About the International Institute for Holocaust Research
Research and publications on the Shoah have always been high priorities of Yad Vashem since its official founding by the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) in 1953. Due to the increase of international interest in the Shoah, the desire to encourage and support worldwide scholarly research on the Shoah and related topics, Yad Vashem established the International Institute for Holocaust Research in 1993. More...
- The John Najmann Chair of Holocaust Studies
- Yad Vashem Publications
- Yad Vashem Studies
- Search and Research – Lectures and Papers
- The Diana Zborowski Center for the Study of the Aftermath of the Holocaust
- The Moshe Mirilashvili Center for Research on the Holocaust in the Soviet Union
- Fund for Research of the Holocaust in Hungary and Hungarian Jewish History in Honor of Dr. Ingrid D. Tauber
Research Projects
Killing Sites Project
The online project of the International Institute for Holocaust Research, The Untold Stories: The Murder Sites of the Jews in the Occupied Territories of the Former USSR, has recently been posted at Yad Vashem’s website.This project tells the story of the murder of Jews in the occupied areas of the former Soviet Union that began with the German invasion of the former USSR on 22 June 1941.
The Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Research
The recipients for the 2018 Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Research in Memory of Benny and Tilly Joffe z”l were:
Dr. Daniel Reiser for his book, רבי קלונימוס קלמיש שפירא: דרשות משנות הזעם
Dr. Ion Popa for his book, The Romanian Orthodox Church and the Holocaust
The award ceremony for the 2019 Yad Vashem International Book Prize will take place on 28 November 2019. More...
Research Seminars for Guest Lecturers
Throughout the year the International Institute for Holocaust Research organizes lectures by guest researchers from Israel and abroad, as well as organizes lectures presented by the Institutue’s Research Fellows. More...
