The International School for Holocaust Studies

The International School for Holocaust Studies, which opened in December 1999.

The International School for Holocaust Studies, which opened in December 1999.  Hundreds of educators, students, soldiers, and groups from around the world visit the school every day.

   
The Resource Center at Yad Vashem.

The Resource Center at Yad Vashem.
The Resource Center supplies educational programs, informative materials, didactic tools and teaching aids on the Holocaust to teachers, students, educators and soldiers.

 

 

High-school students learn about the Holocaust with the help of maps and other teaching aids, at the International School for Holocaust Studies.

High-school students learn about the Holocaust with the help of maps and other teaching aids, at the International School for Holocaust Studies.

   

High school students on a guided tour of the Art Museum at Yad Vashem.

High school students on a guided tour of the Art Museum at Yad Vashem.
The guides are appointed and trained at the International School for Holocaust Studies.

   

Director of the International School for Holocaust Studies Dr. Motti Shalem awards the Yad Vashem Prize for an Outstanding Term Paper on the Holocaust.

Director of the International School for Holocaust Studies Dr. Motti Shalem awards the Yad Vashem Prize for an Outstanding Term Paper on the Holocaust.
Each year, the school awards prizes for the following achievements: Outstanding Curricular Units and Excellence in Holocaust Education, Outstanding Term-Paper on the Holocaust by a High School Student, Outstanding Matriculation Papers on the Holocaust by High School Students, and Children’s Literature on the Holocaust.

   
A discussion group meets during the Fourth International Conference for Educators at Yad Vashem, August 2004.

A discussion group meets during the Fourth International Conference for Educators at Yad Vashem, August 2004. Every 4-5 years, the International School for Holocaust Studies organizes an educators’ conference, with the participation of hundreds of educators from around the world.

   
The Fourth International Conference for Educators, August 2004.

The Fourth International Conference for Educators, August 2004. educators from around the world listen to a lecture in the auditorium at Yad Vashem.

   

While attending the International Conference for Educators, participants are encouraged to examine the latest books on the Holocaust published by Yad Vashem in several languages.  

While attending the International Conference for Educators, participants are encouraged to examine the latest books on the Holocaust published by Yad Vashem in several languages.  

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