Yad Vashem lauds Austria for combating antisemitism “Austria has undergone a gradual but clear journey in coming to terms with the past," says Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan. Etgar Lefkovits Oct. 15, 2024
Austrian Parliament to house Holocaust exhibition The exhibition, titled “Torn from Life: The Fate of Austrian Jews After the Anschluss in 1938," comes amid a surge of antisemitism in Europe. Etgar Lefkovits Oct. 14, 2024
Yad Vashem censures Nazi statements by podcaster promoted by Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk Dani Dayan, chairman of the Holocaust museum in Jerusalem, called the discussion led by the former “Fox News” host “one of the most repugnant forms of Holocaust denial of recent years.” Sept. 6, 2024
Lammy urges end to war on Hamas, decries ‘intolerable’ suffering in Gaza The foreign secretary met with the families of Britons held in Hamas captivity. July 15, 2024
New center at Yad Vashem showcases millions of Holocaust artifacts “The facility was designed to strike a delicate balance between conservation and accessibility, between past and future,” explains Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan. Judy Lash Balint July 10, 2024
The partisan’s camera Edmund "Mundek" Łukawiecki fought the Germans and Ukrainians in Poland during WWII, and documented the lives of the partisans in the forest. Etgar Lefkovits July 2, 2024
Japanese Christians donate ambulances to replace those destroyed in Oct. 7 attacks “We know that Israel is at the forefront of a battle between light and darkness,” says Gifu mayor. Etgar Lefkovits June 3, 2024
‘Around a million names of Shoah victims still missing’ Searching cemeteries and synagogues, from Hong Kong to Monaco—Dr. Alexander Abraham, director of the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem, is in a race against time to locate more names. Ran Puni May 6, 2024
Israel marks first post-Oct. 7 Holocaust Remembrance Day "The first lesson of the Holocaust is: If we do not defend ourselves, nobody will defend us," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. May 5, 2024
