Yad Vashem

Florida Jewish community says kaddish for children killed in Holocaust

The Conservative synagogue calls the program "Remember a Child," and at least a third of the members in the 150-family congregation participate.

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RENEE ALBERSHEIM was murdered during the Holocaust. A Jewish couple in Florida has said the Mourner's Kaddish for her daily for years.
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials stand at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.

Netanyahu, officials lay wreaths after siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day

The wreaths in memory of Holocaust victims were hung on pedestals before a memorial torch. Netanyahu was the second to place his flowers, but stopped to steady and straighten the wreath.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Rabbi Jacobson stands next to the monument in Trondheim, 1947.

How a Norwegian pastor helped Jews pray in secret during the Holocaust

A remarkable bond between a pastor and the rabbi of the Jewish community of Trondheim helped Jews through the

|ByYOAV ETIEL
THE WALL of Righteous Gentiles at Yad Vashem.

Honoring courage in the face of evil and indifference - opinion

To date, Yad Vashem has recognized around 30,000 Righteous Among the Nations.

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Israel to mark Holocaust remembrance, but ceremonies disrupted by Iran war

Despite a pause in Iranian missile salvos against Israel and a relaxation of Home Front safety regulations, Yad Vashem on Sunday confirmed that there would still be no live ceremony.

APRIL 12, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 12, 2026, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Lighting the torch: The survivors at the heart of Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony

HOLOCAUST AFFAIRS: This year, eight survivors will take part in key roles in the state ceremony on Monday evening at 8 p.m.

APRIL 12, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THIS YEAR’S eight survivors carry within them an enormous sweep of Jewish history: ghettos, pits, forests, camps, cattle cars, shootings, hiding places, and then, after all that, lives rebuilt in Israel. Here, President Isaac Herzog stands beside the memorial torch at Yad Vashem.

Letters of love and survival: A Holocaust love story preserved at Yad Vashem

A young Orthodox couple in Hungary exchanged messages that sustained them through forced labor, ghettos, brazen escapes, and months in hiding.

APRIL 11, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R): MEIR HIRSCHFELD, 1936. IDIT PAPA, 1942

Streaming services unveil Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 programming

A highlight of this programming will be a new HOT edition of Zikaron BaSalon (Hebrew for “Remembrance in the Living Room”), an intimate project in which Holocaust survivors recount their stories.

APRIL 10, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN
‘SHOAH’ BY Claude Lanzmann.

Grapevine, April 10, 2026: Toxic antisemitism

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

APRIL 10, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PEOPLE ATTEND a vigil organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK to honour victims of the Bondi attack in Sydney and mark the second night of Hanukkah, in London, Britain, December 15, 2025.

Yad Vashem Chairman Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV to discuss Holocaust remembrance

Dayan and the Pope discussed potential collaborations between the Vatican and Yad Vashem regarding Holocaust commemoration, documentation, and education.

MARCH 23, 2026ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, March 23, 2026

Trump posthumously awards WWII hero Roddie Edmonds with Medal of Honor

Edmond's heroism has also been recognized by Yad Vashem, which named him Righteous Among the Nations, the only American soldier to receive that distinction.

MARCH 11, 2026ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF, TZVI JASPER
WHITE HOUSE Medal of Honor ceremony for Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds.

Netanyahu, Modi announce new economic and security deals in Jerusalem

Modi also said that India will soon give final shape to a mutually beneficial free trade agreement with Israel.

FEBRUARY 26, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in Jerusalem, February 26, 2026.

Netanyahu, Indian Prime Minister Modi tour Yad Vashem Holocaust museum

A memorial ceremony was held after the tour, during which Modi laid a wreath and placed a stone on the memorial to commemorate the victims lost in the Holocaust. 

FEBRUARY 26, 2026ByFRAIDY MOSER
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Yad Vashem with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 25, 2026.

WATCH: India stands with Israel firmly, PM Narendra Modi tells Knesset

Israel's opposition boycotts Knesset Speaker Ohana, Netanyahu's speeches, returns for Modi • 'This is a bond of real friendship,' Netanyahu tells Indian PM in private meeting

FEBRUARY 25, 2026ByKESHET NEEV, CORINNE BAUM, JAMES GENN
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at Israel’s Knesset during his visit on February 25, 2026.