Yad Vashem

Christian woman who saved Jewish baby during Holocaust honored by Yad Vashem 83 years later

Efraim Kochba (born Ernst Bernard Van Coevorden) was raised in the Netherlands during World War II by parents Ziegfried Fritz and Martha van Coevorden.

Efraim Kohva.
Raoul Wallenberg

Remembering Elie Wiesel: A soul on fire and a life dedicated to justice - opinion

Elisha Wiesel, Elie Wiesel's son, keeps his father's leagcy and memory alive

Elie Wiesel's son rejects Rahm Emanuel's 'pariah' verdict on Israel

Israeli soldiers stand guard during a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, April 14, 2026

Israel to assume one-year chairmanship of Arlosen Archives, comprehensive WWII archive in 2027


Yad Vashem Chairman to Columbia president: 'The time has come for you to take a stand'

Dayan implored Dr. Shafik to “lead with moral principles, not only with administrative regulations. Speak up.”

 DANI DAYAN at Yad Vashem – caught in a cross fire.

President Herzog gifts Babylonian Talmud that survived the Holocaust to Yad Vashem

The Talmud had been entrusted to Rabbi Yitzhak Halevi Herzog in 1946, while he was recovering Jewish children hiding in non-Jewish homes and monastries.

Babylonian Talmud that survived the Holocaust gifted to Yad Vashem by President Herzog, April 17, 2024.

Grapevine March 31, 2024: An emotional visit

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

 YEHUDIT RAVITZ performs at the jubilee ceremony of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization, in 2000, in Tel Aviv.

Handmade Purim noisemaker from Holocaust transit camp donated to Yad Vashem

The grogger belonged to the late Marcel Micenmacher, who survived the Holocaust with few other objects to serve as mementos from his parents, who were murdered at Auschwitz in 1942. 

 A Purim noisemaker, handmade by Kelman Micenmacher for his son Marcel in Nazi-occupied France in 1941. The grogger is now in the collection of Yad Vashem.

Grapevine March 14, 2024: All at sea

Movers and shakers of Israeli society.

 RA'ANANA MAYOR Chaim Broyde with Mindy Ajzner.

The Holocaust museum in the Netherlands was desperately needed - opinion

Today, amid the passage of time, we are once again witness to an all too familiar and worrying trend of antisemitism and ignorance.

 THE WRITER (left) meets with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and President Isaac Herzog at the opening of the new Dutch National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam.

Russia spreads claims Yad Vashem hides Ukraine Nazi collaboration

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova shared on her Telegram channel claims by a Russian language Youtube channel that Yad Vashem had been hiding material on the Holocaust in Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova speaks during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 15, 2022.

Yad Vashem marks over 100 days of hostages held in Gaza

As Israel marked 100 days since the Hamas attack on October 7, Yad Vashem held a special event to mark the onslaught and show support for the abductees. 

 NAAMA EGOZI (L), head of Yad Vashem’s teacher training division, interviews Liat Beinin Atzili of Kibbutz Nir Oz, who shared some of her experiences in captivity.

Jerusalem highlights January 26-February 1

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 CELLIST JULIAN STECKEL.

Yad Vashem chairman speaks out against genocidal calls on college campuses

The statement specifically criticizes the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and UPenn for their alarming indifference.

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