Dani Dayan
Head of Anne Frank Educational Center questions Yad Vashem's Germany expansion, drawing backlash
The Israeli-born educator warned that Yad Vashem's planned branches in Germany could face controversy over the institution's ties to the Israeli government.
Netanyahu, officials lay wreaths after siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day
Yad Vashem Chairman Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV to discuss Holocaust remembrance
Argentina assumes presidency of IHRA, commits to fighting antisemitism
‘Academic pseudoscience’ against Israel at prestigious US schools - Yad Vashem chair
Dani Dayan, chairman of Yad Vashem, raised concerns about the rise of what he called “academic pseudoscience” targeting Israel in top US universities.
Yad Vashem chairman 'encouraged' by Holocaust remembrance in Lithuania
Dayan was invited as the keynote speaker for a special meeting of the Lithuanian Parliament and to participate in commemorative activities honoring the Holocaust victims in Lithuania.
Yad Vashem caught in Israeli political crossfire
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: These types of relationships between Israeli institutions and their sister organizations in the world are complex and have many times become ugly disputes.
Yad Vashem drops US partner after $80 million endowment unpaid
Yad Vashem said it will end its longstanding affiliation with the American Society for Yad Vashem, created in order to assist with funding.
US, EU support Dayan as Yad Vashem chairman
Sources in Yad Vashem told The Jerusalem Post last week that Netanyahu wasn’t happy with Dayan’s approach to boycott extreme-right-wing politicians, and felt that he is “too independent.”
Holocaust scholars call on Israel to maintain Yad Vashem's independence - exclusive
Yad Vashem has become a focal point for scrutiny from some Israeli officials, mainly Education Minister Yoav Kisch.
US defends Yad Vashem head amid reports of Netanyahu-led ousting
"Maintaining the independence of such institutions around the world is key as we face efforts to distort/deny the facts of the Holocaust."
Israeli minister aims to oust Yad Vashem Holocaust museum chair
Education Minister Yoav Kisch has accused the Yad Vashem Chairman of allowing unauthorized parties to vote at board meetings.
Three members of the far-right German AfD party visit Yad Vashem
Israeli governments have boycotted the party and refused to hold ties with the AfD traditionally.
Yad Vashem Book of Names: A duty to connect, remember Holocaust victims
Yad Vashem has gathered 4,800,000 names of Jews children murdered during the Shoah. The Book of Names of Holocaust Victims is the single largest physical manifestation of remembrance of its kind.
