Dani Dayan

Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan: Holocaust memory is under sustained attack - opinion

Preserving the memory of the Holocaust is not optional. It is a responsibility to the victims, survivors, and future generations

Actor Rodie Kozlovsky performs in a play incorporating the works of the late German artist and Holocaust survivor Leo Haas at Yad Vashem’s newly opened theater.
Consul General of Israel in New York Dani Dayan

Israel's real strength: Defeating Hamas without surrendering its values - editorial

 Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan speaking at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference on June 5, 2023.

Yad Vashem’s Dani Dayan: University heads now taking ‘different tone’ on antisemitism

 Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein (L) alongside Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan.

'We are not at the mercy of others': Yad Vashem head says Holocaust, Oct. 7 are not the same


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.”

 Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan.

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.

 Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan speaking at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference on June 5, 2023.

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."

 US president Joe Biden, Prime Minister Yair Lapid, Israeli president Isaac Herzog and Minister of Defense Benny Gantz visit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on July 13, 2022

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.

 Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan speaking at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference on June 5, 2023.

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.

 Right wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) top candidate for the upcoming general election, Alice Weidel, speaks during a campaign in Berlin, Germany, September 24, 2021.

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.

 BOOK OF Names of Holocaust Victims now on display at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem.

Fearing growing deficit, Yad Vashem to undergo massive financial overhaul

The deficit is a combination of various factors and something that current chairman Dani Dayan hopes to change as part of his strategic plan for Yad Vashem.

 Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 26, 2022, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Grapevine January 25, 2023: Pause to remember

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 A VETERAN’S parade of Jewish soldiers who fought for the Red Army in the Second World War, held in Jerusalem to mark the 65th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.

Holocaust artifacts can be ambassadors of remembrance - opinion

It is incumbent on us to ensure that this commitment to remembering the Holocaust victims as individuals, with their personal attributes, aspirations, hopes and dreams.

 Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan.

Dani Dayan: Using diplomacy, lobbying to advance Holocaust remembrance

No. 36 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Dani Dayan, chairman of Yad Vashem.

 Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan.