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International Research Center and
Publications
From its inception,
Yad Vashem has played a central
role in
researching the events of the Holocaust and publishing books based
on its research. The first volume of Yad
Vashem Studies was published in Hebrew and
English in
1957. 31 Hebrew-English volumes have been
published to date,
comprising 500 significant and often groundbreaking research articles.
In 1968, Yad Vashem
began holding international
research
conferences dealing with various aspects of the Holocaust. The purpose of the research has
been to examine the Holocaust from the perspective of the Jewish
sources,
to build
a balanced picture based on the Jewish point of view, which would
relate to the
circumstances, inner world and reactions of the Jew in the
Holocaust. In this framework, Yad Vashem
initiated the publication of central archival
sources. These important and comprehensive publications
include: The
Encyclopedia of the Holocaust - a six-volume encyclopedia
constituting a basic
database of
the events of the Holocaust period - places, people, concepts,
events,
etc.;
Toldot
Hashoah
(a History
of the Holocaust) - a project
begun in
1979 that documents the history of the Holocaust period by analyzing
different
topics and geographical areas. To date, seven volumes have been
published in Hebrew, written by top research scholars in
Israel and abroad, with
15 more
volumes in various stages of production;
Pinkasei
Hakehillot (Encyclopedia of
Communities)
- approximately 20 volumes documenting and commemorating the Jewish
communities in Europe and North Africa under the regime of
the Nazis and their
collaborators. This undertaking won the Israel Prize for Holocaust
literature in 1973. In 2001 the
Encyclopedia of Communities was published in English. Yad Vashem is currently preparing three databases which will
be accessible to
research scholars and the general public in the future: a
history of the ghettos in the
Holocaust, a
history of the deportations, and a history of the killing sites. In addition, Yad Vashem publishes research projects, diaries
and survivors' memoirs. Yad Vashem has
published over 200 books to date, which constitute the
backbone of Holocaust literature in Israeli society. In
recent years, 24 books have been published
annually.
In the 1960s, a
scientific consultation committee
was
established at Yad Vashem, which comprised representatives from
universities and
commemorative institutions.
The
International Institute for Holocaust Research was established in 1993. The Institute publishes research
projects, offers research grants, cultivates
research scholars in Israel and abroad, corresponds
with researchers the world over and holds international
conferences. Over the years the top
Holocaust research scholars have visited the Institute and
participated in its programs, and the Institute has gained an
international standing and reputation,
representing Israeli research at all the major
forums.
Copyright ©2004 Yad Vashem
The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
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