IsraelIsrael’s oldest Holocaust survivor dies aged 107Yehuda Aharon Widawski, his younger brother, and one uncle were the only members of their family to survive the Nazi extermination of JewsBy JC Reporter1 min read
Righteous Among the NationsI owe my life to her: Israeli man, 82, pays tribute to Christian woman who saved him from HolocaustJacqueline Mintz is honoured by Yad Vashem after ‘adopting’ Ephraim Kochba when he was a babyBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
IsraelNew German ambassador to Israel starts term with Yad Vashem visitAlexander Lambsdorff said the two nations share a ‘wonderful and incredible relationship,’ but recognised it was ‘built on a very painful history’1 min read
Yad VashemYad Vashem nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian MPJoel Ystebø of the Christian Democratic Party put the memorial forward for the award due to its work against Holocaust distortionBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
Yad VashemPoland summons Israeli ambassador in diplomatic row over Yad Vashem tweetThe country’s foreign ministry objected that the post did not specify that it was occupied by Germany at the time of the HolocaustBy Ben Conway1 min read
Yad VashemYad Vashem recovers names of five million Holocaust victims in ‘historic’ milestoneResearchers at Israel’s official memorial to Shoah victims have worked for decades to piece together the identities of millions of Jews killedBy Hannah Sugars1 min read
By Jake Wallis SimonsHow the West is amplifying Hamas propagandaOur tendency to side with our enemies is all very well when it is limited to denigrating our history or paying reparations, but it is an entirely different matter when it comes to supporting those who will behead us2 min read
Israel takes over IHRA presidency from the UKYad Vashem chair Dani Dayan has been appointed to the role of chair in a year that coincides with the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 3, 2025 12:25
New York renames Manhattan street ‘Yad Vashem way’Israel’s Holocaust museum will be permanently marked in the cityBy Vita Fellig3 min read||January 31, 2025 11:20
Giant of Holocaust education Professor Yehuda Bauer mournedThe Israeli historian was one of the most influential figures in his fieldBy Simon Rocker2 min read||October 20, 2024 12:11
Shoah museum says Tucker Carlson podcast promoted by Elon Musk was ‘repugnant Holocaust denial’Darryl Cooper had told Carlson that the Holocaust was an accidentBy JC Reporter1 min read||September 8, 2024 10:35
NatWest apologises after ‘debanking’ Yad Vashem UKBank spokesperson said the incident was an administrative errorBy JC Reporter1 min read||August 25, 2024 13:30
Yad Vashem UK schools contest will honour victims of October 7Children are being asked to design a Sefer Torah coverBy Simon Rocker1 min read||April 18, 2024 12:32
The Forgers: The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust’s Most Audacious Rescue Operation reviewFormer protégé of leading historian Norman Davies has written a crucial addition to Holocaust bibliographyBy Daniel Snowman3 min read||September 1, 2023 10:06
How Yad Vashem protects the world's Holocaust memoriesIsrael's largest Shoah centre is investing in a new high security bunker as it responds to new threatsBy Jonathan Freedland8 min read||August 17, 2023 16:57
German hero honoured for sheltering Jews during warBusinessman Karl Steineke risked his life by hiding several persecuted Jews in his homeBy Rob Hyde1 min read||July 27, 2023 12:43
