Press Releases 2008

New Online Resource:“Strategies in Facing Antisemitism: An Educational Resource Guide”Marking the 100th Birthday of Simon Wiesenthal

Polish Righteous Among the Nations To be Honored at Yad Vashem Tuesday

Yad Vashem to Receive Court Records of US Trials Against Suspected War Criminals

Austrian President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

International Conference Opening Monday at Yad Vashem: “The Holocaust, the Survivors and the State of Israel”

Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Save the Date: International Conference on 'The Holocaust, The Survivors, and the State of Israel'

Italian President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Foreign Minister of El Salvador Marisol Argueta de Barillas at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Actors Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Ben Stiller, and producer Jeffrey Katzenberg visited Yad Vashem today

Foreign Minister of Ecuador at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Polish educators attending Yad Vashem seminar to participate in ceremony

Tomorrow: Righteous Among the Nations from Poland to be Honored

Polish educators attending Yad Vashem seminar to participate in ceremony

Rabbi Israel Meir Lau Appointed Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council

Sunday at Yad Vashem: Marking 70 Years Since Kristallnacht

New online exhibit now at www.yadvashem.org

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Yad Vashem to Receive List of Jews in Germany (1933-45) from German Government Tomorrow

Yad Vashem Comment on Statements referring to Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Pius XII

Polish Righteous Among the Nations To be Honored at Yad Vashem Sunday

World’s Largest Collection of Holocaust Survivor Video Testimonies Now at Yad Vashem

52,000 survivor testimonies videotaped by USC Shoah Foundation Institute integrated into Yad Vashem’s film and testimony collection

Yad Vashem comment on closing of case against Dr Arad

New: Auschwitz Album in Farsi Uploaded to Yad Vashem Persian Website

French Justice Minister at Yad Vashem Sunday

Dutch Righteous Among the Nations To be Honored at Yad Vashem Monday

Jerusalem Conference of Mayors at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Finnish Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Today

President of Uruguay at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Yad Vashem Concerned by Atmosphere of Antisemitism and Holocaust Revision in Lithuania

Shalev letter to Lithuanian PM urges direct intervention by Prime Minister to“restore Lithuania’s integrity”

Sixty-six Years Since the Murder of Janusz Korczak and the Children

Ceremony tomorrow at Yad Vashem with participation of Holocaust survivors and youth groups

Senator Barack Obama at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

British Prime Minister at Yad Vashem Sunday

Yad Vashem's Response Regarding the Investigation of the Prime Minister

Statement by Yad Vashem Regarding the Request to Include Material About the Activities of the Bergson Group in the Permanent Display of the Holocaust History Museum

More than 700 Educators from 52 Countries to attend Yad Vashem Conference on Holocaust Education

French President Nicolas Sarkozy at Yad Vashem Monday

Yad Vashem opens hebrew channel on YouTube

More than half a million views recorded for the English and Arabic Yad Vashem channels launched on YouTube last month

Yad Vashem Mourns the Passing of Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council Joseph (Tommy) Lapid

Danish Prime Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi at Yad Vashem Friday

Official Visits to Yad Vashem Tomorrow, May 15, 2008

Yad Vashem Mourns the Passing of Righteous Among the Nations Irena Sendler

Official Ceremony to Commemorate VE Day Today at Yad Vashem

With Participation of Minister of Defense Ehud Barak

Musical Events and Exhibitions

Activities of the International School for Holocaust Studies on Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem

Tomorrow: Yad Vashem’s Photo Archive Online

Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, 30 April - 1 May 2008 Central Theme and Events at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem

Yad Vashem Launches YouTube Channels

Channels in English and Arabic Go Live Today in Advance of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

New Exhibition To Open April 28 in Presence of Prime Minister My Homeland: Holocaust Survivors in Israel

Preview tour for journalists on Sunday, April 27 - RSVP required

Main Events Marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day 2008

Polish Prime Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Prime Minister to present medal to Yad Vashem Chairman

Yad Vashem receives the personal archives of Rabbi Dr. Zvi Asaria Hermann Helfgott z”l

The collection documents the numerous episodes and activities, both in Israel and abroad, of Rabbi Helfgott’s life

Luxembourg Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Bulgarian President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Canadian Minister of Public Safety at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Yad Vashem Response to Misinformation Regarding Meeting Held Between Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister’s Delegationand Yad Vashem in Jerusalem Last Month

Senator John McCain at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Ministers from both Governments to Accompany the Visit

Actor Wentworth Miller at Yad Vashem

Spanish Righteous Among the Nations To be Honored at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Czech Prime Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Hungarian President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Israel and Ukraine Sign Agreement Today on Bruno Schulz Works Located at Yad Vashem

Yad Vashem Chairman presents written protest to Lithuanian Foreign Minister regarding the ongoing investigation into Holocaust historian and partisan Dr. Yitzhak Arad

Yad Vashem to Honor Anna Flescher as Righteous Among the Nations

Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Mihai Cioroianu at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

Yad Vashem Statement on Sarkozy Initiative

Sunday: Righteous Among the Nations from Poland to be Honored

Launch of Survivor’s Memoir to Take Place at Event in Presence of Polish Ambassador

Statement on the late Congressman Tom Lantos

UNESCO Director - General to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow

In Advance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day:40% of Israeli Arab Population would visit a Website with Information in Arabic about the Holocaust58% Believe it’s Necessary to Learn about the Holocaust in School

Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day January 27First Ever International Youth Congress on the Holocaust

Over 60 Countries Represented at three day event at Yad Vashem

In Advance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day:Arabic Website to be launched Thursday at www.yadvashem.org

Panel discussion on “The Holocaust and the Arab World” to mark launch Greetings from Prince Hassan to be Screened at Event

Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27Events Around the World

Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27Events at Yad Vashem

“The Holocaust and the Arab World” Panel Discussion (24.1.08) Marks launch of Arabic WebsiteRepresentatives from over 60 countries to attend International Youth Congress 27-29.1.08

Canadian Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

President Bush at Yad Vashem Friday

President Bush to Visit Yad Vashem Friday