Press Releases 2022

President of Hungary Katalin Novák to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 16 November 2022

Yad Vashem's Newly Commissioned Symphony "Vessels of Light", Commemorating the Courageous Holocaust-Era Actions of Righteous Among the Nations Japanese Diplomat Chiune Sugihara, Premieres in Lithuania

Rare Photographs Shed Light on the Events of the November Pogrom 84 Years Ago

Yad Vashem Chairman Presents Awards to the Descendants of Newly Recognized Righteous Among the Nations as Part of his State Visit to Vilnius

Dayan also Laid Memorial Wreaths at the Ninth Fort and Ponary Forest Murder Sites

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan Visits Lithuania for the First Time to Raise Awareness for Holocaust Remembrance and Education

During his Visit, Dayan Attended the World Premiere of "Vessels of Light", a Symphony Commemorating the Courageous Holocaust-Era Actions of Japanese Diplomat Chiune Sugihara

Yad Vashem Mourns the Loss of a Dear Friend and Colleague, Holocaust Survivor Moshe Ha-Elion (1925-2022)

Reaction of Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan to the comments by Mahmoud Abbas yesterday

Yad Vashem's International School for Holocaust Studies Names Recipient of its Coveted Book Prize for Outstanding Book for Children and Youth

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan Responds to Racial Comments Made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Yad Vashem Mourns the Passing of Mrs. Lily Safra, z”l

US President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to Visit Yad Vashem on Wednesday, 13 July 2022

President Biden will shake the hands of two Holocaust survivors – Giselle Cycowicz and Rena Quint – in the Hall of Remembrance

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, Tuesday, 12 July 2022

Deputy Prime Minister of Greece to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 27 June 2022

Israel elected President of the IHRA for 2025

Official Visits to Yad Vashem – Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Historic Meeting: Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan To Meet Pope Francis in the Vatican

Yad Vashem Announces the Creation of a New Book of Names Containing the Names of some 4,800,000 Holocaust Victims

The Book of Names will debut in New York in the United Nations Headquarters in the presence of UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres

Vice Chancellor of Germany to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 7 June 2022

Georgian Prime Minister to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 30 May 2022

Suriname's Foreign Minister to Visit Yad Vashem Sunday, 29 May 2022

Belarussian Couple to be Posthumously Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations Tomorrow, 25 May 2022

Ceremony to take place at Yad Vashem at 11:00

Turkish Foreign Minister to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 25 May 2022

President of the European Parliament to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 23 May 2022

Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 18 May 2022

President of the Austrian National Council to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 16 May 2022

President of Ecuador Guillermo Lasso to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 11 May 2022

Kosovo's Deputy Prime Minister Gërvalla-Schwarz to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 9 May 2022

Estonian Foreign Minister to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 2 May 2022

Live Broadcast Details for the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day Official State Opening Ceremony from Yad Vashem Complete with Simultaneous Translation, 27 April 2022

Bundestag President to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 27 April 2022

Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day 27-28 April 2022

Central Theme for Holocaust Remembrance Day:  "Transports to Extinction: Deportations of the Jews During the Holocaust"

Slovak Foreign Minister and Speaker of the Slovak National Council to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 13 April 2022

Burundian Foreign Minister to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 5 April 2022

Austrian Foreign Minister to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 30 March 2022

Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt to Visit Yad Vashem, Tomorrow, 23 March 2022

Foreign Minister of Singapore Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow, 21 March 2022

Announcement regarding suspension of the strategic partnership with Mr. Roman Abramovich

Yad Vashem's Reaction to News of the Attack Endangering the Historical Site of the Babi Yar Massacre

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Visit Yad Vashem on Wednesday, 2 March 2022

Yad Vashem and Project Aladdin Forge a New Partnership Focusing on the Middle East, Africa and Asia

Yad Vashem Statement Regarding the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Yad Vashem and Roman Abramovich Announce New Strategic Partnership

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to Visit Yad Vashem, Thursday, 10 February 2022

Yad Vashem Posthumously Recognizes Doctor Jacob Cornelis Boon, from Holland, as Righteous Among the Nations

Ceremony to take place at Yad Vashem on 3 February 2022 at 11:00

Yad Vashem Invites Whoopi Goldberg and Others to Learn about the Causes and Aftermath of the Holocaust

Yad Vashem's reaction to swastika graffiti outside Union Station in Washington D.C.

Yad Vashem & the Claims Conference Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day by Launching a new Innovative Social Media Campaign: #DONTBEABYSTANDER

The Claims Conference In Partnership With Yad Vashem Launches New Social Media Campaign To Honor Righteous Among The Nations, Non-Jews Who Risked Everything During The Holocaust To Rescue Jews.

Yad Vashem Marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022

Israel's President will address the Diplomatic Corps serving in Israel at Yad Vashem's Symposium on Thursday, 27 January

Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022 Yad Vashem Launches Commemorative Activities Online

Yad Vashem and Meta Partner to Promote the IRemember Wall to Commemorate Victims of the Holocaust

Yad Vashem Partners with the Museum of Jewish Heritage and JewishGen to Expand Access to Yad Vashem's “Pages of Testimony” and the 4,800,000 names commemorated in the Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names

Genealogy researchers on JewishGen can now tap into Yad Vashem’s collection of Pages of Testimony memorializing family and friends lost in the Holocaust