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Yad Vashem is open to the general public, free of charge. All visits to Yad Vashem must be reserved in advance.

Former Chairmen of the Yad Vashem Directorate

Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate (1993-2021)

Avner Shalev

Former Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate (1993-2021)
Avner Shalev has dedicated his decades-long career to advancing basic Jewish-Zionist and universal values ​​in Israel and around the world. Throughout his past and present roles, he has had a formative influence on education...
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Dr. Yitzhak Arad

Dr. Yitzhak Arad

Former Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate (1972-1993)
Dr. Arad was born Yitzhak Rudnicki in Święciany, Poland (now Svencionys, Lithuania) in November 1926. In his youth, he belonged to a Zionist youth movement and was educated in Hebrew schools. At the outbreak of WWII, he lived with...
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