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• 24 March 2009 - Rabbi Lau at the Americas Business Council

• 17 March 2009 - Yad Vashem receives Holocaust era Archive from Luxembourg

• 8 March 2009 - Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust - Current State of Research International Academic Workshop Opened at Yad Vashem Today

• 5 March 2009 - Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust - Current State of Research International Academic Workshop to Take Place at Yad Vashem Next Week

• 3 March 2009 - US Secretary of State Clinton at Yad Vashem Today

• 2 March 2009 - US Secretary of State Clinton at Yad Vashem Tuesday

• 1 March 2009 - Canadian Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Sunday

• 17 February 2009 - Bruno Schulz: Wall Painting under Coercion

• 17 February 2009 - Comment on Decision in France related to French Government responsibiltity during the Holocuast

• 16 February 2009 - German Officer who Helped “The Pianist” Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations

• 12 February 2009 - Yad Vashem Statement Regarding the Pope's Comments Condemning Holocaust Denial

• 5 February 2009 - Yad Vashem Comment Regarding the Pope's Decision on Bishop Williamson

• 26 January 2009 - REMINDER: Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day:
  “BESA: A Code of Honor - Muslim Albanians Who Rescued Jews During the Holocaust” Opens Tomorrow in Ramle

• 25 January 2009 - Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev at the Cabinet meeting today: “Alongside increasing antisemitism over the past month, we are witness to an ever-increasing worldwide interest in the Holocaust. Paradoxically, these two phenomena exist side by side; thousands of graduates of Yad Vashem seminars create a buffer against the abuse of the Holocaust.”

• 25 January 2009 - Yad Vashem Comment regarding Bishop Williamson

• 25 January 2009 - www.yadvashem.org now in Spanish. Site to be launched by Spanish Foreign Minister on January 27

• 21 January 2009 - Yad Vashem Exhibitions Around the World to Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day

• 15 January 2009 - Monday: Diplomatic Corps at Yad Vashem in advance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day

• 4 January 2009 - Yad Vashem to honor Polish Righteous Among the Nations Tuesday

• 31 December 2008 - New Online Resource: “Strategies in Facing Antisemitism: An Educational Resource Guide”, Marking the 100th Birthday of Simon Wiesenthal

• 21 December 2008 - Polish Righteous Among the Nations To be Honored at Yad Vashem Tuesday

• 15 December 2008 - Yad Vashem to Receive Court Records of US Trials Against Suspected War Criminals

• 14 December 2008 - Austrian President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 3 December 2008 - International Conference Opening Monday at Yad Vashem: “The Holocaust, the Survivors and the State of Israel”

• 30 November 2008 - Czech Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 30 November 2008 - Save the Date: International Conference on "The Holocaust, The Survivors, and the State of Israel"

• 24 November 2008 - Italian President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 23 November 2008 - Foreign Minister of El Salvador at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 23 November 2008 - Actors Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Ben Stiller, and producer Jeffrey Katzenberg visited Yad Vashem today

• 18 November 2008 - Foreign Minister of Ecuador at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 10 November 2008 - Tomorrow: Righteous Among the Nations from Poland to be Honored

• 09 November 2008 - Rabbi Israel Meir Lau Appointed Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council

• 04 November 2008 - Sunday at Yad Vashem: Marking 70 Years Since Kristallnacht

• 27 October 2008 - Australian Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 22 October 2008 - Yad Vashem to Receive List of Jews in Germany (1933-45) from German Government Tomorrow

• 19 October 2008 - Yad Vashem Comment on Statements referring to Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Pius XII

• 7 October 2008 - Polish Righteous Among the Nations To be Honored at Yad Vashem Sunday

• 25 September 2008 - Yad Vashem comment on closing of case against Dr Arad

• 25 September 2008 - World’s Largest Collection of Holocaust Survivor Video Testimonies Now at Yad Vashem

• 23 September 2008 - New: Auschwitz Album in Farsi Uploaded to Yad Vashem Persian Website

• 18 September 2008 - Dutch Righteous Among the Nations To be Honored at Yad Vashem Monday

• 18 September 2008 - French Justice Minister at Yad Vashem Sunday

• 16 September 2008 - Jerusalem Conference of Mayors at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 2 September 2008 - Finnish Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Today

• 24 August 2008 - President of Uruguay at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 11 August 2008 - Yad Vashem Concerned by Atmosphere of Antisemitism and Holocaust Revision in Lithuania

• 6 August 2008 - Sixty-six Years Since the Murder of Janusz Korczak and the Children

• 22 July 2008 - Senator Barack Obama at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 17 July 2008 - British Prime Minister at Yad Vashem Sunday

• 13 July 2008 - Yad Vashem's Response Regarding the Investigation of the Prime Minister

• 10 July 2008 - 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

• 2 July 2008 - More than 700 Educators from 52 Countries to attend Yad Vashem Conference on Holocaust Education

• 22 June 2008 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy at Yad Vashem Monday

• 5 June 2008 - Yad Vashem opens hebrew channel on YouTube

• 1 June 2008 - Yad Vashem Mourns the Passing of Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council Joseph (Tommy) Lapid

• 28 May 2008 - Danish Prime Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 15 May 2008 - Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi at Yad Vashem Friday

• 14 May 2008 - Official Visits to Yad Vashem Tomorrow, May 15, 2008

• 12 May 2008 - Yad Vashem Mourns the Passing of Righteous Among the Nations Irena Sendler

• 11 May 2008 - Official Ceremony to Commemorate VE Day Today at Yad Vashem With Participation of Minister of Defense Ehud Barak

• 30 April 2008 - Musical Events and Exhibitions

• 30 April 2008 - Tomorrow: Yad Vashem’s Photo Archive Online at www.yadvashem.org

• 29 April 2008 - Yad Vashem Launches YouTube Channels

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

• 29 April 2008 - Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 27 April 2008 - New Exhibition To Open April 28 in Presence of Prime Minister, My Homeland: Holocaust Survivors in Israel

• 13 April 2008 - Main Events Marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day 2008

• 9 April, 2008 - Polish Prime Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 1 April, 2008 - Yad Vashem receives the personal archives of Rabbi Dr. Zvi Asaria Hermann Helfgott z”l

• 24 March, 2008 - Luxembourg Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 24 March, 2008 - Bulgarian President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 23 March, 2008 - Canadian Minister of Public Safety at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 19 March, 2008 - Yad Vashem Response to Misinformation Regarding Meeting Held Between Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister’s Delegation and Yad Vashem in Jerusalem Last Month

• 17 March, 2008 - Senator John McCain at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 16 March, 2008 - German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 14 March, 2008 - Actor Wentworth Miller at Yad Vashem

• 13 March, 2008 - German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at Yad Vashem Monday, Ministers from both Governments to Accompany the Visit

• 11 March, 2008 - Spanish Righteous Among the Nations To be Honored at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 9 March, 2008 - Czech Prime Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 2 March, 2008 - Hungarian President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 28 February, 2008 - Israel and Ukraine Sign Agreement Today on Bruno Schulz Works Located at Yad Vashem

• 27 February, 2008 - Yad Vashem Chairman presents written protest to Lithuanian Foreign Minister regarding the ongoing investigation into Holocaust historian and partisan Dr. Yitzhak Arad

• 20 February, 2008 - Thursday: Swiss Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony at Yad Vashem

• 19 February, 2008 - Romanian Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 17 February, 2008 - Yad Vashem Statement on Sarkozy Initiative

• 14 February, 2008 - 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

• 12 February, 2008 - Statement on the late Congressman Tom Lantos

• 5 February, 2008 - UNESCO Director - General to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 24 January, 2008 - Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day January 27, First Ever International Youth Congress on the Holocaust, Over 60 Countries Represented at three day event at Yad Vashem

• 24 January, 2008 - In Advance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 40% of Israeli Arab Population would visit a Website with Information in Arabic about the Holocaust, 58% Believe it’s Necessary to Learn about the Holocaust in School

• 21 January, 2008 - In Advance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Arabic Website to be launched Thursday at www.yadvashem.org

• 17 January, 2008 - Events marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27

• 13 January, 2008 - Canadian Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 10 January, 2008 - President Bush at Yad Vashem Friday

• 7 January, 2008 - President Bush to Visit Yad Vashem Friday

• 26 December, 2007 - Serbian Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 19 December, 2007 - ODIHR and Yad Vashem Launch Teachers’ Guide on Addressing Antisemitism

• 13 December, 2007 - Ukrainian President Proposes Family Members To be Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations

• 3 December, 2007 - Cypriot Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 29 November, 2007 - South Korean Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Sunday

• 28 November, 2007 - Yad Vashem Comment on Opening of the ITS Archives 

• 21 November, 2007 - Finnish Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow 

• 21 November, 2007 - German Minister of Finance at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 18 November, 2007 - Liberian President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 14 November, 2007 - Yad Vashem Chairman Shalev Thanks Ukrainian President Yuschenko for Instructing the Relevant Professionals to Reach an Agreement Regarding the Bruno Schultz Murals

• 13 November, 2007 - Bnei Sakhnin and Kiryat Shmona Football Teams to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 12 November, 2007 - Thursday: Special Event with the Poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko

• 31 October, 2007 - German Defense Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 30 October, 2007 - "Echoes And Reflections" Holocaust Curriculum Recognized By Peers With National Media Award

• 30 October, 2007 - United Nations and Yad Vashem to hold International Forum on Holocaust Awareness and Genocide Prevention

• 29 October, 2007 - BESA: A Code of Honor, Muslim Albanians Who Rescued Jews During the Holocaust, Photographer: Norman Gershman-New Exhibit at Yad Vashem Opens Thursday in presence of Minister Raleb Majadele

• 25 October, 2007 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy presented Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev with the Legion of Honor at a noontime ceremony at the Elysee today .

• 24 October, 2007 - Dutch Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony Tomorrow

• 22 October, 2007 - Georgian Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 21 October, 2007 - International Recognition for Yad Vashem- Thursday Sarkozy to present Shalev with Legion of Honor in special Elysee ceremony; Prince of Asturias Award for Concord to be Presented to Yad Vashem Friday in Oviedo, Spain

• 14 October, 2007 - Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 10 October, 2007 - Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony Tomorrow

• 9 October, 2007 - Presidential Ceremony Honoring Polish Righteous Among the Nations to Take Place Wednesday in Warsaw

• 7 October, 2007 - Turkish Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 25 September, 2007 - French President Sarkozy to Present Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev with Légion d’Honneur

• 20 September, 2007 - First-ever International Holocaust Conference in Spain Opens Monday

• 19 September, 2007 - Now Available in the Yad Vashem Reading Room: Visual Aids for the Visually Impaired

• 12 September, 2007 - Yad Vashem Receives Prince of Asturias Award for Concord

• 11 September, 2007- French Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Today

• 5 September, 2007 - Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony Tomorrow

• 5 September, 2007 - Prince Edward to Visit Yad Vashem Friday

• 30 August, 2007 - Austrian Chancellor at Yad Vashem Monday

• 21 August, 2007 - First transfer of material from ITS/Arolsen Archive arrives at Yad Vashem. Some 12 million documents to be absorbed in Yad Vashem Archives

• 13 August, 2007 - Japanese Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 9 August, 2007 - Yad Vashem Granted UN NGO Status

• 7 August, 2007 - Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony from Romania Tomorrow

• 31 July, 2007 - “Antisemitism? Anti-Zionism? Criticism of Israel?” Exhibit to open in Berlin Wednesday. Yad Vashem-TU Berlin exhibit to be displayed in German Foreign Ministry

• 19 July, 2007 - Kasztner Archives to be Presented to Yad Vashem

• 16 July, 2007 - Icelandic Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 15 July, 2007 - Echoes and Reflections Summer Institute to Open Today at Yad Vashem

• 11 July, 2007 - Foreign Minister of Nepal at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 9 July, 2007 - Slovakian Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 9 July, 2007 - Yad Vashem’s Website www.yadvashem.org Wins WebiAward 2007

• 8 July, 2007 - Italian Prime Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 28 June, 2007 - International School for Holocaust Studies to Award 2007 Prizes for Excellence in the Field of Holocaust Studies at Ceremony Sunday in Presence of Minister of Education Yuli Tamir

• 26 June, 2007 - Yad Vashem to Honor Bernard Aptaker of Houston Tomorrow

• 26 June, 2007 - Australian Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 3 June, 2007 - Original Diary of Rutka Laskier to be Presented to Yad Vashem Tomorrow in Ceremony Marking Publication of the Diary in English and Hebrew

• 31  May, 2007 - Righteous Among the Nations from Norway, the Netherlands, and Poland to be Recognized at Yad Vashem Ceremonies Next Week

• 30  May, 2007 - Czech Mate: A Life in Progress Memoir of Thomas O. Hecht to be Launched in Montreal

• 30  May, 2007 - Bad Arolsen Leadership at Yad Vashem Discussions Ongoing to Prepare for Transfer of Material

• 28 May, 2007 - European Parliament President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 15 May, 2007 - Yad Vashem Welcomes ITS Decision to Transfer Copies of Archives to Member States

• 14 May, 2007 - El Salvador Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 8 May, 2007 - Official Ceremony to Commemorate VE Day Tomorrow at Yad Vashem

• 1 May, 2007 - Prime Minister of Saxony at Yad Vashem Tomorrow, Agreement on Co-operation between Yad Vashem and Dresden State Art Collections to be Signed

• 29 April, 2007 - Today, Global Day for Darfur: Heads of Yad Vashem Call on UN Secretary General to Act to Stop the Genocide in Darfur, Urge Security Council to Send Troops to Region to Restore Security

• 26 April, 2007 - Foreign Minister of Singapore at Yad Vashem Sunday

• 18 April, 2007 - US Secretary of Defense Gates at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 17 April, 2007 - Belgian who Rescued 300 Children to Receive Honorary Citizenship at Yad Vashem Ceremony Tomorrow

• 15 April, 2007 - Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, 15-16 April 2007

• 15 April, 2007 - Following is the text of the letter from Avner Shalev, Chairman of Yad Vashem, in Response to the Letter of Archbishop Antonio Franco

• 15 April, 2007 - Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem: Hundreds of Youth Salute Holocaust Survivors in Ceremony for Youth Movements

• 13 April, 2007 - Opening Ceremony of Holocaust Remembrance Day to Be Broadcast Live on www.yadvashem.org

• 11 April, 2007 - Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, 15-16 April 2007 Central Theme and Events at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem

• 10 April, 2007 - Dr. Wolfgang Huber, President of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) will visit Yad Vashem tomorrow

• 5 April, 2007 - Yad Vashem Launches Special mini-site for Holocaust Remembrance Day and New Online Exhibition on www.yadvashem.org

• 29 March, 2007 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Yad Vashem Sunday

• 29 March, 2007 - New in the Yad Vashem Exhibitions Pavilion - “Spots of Light: To Be A Woman in the Holocaust”

• 26 March, 2007 - UN Secretary General at Yad Vashem Today

• 25 March, 2007 - UN Secretary General at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 25 March, 2007 - Swedish Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 22 March, 2007 - Senior FA Officials and English Fans at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 20 March, 2007 - Seminar for Friends of Yad Vashem from Spanish Speaking Countries

• 19 March, 2007 - Prime Minister of Slovak Republic at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 13 March, 2007 - Names Recovery Month Launched in Advance of Holocaust Remembrance Day

• 12 March, 2007 - Refugees from Sudan who arrived in Israel due to the Darfur crisis visited Yad Vashem today

• 6 March, 2007 - Yad Vashem Chairman Appalled by Comments of German Bishops Comparing Holocaust to Situation in West Bank

• 8 March, 2007 - Refugees from Sudan who arrived in Israel due to the Darfur crisis to visit Yad Vashem Monday

• 19 February, 2007 - Latvian Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 6 February, 2007 - UK Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 4 February, 2007 - Kenyan Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 31 January, 2007 - Hungarian Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 28 January, 2007 - Yad Vashem Welcomes UN Resolution on Holocaust Denial

• 25 January, 2007 - Yad Vashem events around the world marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day January 27, 2007
  Mini-site in Farsi Uploaded to www.yadvashem.org Today

• 22 January, 2007 - Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day International Conference: “The Holocaust, Medicine and Medical Ethics”

• 18 January, 2007 - Events marking the second annual observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, 2007

• 18 January, 2007 - Canadian Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Sunday

• 18 January, 2007 - Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic at Yad Vashem Sunday

• 14 January, 2007 - Marking Ten Years of Educational Cooperation between Yad Vashem and Hungary: Agreement on Bilateral Cooperation in Education and Names Recovery between Yad Vashem and the Hungarian Education Ministry

• 9 January, 2007 - Estonian Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 7 January, 2007 - Dorit Novak Appointed Director of the International School for Holocaust Studies Succeeds Dr. Motti Shalem

• 2 January, 2007 - President of Bundestag at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 17 December, 2006 - On Tuesday, an International Conference Marking the 60th Anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials will open at Yad Vashem: Holocaust and Justice, Post-War Trials and the Holocaust: Representation, Awareness and Historiography

• 13 December, 2006 - “Holocaust Denial: Paving the Way to Genocide”

• 10 December, 2006 - Yad Vashem Alarmed by Continued Iranian Holocaust Denial

• 5 December, 2006 -New Exhibition at Yad Vashem “An Arduous Road: Samuel Bak - 60 Years of Creativity”

• 3 December, 2006 - Ségolène Royal at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 21 November, 2006 - Moldova Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 21 November, 2006 - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 19 November, 2006 - Foreign Minister Amado of Portugal at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 5 November, 2006 - International School for Holocaust Studies to Award 2006 Prizes for Excellence in the Field of Holocaust Studies at ceremony tomorrow

• 2 November, 2006 - Serbian Foreign Minister Draskovic at Yad Vashem Sunday

• 27 October, 2006 - Jan Schep from the Netherlands To Be Honored As Righteous Among the Nations By Yad Vashem Sunday Award to be received on his behalf by his son Hank Schep in the presence of survivors

• 26 October, 2006 - Dr Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson To Grant Yad Vashem $25 Million, To Expand Its Outreach Activities In Holocaust Education & Commemoration

• 25 September, 2006 - Let My People Live! International Forum 65 Years Since the Murders at Babi Yar

• 18 September, 2006 - Siblings Reunite After 65 Years

• 12 September, 2006 - Yad Vashem Statement on Darfur

• 11 September, 2006 - Polish President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 5 September, 2006 - New Online Exhibit at www.yadvashem.org: On One Clear Day

• 15 August, 2006 - Yad Vashem Statement on Iranian Holocaust Cartoon Exhibit

• 15 August, 2006 - About One Million Pages of Documentation about the Shoah Uploaded to Yad Vashem Website

• 17 July, 2006 - Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony Tuesday at Yad Vashem - Four Righteous from Ukraine Posthumously Recognized in Presence of Survivors

• 11 July, 2006 - Japanese Prime Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 10 July, 2006 - Jeff Goldblum at yad vashem

• 10 July, 2006 - First Greek Educators Seminar At Yad Vashem

• 10 July, 2006 - Pensioners Party led by party Chairman Rafi Eitan to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 27 June, 2006 - Now available on Yad Vashem's Website, www.yadvashem.org, Audio Broadcasts and Podcast Downloads Featuring the Insights and Perspectives of Yad Vashem's Researchers and Historians

• 26 June, 2006 - “Teaching the Holocaust to Future Generations”. Over 300 participants from 21 countries to participate in Fifth International Conference on Holocaust Education at Yad Vashem

• 14 June, 2006 - Yad Vashem Applauds Establishment of ‘Wall of Righteous’ Commemorating French Righteous Among the Nations in Paris

• 12 June, 2006 - New Exhibit at Yad Vashem: Charlotte Salomon: “Life? Or Theater?”

• 11 June, 2006 - Righteous Among the Nations from the United States To Be Honored at Yad Vashem Ceremony Tuesday

• 6 June, 2006 - Turkish President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 6 June, 2006 - German Ministers at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 29 May, 2006 - Dutch Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony at Yad Vashem Wednesday

• 21 May, 2006 - Cinematic Representation and the Holocaust Record in Feature Films: Hollywood and Israel, Special symposium Monday at Yad Vashem explores Hollywood and the Holocaust

• 17 May, 2006 - I Giusti D’Italia: I Non Ebrei Che Salvarono Gli Ebrei 1943-1945, Encyclopedia of the Righteous Among the Nations: Italy Presented at Yad Vashem Ceremony Tomorrow

• 16 May, 2006 - Following Today’s Resolution By 11-Member State ITS/Arolsen Archives International Committee to Open Archives Today: International Work Group, Including Yad Vashem Representative To Review Archives and Make Recommendations

• 8 May, 2006 - Yad Vashem to Commemorate VE Day Tomorrow

• 2 May, 2006 - Righteous Among the Nations from Czech Republic Ceremony at Yad Vashem Thursday

• 30  April, 2006 - Yad Vashem Website Wins Award

• 23  April, 2006 - Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names Available in Russian as of Holocaust Remembrance Day

• 23  April, 2006 - Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev:“Israeli society has an ethical duty to honor the Holocaust survivors, and to take care of them in the twilight of their days”

• 23  April, 2006 - In response to media reports regarding the proposed name change of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp

• 22  April, 2006 - “So that future generations will know”. Yad Vashem opens campaign to videotape survivors’ testimony in their own homes

• 21 April, 2006 - Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, 24-25 April 2006, Central Theme and Events at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem

• 20 April, 2006 - Yad Vashem statement on ITS/Arolsen Archives

• 10 April, 2006 - New at www.yadvashem.org, Online exhibits, testimonies and educational material for Holocaust Remembrance Day

• 3 April, 2006 - New Center to Support Student Visits to Yad Vashem

• 14 March, 2006 - New Online Community Outreach Guide for Holocaust Names Recovery Project

• 6 March, 2006 - Slovenian President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 20 February, 2006 - Latvian President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 12 February, 2006 - German Foreign Minister Steinmeier at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 26 January, 2006 - OSCE and Yad Vashem Publish Guidelines for Teachers to Commemorate Holocaust Victims

• 24 January, 2006 - Press Invitation - Commemorative Ceremony In Memory Of The Victims Of The Holocaust Egmont Palace, Brussels 27/01/2006

• 24 January, 2006 - New Exhibition at Yad Vashem: Montparnasse Déporté: The End of L’Ecole de Paris

• 23 January, 2006 -Yad Vashem “No Child’s Play” exhibit opens tomorrow at UN, Traveling exhibit highlights plight of children in the Holocaust

• 22 January, 2006 - Yad Vashem Launches International Holocaust Remembrance Day Online Resource Center, Video Testimonies, exhibits, educational materials available at www.yadvashem.org

• 20 January, 2006 - Special Cabinet Meeting at Yad Vashem Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day,
  On the same day, Yad Vashem will open new exhibition: “Montparnasse Dèportè” in the presence of the Diplomatic Corps

• 11 January, 2006 - Yad Vashem Warns Against Complacency in Face of Iranian Holocaust Denial

• 03 January, 2006 - Yad Vashem Events Surrounding January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day

• 14 December, 2005 - Yad Vashem Condemns Iranian President’s Statements

• 12 December, 2005 - Macedonian Prime Minister at Yad Vashem Today

• 24 November, 2005 - Seminar for Belgian Parliamentarians to Open at Yad Vashem

• 13 November, 2005 - Hungarian Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 8 November, 2005 - British Chancellor of the Exchequer at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 7 November, 2005 - Serbian President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 6 November, 2005 - Righteous Among the Nations from Poland and Holland Ceremony at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 6 November, 2005 - Exhibition of Children’s Art from Czech Republic opens today at Yad Vashem International School for Holocaust Studies

• 1 November, 2005 - Yad Vashem Welcomes United Nations Resolution on Holocaust Remembrance

• 31 October, 2005 - Italian Foreign Minister to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 31 October, 2005 - The Genocide in Rwanda - Have we learned anything from the Holocaust?

  Panel Discussion Wednesday part of Seminar for Tutsi Survivors of the Rwandan Genocide Beginning Today at Yad Vashem

• 30 October, 2005 - New Visual Center to Open at Yad Vashem. Portal to Holocaust-Related Film and Testimony to be Inaugurated Tuesday

• 23 October, 2005 - Renewal of the Avenue of the Righteous Among the Nations

• 16 October, 2005 - Yad Vashem Tolkatchev Exhibit to Open in Austria

• 11 October, 2005 - Over 600,000 Visit new Museum at Yad Vashem Since Opening

• 9 October, 2005 - International Forum on Holocaust Education opens at Yad Vashem - 11 countries participate in Yad Vashem-OSCE working meetings

• 26 September, 2005 - Visitors to online Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names nears 6 million

• 26 September, 2005 - Encyclopedia of the Righteous Among the Nations: Belgium Published, Avner Shalev to present volume to Belgian Ambassador at Yad Vashem Ceremony

• 20 September, 2005 - Yad Vashem mourns the passing of Renowned Nazi Hunter Simon Wiesenthal

• 19 September, 2005 - Nathan Eitan appointed Director-General of Yad Vashem To replace Ishai Amrami, who is leaving the position

• 13 September, 2005 - Yad Vashem Reaction to the Report in today’s Sunday Times regarding a proposal to replace Holocaust Memorial Day with Genocide Day

• 12 September, 2005 - Czech President at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 8 September, 2005 - Justice Turkel appointed Chairman of the Commission for Designation for the Righteous Among the Nations at Yad Vashem

• 6 September, 2005 - French Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Thursday

• 28 July, 2005 - The Anti-Defamation League, Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, and Yad Vashem present: Echoes and Reflections—a multimedia curriculum on the Holocaust

• 20 July, 2005 - Righteous Among the Nations from Four Countries to be honored at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 18 July, 2005 - The Anti-Defamation League, Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, and Yad Vashem present: Echoes and Reflections—a multimedia curriculum on the Holocaust

• 14 July, 2005 - Yad Vashem calls to refrain from using all symbols and terminology taken from the Shoah in the public-political debate

• 25 June, 2005 - International Seminar on Holocaust Education at Yad Vashem

• 20 June, 2005 - Chinese Foreign Minister to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 6 June, 2005 -New Synagogue to be Inaugurated at Yad Vashem in Presence of Chief Rabbis

• 31 May, 2005 - Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony at Yad Vashem Tomorrow. Righteous Among the Nations from Poland and Holland to be recognized

• 26 May, 2005 - British Educators’ Seminar to Open at Yad Vashem

• 25 May, 2005 - Peruvian President Toledo at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 22 May, 2005 - First Lady Laura Bush to Visit Yad Vashem Sunday

• 09 May, 2005 - Yad Vashem’s Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names to be Part of Berlin Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe to be Inaugurated Tomorrow

• 08 May, 2005 - Two VE-Day Events Tomorrow: at Yad Vashem and Latrun

• 03 May, 2005 - Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, 4-5.5.05, Central Theme and Events at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem

• 01 May, 2005 - Turkish Prime Minister to Visit Yad Vashem Today

• 27 April, 2005 - Russian President Putin to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 10 April, 2005 - Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 10 April, 2005 - Tens of Thousands Visit Yad Vashem’s new Holocaust History Museum in First Two Weeks Since Opening

• 4 April, 2005 - Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 3 April, 2005 - Yad Vashem Statement on Death of Pope John Paul II

• 30 March , 2005 - Righteous Among the Nations from Holland To Be Honored at Ceremony in Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 15 March , 2005 - The new Holocaust History Museum at Yad Vashem - FACTS & FIGURES

• 13 March , 2005 - New Holocaust History Museum to Open at Yad Vashem

• 13 March , 2005 - As a result of the inauguration of the New Museum, and the security arrangements associated with the opening events, Yad Vashem will be closed to the public on Tuesday and Wednesday

• 13 March , 2005 - INAUGURATION OF NEW YAD VASHEM MUSEUM MARCH 15 – 16, 2005

• 03 March , 2005 - More than Thirty Heads of State and Ministers to Attend Inauguration of New Holocaust History Museum at Yad Vashem

• 03 March , 2005 - NEW YAD VASHEM MUSEUM TO BE INAUGURATED MARCH 15

• 10 February , 2005 - Anti-Defamation League, Shoah Foundation, and Yad Vashem join to create innovative classroom product

• 09 February , 2005 - Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 06 February , 2005 - Secretary Rice at Yad Vashem Today

• 31 January , 2005 - German President Kohler at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 25 January , 2005 - International Forum Marks 60 Years Since the Liberation of KL Auschwitz-Birkenau

• 19 January , 2005 - 200 UK Students at Yad Vashem Friday for pre-launch event of “60 days for 60 years” project

• 03 January , 2005 - Turkish Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 02 January, 2005 - International Winter Seminar for Educators and Spanish Seminar for Educators from Latin America Open Today at Yad Vashem

• 28 Decenber , 2004 - Deputy Prime Minister of China at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 27 Decenber , 2004 - Yad Vashem Awards the Buchman Memorial Prize to Dr. Yithak Arad

• 22 Decenber , 2004 - One month after Internet Launch of Central Database of Shoah Victims Names:  More than 3 Million Visitors to Yad Vashem Website

• 21 Decenber , 2004 - In reaction to reports that Gush Katif residents plan to wear “orange stars:”

• 19 Decenber , 2004 - Canadian Justice Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 14 Decenber , 2004 - Nicolas Sarkozy at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 14 Decenber , 2004 - More than 2,750,000 Visitors to the Yad Vashem Website

• 13 Decenber , 2004 -2004 Danek Gertner Yad Vashem PhD Scholarship Awarded for Study on The Holocaust in Crimea and Caucasus

• 01 December , 2004 - Spanish Foreign Minister at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 24 November , 2004 - More than 3/4 Million Visitors to Yad Vashem Website Since Uploading of Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names

• 22 November , 2004 - YAD VASHEM LAUNCHES ONLINE DATABASE OF 3 MILLION HOLOCAUST VICTIMS’ NAMES

• 16 November , 2004 - Who was Responsible for the Holocaust, Hitler or the Germans?

• 11 November , 2004 - The International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania, under the Chairmanship of Elie Wiesel, presents its conclusions to Romanian President Iliescu

• 08 November, 2004 -Tomorrow at Yad Vashem: Marking 66 Years Since Kristallnacht

• 28 October, 2004 - Yad Vashem Condemns Distribution of Envelope Commemorating Latvian Nazi War Criminal

• 17 October, 2004 - French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 14 October, 2004 - Hungarian Ambassador to Israel Visits Yad Vashem

• 13 October, 2004 - Ceremony Commemorating the Holocaust in Italy Tomorrow at Yad Vashem

• 13 October, 2004 - Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony at Yad Vashem Today Polish couple honored posthumously; daughter accepts medal on their behalf

• 22 September, 2004 - “Generation to Generation” -- Survivors and their Families to Gather at Yad Vashem International, Multi-Generational Conference Scheduled for 60th Anniversary of End of World War II

• 08 September, 2004 - Yad Vashem receives thousands of names of Shoah Victims from Auschwitz Museum and the Jewish Museum of Deportation and Remembrance in Mechelen, Belgium

• 08 September, 2004 - In Advance of Presentation of Report to Romanian President: Final Meeting of The International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania Concludes Tomorrow at Yad Vashem

• 05 September, 2004 -Government of Israel Calls On Jews Everywhere to Submit Pages of Testimony to Yad Vashem in Advance of the Internet Launch of the Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names

• 25 August, 2004 -Encyclopedia of the Righteous Among the Nations: The Netherlands to be Unveiled at Yad Vashem Ceremony Tomorrow

• 24 August, 2004 - Historic Agreement Signed Between Yad Vashem and Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation

• 22 August, 2004 -  Yad Vashem and Poland to Cooperate on Establishing a Museum at Treblinka site

• 10 August, 2004 - “Jewish Identity in the Post - Holocaust World”

• 05 August, 2004 - “Teaching the Holocaust to Future Generations”

• 18 July, 2004 - Yad Vashem Calls for Immediate Action in Darfur

• 13 July, 2004 - Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony at Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 6 July, 2004 - Panel Discussion at Yad Vashem with ADL on “Antisemitism: What Should We Do Now?”

• 5 July, 2004 -Israel Genealogical Society calls on genealogists worldwide to submit Pages of Testimony to Yad Vashem Hall of Names

• 5 July, 2004 -Ile de France Region to Support Yad Vashem Francophone Project

• 16 June, 2004 - Yad Vashem Urges Rejection of proposed German Parliamentary Bill Equating Victims of Nazism and Communism

• 8^th June, 2004 - Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds to Visit Yad Vashem Tomorrow

• 7^th June, 2004 -Yad Vashem will be part of Joint Committee to Search for Names of  Hungarian Jews from the time of the Shoah

• 6^th May, 2004 -Yad Vashem to Commemorate VE Day

• 25^th April, 2004 -Yad Vashem Chairman at OSCE Conference on Anti-Semitism Conference to Examine Practical Measures to Combat Jew-Hatred; Yad Vashem Chairman to Speak on Holocaust Education

• 16^th April, 2004 - On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem will hold a seminarfor the IDF General Staff Forum

• 14^th April, 2004 - April 15: Israel Police Senior Command Seminar at Yad Vashem

• 14^th April, 2004 -Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, 18-19.4.04

• 13^th April, 2004 - April 15: Dedication Ceremony in Budapest for Hungary’s New Holocaust Museum

• 31^th March, 2004 - Yad Vashem Responds to New EU Report on Antisemitism

• 14^th March, 2004 - Yad Vashem has issued the following statement regarding the business relationship between Israeli public relations entrepreneur Eyal Arad and the leader of the Greater Romania party, Vadim Tudor:

• 9^th March, 2004 - International Conference Opens Tomorrow at Yad Vashem: “Emanuel Ringelblum: The Man and the Historian”

• 4^th March, 2004 -Yad Vashem Has Data on Sen. Kerry’s Relatives Who Perished in the Holocaust

• 4^th March, 2004 - Romanian Education Minister: “I Will Act to Bring Romanian Pupils to Yad Vashem”

• 2^th March, 2004 -250 Member Consistoire Delegation Visits Yad Vashem

• 25^th February , 2004 - Cabinet Minister Sharansky Visits Yad Vashem

• 23^th February , 2004 - 500 Participants in Prime Minister’s Tourism Conference Visit Yad Vashem

• 8^th February , 2004 - American Jewish Committee Board of Governors Visits Yad Vashem

• 3^th February , 2004 - Yad Vashem Reacts to Gas Chambers in North Korea

• 25^th January, 2004 - Yad Vashem Presents New Holocaust and Antisemitism Lesson Plan to 29 European Ambassadors and Embassy Representatives

• 25^th January, 2004 - Yad Vashem Responds to Poll in UK Revealing Trivialization of the Holocaust Call to Action: Focus on the Unique Nature and Facts of the Holocaust

• 22^rd January, 2004 - Major European Countries to Mark Holocaust on January 27

• 11^rd January, 2004 -Yad Vashem to Recognize the Late Father Alexandre Glasberg and His Brother Vila Glasberg as Righteous Among the Nations

•  1^rd January, 2004 - Yad Vashem Announces First Book in New Series on Anti-Semitism

• 21^rd December 2003 - Yad Vashem Reunites Brother and Sister After 67 Years

• 18^rd December 2003 - 2003 Danek Gertner Yad Vashem PhD Scholarship To Be Granted for Case Study on Holocaust EraJewish-Christian Relations

• 9^rd December 2003 - Yad Vashem to Recognize Luiz Martins de Souza Dantas as a Righteous Among the Nations

• 2^rd December 2003 - Yad Vashem Responds to EU Report on Antisemitism

• 25^rd November 2003 - Yad Vashem Dedicates Family Path in Remembrance of Families Who Perished in the Holocaust

• 20^rd November 2003 -Yad Vashem Reacts to Deadly Attacks in Turkey: Terror and Antisemitism Are Clear and Present Danger to the Civilized World

• 20^rd November 2003 -Yad Vashem Responds to Poll in Germany Revealing Growing Antisemitism and Desire to Marginalize the Holocaust

• 16^rd November 2003 - November 17 at the GA: Exclusive Pilot Launch of Yad Vashem’s Online Central Database of Holocaust Victims’ Names

• 12^rd November 2003 - Zionist General Council (Vaad Hapoel) to Hold its Closing Session at Yad Vashem

• 12^rd November 2003 - Yad Vashem Responds to Antisemitic Remarks by Greek Composer and Subsequent Silence of Government Ministers

• 11^rd November 2003 - Yad Vashem Responds to Poll in Italy Revealing Widespread Holocaust Denial and Antisemitism

• 2^rd November 2003 - Yad Vashem to Recognize Members of the Daniluk Family from Poland as Righteous Among the Nations

• 28^rd October 2003 - Chairman of Yad Vashem Directorate to Lead Delegation at Cornerstone Ceremony for New Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Ukraine

• 23^rd October 2003 - Yad Vashem to Recognize Hans von Dohnanyi as a Righteous Among the Nations

• 22^rd October 2003 - Following Yad Vashem’s Initiative, the President of Romania Will Announce the Establishment of an
  International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania

• 21^rd October 2003 - In an Urgent Letter to the Secretary General of the UN, the Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Cautions: The Malaysian Prime Minister’s Antisemitic Statements Are Chillingly Reminiscent of Other, Evil Times

• 19^rd October 2003 - Yad Vashem to Inaugurate New Visitors Center Ceremony to Take Place on the Occasion of Completion of the New Entrance Complex

• 13^rd October 2003 -Dedication Ceremony at Yad Vashem for Torah Scroll Written in Memory of Israeli Astronaut Col. Ilan Ramon Scroll to Accompany Israel Defense Forces Delegations to Poland

• 8^th October 2003 -Yad Vashem Mourns the Passing of Benefactor Israel H. Asper, Founder of its Asper International Holocaust Studies Program

• 2^th October 2003 - The Israeli Supreme Court Ruled in Favor of Yad Vashem’s Compromise Regarding the Center for Jewish Pluralism’s Receipt of Protocols from the Commission for the Designation of the Righteous Among the Nations

• 16^th September 2003 - Tomorrow Yad Vashem marks 50 years with signing of Declaration of Remembrance, establishment of Eternal Fund, and new Partisans’ Panorama

• 15^th September 2003 - Evening Marking Yad Vashem’s 50th Year to Take Place Tomorrow in the Presence of the Israeli President and PM

• 15^th September 2003 -In a ceremony today Yad Vashem will receive a Ringelblum box in which part of the Warsaw Ghetto archive was stored

• 14^th September - Hundreds of guests have come from countries throughout the world to mark Yad Vashem’s Jubilee year, featuring the theme “Remembering the Past, Shaping the Future”

• 14^th September - Inauguration Ceremony Today at Yad Vashem for New Book and Resource Center with Participation of the Minister of Justice

• 11^th September - Next Week Yad Vashem Opens its Jubilee Year

• 3^th  September 2003 - Israeli Air Force pilots flying over Auschwitz-Birkenau will carry “Pages of Testimony” from Yad Vashemof Jews who were killed on the same day 60 years ago The names will be read at the same time in a ceremony on the ground

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