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.

People view the exhibits at Yad Vashem on April 13, 2026.
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials stand at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.

Netanyahu, officials lay wreaths after siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, March 23, 2026

Yad Vashem Chairman Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV to discuss Holocaust remembrance

Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks at Yeshiva University in Manhattan, in New York City, US, March 9, 2026.

Argentina assumes presidency of IHRA, commits to fighting antisemitism


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.

Pope hosts Yad Vashem director at Vatican, omits Catholic Church’s Holocaust controversies

Pope Francis and the head of Israel’s state museum on the Holocaust, Yad Vashem, met for a first-of-its-kind talk.

 Pope Francis receives Yad Vashem Director Dani Dayan at the Vatican, June 9, 2022.

Diaspora Min. Nachman Shai: We have to take a proactive role in combating antisemitism

JEWISH WORLD AFFAIRS: After Colleyville, and ahead of Int’l Holocaust Remembrance Day, Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai and Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan talk antisemitism and the Holocaust.

 YAD VASHEM chairman Dani Dayan (left) and Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai: [Organizations and states] try to deny the very fact that antisemitism is still here, especially in Europe, which has suffered so much from antisemitism.

Yad Vashem Chairman meets with UN Secretary-General António Guterres

The meeting, which took place in the UN Headquarters in New York City on Friday, addressed the issues of Holocaust remembrance, education, research and historical documentation.

 Yad Vashem Chairman meets with UN Secretary-General António Guterres  on November 20th.

14 Days: Washington Summit

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

 US President Biden welcomes Israel's Prime Minister Bennett, in Washington

Former consul-general Dani Dayan to head Yad Vashem

Left-wing leaders praise the appointment of former settlers council chairman Dayan.

Consul General of Israel in New York Dani Dayan

Meet Dani Dayan, candidate who wants to bridge the Israel-Diaspora rift

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: New Hope politician Dani Dayan wants to foster unity, both within a fractured nation and with the Jewish world.

DANI DAYAN (left) is seen with New Hope Party leader Gideon Sa’ar.