Press Releases 2021

Yad Vashem Congratulates Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat Upon His Appointment as Special Advisor on Holocaust Issues

Yad Vashem Posthumously Recognizes Philipp and Anna Bogush, from Belarus, as Righteous Among the Nations

Ceremony to take place at Yad Vashem on 22 December 2021 at 11:00

Holocaust Historians Prof. Eliyana R. Adler and Dr. Leon Saltiel Awarded the Yad Vashem International Book Prize

Yad Vashem awards this prestigious prize in an effort to encourage further research and in-depth writing on the subject of the Holocaust.

A Dozen Ambassadors to the United Nations set to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 17 December 2021

US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 2 December 2021

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan Responds to Fox News Host's Comparison of Dr. Fauci to Josef Mengele

Yad Vashem's "ready2print" Exhibitions Available Anywhere in the World

Foreign Minister of San Marino to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 22 November 2021

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan Meets UN Secretary-General António Guterres in New York

US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield to Visit Yad Vashem, 15 November 2021

Colombian President Ivan Duque Márquez to Visit Yad Vashem, 8 November 2021

Congolese President to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Tzvika Fayirizen Appointed as Director General of Yad Vashem

Yad Vashem Posthumously Recognizes Clergymen Cardinal Eugène Tisserant and Rector Msgr. André Bouquin and French Diplomat Francois De Vial as Righteous Among the Nations

Yad Vashem Official Visits for 18 October 2021

Commanders of the Israeli and German Air Forces to Tour Yad Vashem on Sunday, 17 October 2021

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan to Participate in the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism

German Chancellor to Visit Yad Vashem on Sunday

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan Reacts to the Antisemitic Attack at Auschwitz

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan Addresses Academic Conference in Kiev Today

Yad Vashem to Posthumously Honor Yelena Grinchik from Ukraine as Righteous Among the Nations

Dani Dayan Appointed as Chairman of Yad Vashem

Foreign Minister Dr. Anže Logar Slovenian to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Yad Vashem Statement Regarding the Exoneration of Professors Engelking and Grabowski

Japanese Foreign Minister will visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Marking the Opening of the XXXII Olympics with Two Online Exhibitions

Vice President of Equatorial Guinea to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Canadian Foreign Minister to Visit Yad Vashem Sunday

German President to Visit Yad Vashem Thursday

Yad Vashem Condemns Antisemitic Attacks in the US and Worldwide

Yad Vashem Mourns the Passing of Renowned Holocaust Survivor, Historian and Former Yad Vashem Chairman, Dr. Yitzhak Arad (1926-2021)

US Secretary of Defense to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow

In Advance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, President Reuven Rivlin Participates in the "Generations Light the Way" Commemorative Initiative

Marking Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day 2021

Central Theme for Holocaust Remembrance Day:  "Until the Very Last Jew: Eighty Years Since the Onset of Mass Annihilation" 

Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day 7-8 April 2021

"Generations Light the Way": Remembering the Six Million

A​ family-oriented​ commemorative​ project​ for Holocaust Remembrance Day

Yad Vashem Chairman Presents Award to Vlada Shimanovsky, Winner of the National Poster Competition for Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021

Yad Vashem Statement Regarding the Verdict Rendered by the Polish Court

Yad Vashem Expresses Concern Over the Legal Procedures Against Polish Scholars of the Holocaust

Yad Vashem Marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021

Israel's President will address the Diplomatic Corps serving in Israel at Yad Vashem's Online Symposium on Wednesday – broadcast live on Yad Vashem's YouTube Channel starting at 15:30

Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021 Yad Vashem Uploads new Online Exhibition: "My Lost Childhood"

Yad Vashem will conduct its annual event for the International Diplomatic Corps serving in Israel this year online, featuring a message from President of Israel H.E. Mr. Reuven Rivilin as well as lecture, entitled "The Path from Mass Shootings to the Final Solution." The event will be broadcast live on Yad Vashem's YouTube channel on Wednesday, 27 January at 15:30

Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Yad Vashem to Virtually Commemorate Victims of the Holocaust through the IRemember Wall

Facebook International to promote this online commemorative initiative, now available in six languages

Yad Vashem Mourns the Passing of Loyal Friend and Patron of the Mount of Remembrance Sheldon G. Adelson

"Sheldon was a true partner, visionary and a man of action. He will be sorely missed"