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Events Archive
- 22/03/2012
- Yad Vashem Posthumously Honors Stanisław and Regina Świda as Righteous Among the Nations from Poland
- 14/03/2012
- Recent Visit of Gilad Shalit to Yad Vashem
- 28/02/2012
- Righteous Among the Nations from France Participates in Ceremony at Yad Vashem Together with Survivor
- 27/02/2012
- Special Gathering of Kindertransport Children at Yad Vashem
- 01/02/2012
- Agreement Signed at Yad Vashem by German and Israeli Governments
- 30/01/2012
- Inauguration of the new International Seminars Wing and the Edmond J. Safra Lecture Hall of the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem
- 23/01/2012
- Symposium Marking 70 Years Since the Wannsee Conference
2012
- 28/12/2011
- Yad Vashem Posthumously Honors Georges Dilsizian and his son André-Gustave, as Righteous Among the Nations from France
- 21/12/2011
- Yad Vashem Posthumously Honors Wojciech Wołoszczuk as Righteous Among the Nations from Poland
- 12/11/2011
- Yad Vashem Posthumously Honors Jerzy Ponczynski, as Righteous Among the Nations from Poland
- 03/11/2011
- Yad Vashem Posthumously Honors Righteous Among the Nations Mother Marie-Veronique from Belgium
- 06/10/2011
- Official Visits to Yad Vashem: June - October 2011
- 08/09/2011
- Special Concert: "Kaddish - I am Here" Performed at Yad Vashem
- 07/07/2011
- Official Visits to Yad Vashem: January – June 2011
- 23/06/2011
- First Ecuadorian Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations
- 02/06/2011
- Ceremony in honor of Antanas Babonas and Ona & Antanas Korsakas from Lithuania
- 11/05/2011
- Official Ceremony Commemorating VE Day at Yad Vashem
- 23/01/2011
- Yad Vashem Launches YouTube Channel in Farsi in Advance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
2011
- 28 November 2010
- Visit of President of Germany to Yad Vashem
- 16 November 2010
- New Europe-Wide Project to Connect Archives Launched. Yad Vashem takes leading role in 4 year project
- 9 August 2010
- "Mashiv Haruach - From Safed to Jerusalem - A Concert of Jewish Soul Music"
- 5 August 2010
- Ceremony Marking 68 Years Since the Murder of Janusz Korczak and the Children of the Orphanage
- 30 June 2010
- Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony Honoring Jan and Julia Lisieczynski from Poland
- 28 June 2010
- Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony Honoring Vladimir Kurtev of Bulgaria
- 12-13 June 2010
- The 7th International Conference on Holocaust Education and Remembrance
- 28 May 2010
- White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel Visits Yad Vashem
- 9 May 2010
- Ceremony Marking 65 Years Since the Allied Victory over Nazi Germany
- 12 April 2010
- Opening of the Exhibition “Virtues of Memory: Six Decades of Holocaust Survivors’ Creativity”
- 11 April 2010
- IDF General Staff Forum at Yad Vashem on the Eve of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day 2010
- 9 March 2010
- US Vice President Joe Biden Visits Yad Vashem
- 16 February 2010
- Visit of US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen and IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi to Yad Vashem
- 1 February 2010
- Visit of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at Yad Vashem
- 27 January 2010
- Polish President Lech Kaczyński Presents Award to Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev
- 25 January 2010
- Opening of the Exhibition “Architecture of Murder: The Auschwitz-Birkenau Blueprints” and Symposium Marking 65 Years since the Liberation of Auschwitz
- 5 January 2010
- Visit of Prime Minister of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski
2010
- 30 December 2009
- Righteous Among the Nations Award Ceremony Honoring Wojciech, Helena, Zofia, and Wladyslawa Twardzicki from Poland
- 5 November 2009
- Avner Shalev Yad Vashem Chairman’s Award for 2009 Given to the German Director Michael Verhoeven
- 4 November 2009
- Righteous Among the Nations Award Ceremony Honoring Krolina and Mikolaj Kmita, Poland
- 27 October 2009
- Ceremony in honor of Louise Roger, Righteous Among the Nations from France
- 27 August 27 2009
- Yad Vashem Receives Original Auschwitz Plans in a Ceremony in Berlin
- 4 August 2009
- Righteous Among the Nations Ceremony in Honor of Feodor Mikhailichenko - the Rescuer of Rabbi Israel Meir Lau in Buchenwald
- 12 June 2009
- Ceremony Marking the Cooperation between Yad Vashem and the Genesis Philanthrophy Group
- 1 June 2009
- Special Concert at Yad Vashem of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
- 11 May 2009
- Visit of Pope Benedict XVI
- 10 May 2009
- Official Ceremony Commemorating VE Day
- 3 March 2009
- Visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Yad Vashem
- 6 January 2009
- Ceremony Honoring Magdalena Grodzka-Guzkowska from Poland as Righteous Among the Nations at Yad Vashem
2009
- 23 December 2008
- Polish Righteous Among the Nations Jozef and Bronislawa Jaszczuk Honored at Yad Vashem
- 15 December 2008
- Visit of Austrian President Heinz Fischer at Yad Vashem
- 8-11 December 2008
- International Conference on the Holocaust, the Survivors and the State of Israel
- 25 November 2008
- Visit of Italian President to Yad Vashem
- 24 November 2008
- Opening Ceremony of the exhibition “To Witness and Proclaim” – From the Personal Archives of Rabbi Dr. Zvi Asaria - Hermann Helfgott
- 17 November 2008
- Next Generation Day at Yad Vashem
- 22 September 2008
- Yad Vashem awards the title of Righteous Among the Nations to the late Henk Drogt of the Netherlands
- 08 September 2008
- Visit of the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina to Yad Vashem
- 23 July 2008
- Visit of Senator Barack Obama to Yad Vashem
- 20 July 2008
- Visit of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown to Yad Vashem
- 23 June 2008
- Visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Yad Vashem
- May 2008
- VIP Visits Marking Israel's 60th Anniversary
- 11 May 2008
- Official Ceremony Commemorating VE Day Held at Yad Vashem
- 28 April 2008
- New Exhibition Opened in Presence of Prime Minister. My Homeland: Holocaust Survivors in Israel
- 10 April 2008
- Prime Minister of Poland Visits Yad Vashem
- 18 March 2008
- Visit of Senator John McCain to Yad Vashem
- 17 March 2008
- German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at Yad Vashem
- 12 March 2008
- Yad Vashem awards the title of Righteous Among the Nations to the late Eduardo Propper de Callejon of Spain
- 21 February 2008
- Ceremony Honoring Anna Riesen Flescher as Righteous Among the Nations
- 17 February 2008
- Ceremony Honoring Righteous Among the Nations Jozef and Rozalia Streker
- 6 February 2008
- Visit of Director-General of UNESCO Koichiro Matsuura at Yad Vashem
- 27 January 2008
- International Youth Congress Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- 24 January 2008
- Yad Vashem Launches New Arabic Website
- 11 January 2008
- Visit of President George W. Bush to Yad Vashem
2008
- 15 November 2007
- Special event honoring Yevgeny Yevtushenko held at Yad Vashem
- 14 November 2007
- Visit of Ukrainian President Yuschenko to Yad Vashem
- 05-08 November 2007
- International Conference of Holocaust Child Survivors Recently Held in Jerusalem
- 04 November 2007
- Ceremony at Yad Vashem Honoring Stanislaw and Jadwiga Schultz as Righteous Among the Nations
- 25 October 2007
- Ceremony Honoring Hendrikus (Hein) and Martha Snapper as Righteous Among the Nations
- 11 October 2007
- Ceremony Honoring Elisabeth Hedwig Leja Gessler as Righteous Among the Nations
- 08 October 2007
- The Hollow Tree Trunk that Saved a Life is Brought to The Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations
- 07 September 2007
- Prince Edward’s Visit to Yad Vashem
- 22 July 2007
- Kasztner Archives Presented to Yad Vashem
- 12 March 2007
- Refugees from Sudan who arrived in Israel due to the Darfur crisis visited Yad Vashem
2007
- 28 December 2006
- The Inauguration of the VIP Pavilion: Endowed by David and Sara Marysia Feuerstein
- 27 October 2006
- A ceremony honoring Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson
- 17 October 2006
- New Display: Drawings of the Trial of Klaus Barbie: The Butcher of Lyon
- 17 October 2006
- Dedication of Garden and Ceremony Recognizing the Generous Donation of Lucian and Susan Seifert
- 16 October 2006
- The Inauguration of the David and Fela Shapell Family Shoah And Heroism Study Center for Youth
- 18 September 2006
- Reunion of Hilda Shlick (Glasberg) and Simon Glasberg
- 11 September 2006
- Visit of the Polish President to Yad Vashem
- 7 September 2006
- Gathering Marking the Publication of the Book "I Chose Life - the Story of a Survivor"
- 11 July 2006
- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi during a recent visit to Yad Vashem
- 10 July 2006
- Jeff Goldblum and Roman Polanski Visit Yad Vashem
- 30 January 2006
- Visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Yad Vashem
2006
- 20 December 2005
- Canadian Justice Minister Visits Yad Vashem
- 1 November 2005
- Inauguration of the Visual Center
- 31 October 2005
- Special Seminar at Yad Vashem for Survivors of the Rwandan Genocide
- 23 October 2005
- Renewal of the Avenue of the Righteous Among the Nations
- 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
- 22 May 2005
- Visit of First Lady Laura Bush To Yad Vashem
- 09 May 2005
- State Ceremony Marking VE Day
- 06 February 2005
- The Names Database Reunites Two Sisters
- 24 January 2005
- "Auschwitz Exhibit" at the UN
2005
- 22 November 2004
- Press Conference Announcing Online Names Database
- 11 November 2004
- The report of the International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania was submitted to President Ion Iliescu in Bucharest
- 8 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
- 5 September 2004
- Government of Israel Calls On Jews Worldwide to Submit Pages of Testimony
- 24 August 2004
- Historic Agreement Signed Between Yad Vashem and Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation
- 15 July 2004
- Visit of Cameron Kerry to Yad Vashem
- 6 July 2004
- Ile de France Region to Support Yad Vashem Francophone Project
- 5 July 2004
- 500 Genealogists visit Yad Vashem as part of International Jewish Genealogy Conference
- 5 July 2004
- Yad Vashem and ADL on "Antisemitism: What Should We Do Now?"
- 4 July 2004
- Survivors' Huppa (Wedding Canopy) Presented to Yad Vashem
2004
- 17 November 2003
- Exclusive Pilot Launch of Yad Vashem’s Online Central Database of Holocaust Victims’ Names at the General Assembly
- 16 September 2003
- Yad Vashem Marks its Jubilee Year
- 07 May 2003
- Yad Vashem Awarded Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement
- 23 February 2003
- Yad Vashem Presents Lexicon to French President
- 19 February 2003
- Preparatory Session for Israeli Arabs’ Visit to Auschwitz
- 9 February 2003
- Members of the UJC Familiarization Mission to Israel Visit Ilan Ramon/Petr Ginz Exhibit
2003
- 27 November 2002
- The Claims Conference Marks its 50th Anniversary
- 11 November 2002
- The New Janusz Korczak Square
- 1 October 2002
- Roman Polanski Uncovers Father's Documents at Yad Vashem
- 25 September 2002
- US Ambassador, Israeli Officials Honor Yad Vashem. American Society for Yad Vashem Marks 20 Years of Partnership
- 9 June 2002
- Righteous Among the Nations Ceremonies at Yad Vashem
- January - May 2002
- Official Visits to Yad Vashem: January - May 2002
- 08-11 April 2002
- The International Conference on "The Legacy of Holocaust Survivors"
- 9 April 2002
- Launch of The Asper International Holocaust Studies Program at Yad Vashem
- 12 March 2002
- Two Bulgarian Clergymen honored as Righteous Among the Nations
- 24 February 2002
- New Exhibition at Yad Vashem – First time outside the borders of Eastern Europe: "Private Tolkatchev at the Gates of Hell. Majdanek and Auschwitz Liberated: Testimony of an Artist"
2002
- 18 November 2001
- Three Ceremonies Honoring Ukrainians as Righteous Among the Nations
- 18 November 2001
- Visit of H.E. Mr. Guy Verhofstadt, President of the European Union and Prime Minister of Belgium, and H.E. Mr. Roman Prody, President of the European Commission and their delegation to Yad Vashem
- 31 October 2001
- Visit of Croatian President Stipe Mesic to Yad Vashem
- 13 September 2001
- Spanish translation of the Wolfsberg Mahzor
- 11-13 September 2001
- Visit of Education Working Group of the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research
- 29 May 2001
- Visit of Foreign Minister Peres and Mikhail Gorbachev to Yad Vashem
- 21 August 2001
- Visit of the Delegation of The American Society for Yad Vashem
- 25 June 2001
- Valuables stolen from Italian Jews during WWII given to Yad Vashem
- 25 February 2001
- Visit of US Secretary of State Colin Powell to Yad Vashem
