Yad Vashem

Yad Vashem Responds to EU Report on Antisemitism

Calls for Action Based on Findings, Ready to Assist in Increased Educational Initiatives

Yad Vashem Dedicates Family Path in Remembrance of Families Who Perished in the Holocaust

Ceremony Held with Participation of the President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany

Yad Vashem Reacts to Deadly Attacks in Turkey: Terror and Antisemitism Are Clear and Present Danger to the Civilized World

Humanity Must Act on the Lessons of the Past

Yad Vashem Responds to Poll in Germany Revealing Growing Antisemitism and Desire to Marginalize the Holocaust

Recommended Action: Increased Education and Awareness

November 17 at the GA: Exclusive Pilot Launch of Yad Vashem’s Online Central Database of Holocaust Victims’ Names

Special Guests Include US Ambassador to Israel, UJC National Major Gifts Chairman, and Venture Capitalist

Zionist General Council (Vaad Hapoel) to Hold its Closing Session at Yad Vashem

Session to Honor of Yad Vashem’s 50th Year

Yad Vashem Responds to Antisemitic Remarks by Greek Composer and Subsequent Silence of Government Ministers

Following Unchallenged Statement that the Jewish People is “the Root of All Evil”, Chairman Shalev Calls on Mikis Theodorakis to Visit Yad Vashem

Yad Vashem Responds to Poll in Italy Revealing Widespread Holocaust Denial and Antisemitism

Yad Vashem to Recognize Members of the Daniluk Family from Poland as Righteous Among the Nations

Ceremony Will Take Place at Yad Vashem on November 2

Chairman of Yad Vashem Directorate to Lead Delegation at Cornerstone Ceremony for New Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Ukraine

Avner Shalev to Lead International Delegation of Memorial Museums, Ghetto Prisoners, and War Veterans - Facility is First of Its Kind in Former USSR

Yad Vashem to Recognize Hans von Dohnanyi as a Righteous Among the Nations

Award to Be Presented to His Children in Germany

Following Yad Vashem’s Initiative, the President of Romania Will Announce the Establishment of an International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania

Commission is Chaired by Elie Wiesel, Working Group Includes Leading Researchers from Yad Vashem and Other Institutions

In an Urgent Letter to the Secretary General of the UN, the Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Cautions: The Malaysian Prime Minister’s Antisemitic Statements Are Chillingly Reminiscent of Other, Evil Times

Chairman: In the 20th Century, Humanity Learned That the Leap from Words to Genocide is Short - Yad Vashem Offers Its Assistance in An Educational Initiative to Fight Hate and Racism

Yad Vashem to Inaugurate New Visitors Center Ceremony to Take Place on the Occasion of Completion of the New Entrance Complex

Facilities Are Part of Yad Vashem’s Development Master Plan

Dedication Ceremony at Yad Vashem for Torah Scroll Written in Memory of Israeli Astronaut Col. Ilan Ramon Scroll to Accompany Israel Defense Forces Delegations to Poland

Yad Vashem Mourns the Passing of Benefactor Israel H. Asper, Founder of its Asper International Holocaust Studies Program

The Israeli Supreme Court Ruled in Favor of Yad Vashem’s Compromise Regarding the Center for Jewish Pluralism’s Receipt of Protocols from the Commission for the Designation of the Righteous Among the Nations

Evening Marking Yad Vashem’s 50th Year to Take Place Tomorrow in the Presence of the Israeli President and PM

The Jubilee Year will Feature the Theme “Remembering the Past, Shaping the Future”

Tomorrow Yad Vashem marks 50 years with signing of Declaration of Remembrance, establishment of Eternal Fund, and new Partisans’ Panorama

In a ceremony today Yad Vashem will receive a Ringelblum box in which part of the Warsaw Ghetto archive was stored

Inauguration Ceremony Today at Yad Vashem for New Book and Resource Center with Participation of the Minister of Justice

Hundreds of guests have come from countries throughout the world to mark Yad Vashem’s Jubilee year, featuring the theme “Remembering the Past, Shaping the Future”

Next Week Yad Vashem Opens its Jubilee Year

Throughout the year new projects and activities will be held to commemorate the Holocaust today and into the future

Israeli Air Force pilots flying over Auschwitz-Birkenau will carry “Pages of Testimony” from Yad Vashem of Jews who were killed on the same day 60 years ago

The names will be read at the same time in a ceremony on the ground

Romanian Ambassador to Israel Announced Romania Will Send Politicians to Yad Vashem for an Educational Seminar on the Holocaust in Romania

Ambassador Ensured Chairman That Romania Will Establish an International Holocaust Commission

Following Remarks by Romanian President Ion Iliescu:

Yad Vashem Will Work Towards the Establishment of an International Commission of Inquiry to Investigate the Holocaust Period in RomaniaChairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Raises the Issue in a Letter to Romanian President

Head of National Hungarian Archives Reported on New Hungarian Holocaust Center in meeting with Chairman of Yad Vashem

International Seminar on Holocaust Education at Yad Vashem

Yad Vashem’s Response to the Reinstatement of Papon’s Pension

Romanian Ambassador to Chairman of Yad Vashem in a meeting today:

“PM of Romania has promised to investigate who is guilty in releasing false information relating to the Holocaust in Romania; the new Romanian Minister of Education will visit Yad Vashem”The Chairman of Yad Vashem calls for the Romanian government to join the 15-member International Task Force for Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research

Chairman of Yad Vashem Directorate, in Letter to British MPs, Condemns Comparisons between Gaza and Warsaw Ghetto

Following the Romanian Government’s declaration denying that there was a Holocaust within its borders;

Chairman of Yad Vashem In a cutting letter to Romanian Minister of Education “This is a historical falsity, which raises grave doubts as to the sincerity of your intentions to begin a true grappling with the past.”At present time, Yad Vashem is publishing a new volume of research regarding the massacre of Jews in Jassy

Yad Vashem Responds to Romanian Government’s statement that “There was no Holocaust in Romania”

The following is a response to the Associated Press' article of Friday, June 13, "Romania Denies Domestic Holocaust":

Germany renews contract to finance ongoing archival project with Yad Vashem

More than 4 million documents already received

Original “Moon Landscape” Travels to Houston Holocaust Museum Yad Vashem representative to lecture on drawing that Ilan Ramon took to space

VE Day Ceremony at Yad Vashem

Yad Vashem Marks 50 Years Since Its Inception

Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev: “Yad Vashem Will Significantly Expand its Educational Activities to Ensure the Memory of the Shoah Among the Next Generation; “New Museum Complex To Open Within a Year and a Half”

Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, 28-29/4/03

Central Theme and Events at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem

Yad Vashem Awarded Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement

The Last Expression – Art and Auschwitz

Yad Vashem Participates in Exhibition of Holocaust Art at the Brooklyn Museum of Art

Yad Vashem Responds to PETA “The Holocaust on Your Plate” Campaign Comparing the Suffering of the Jews in the Holocaust to the Suffering of Animals in the Food Industry

Yad Vashem Presents Lexicon to French President

Preparatory Session for Israeli Arabs’ Visit to Auschwitz

Danish Learn Holocaust Education at Yad Vashem

Special Exhibit in Honor of Israeli Astronaut Col. Ilan Ramon

Europe Commemorates the Holocaust, Yad Vashem provides ceremonies on its website

International Winter Seminar on Holocaust Education at Yad Vashem

International Winter Seminar on Holocaust Education at Yad Vashem

Yad Vashem Responds to Remarks Made by Wife of President of European Central Bank