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Holocaust
Remembrance Day 2010 |
Pioneering Encyclopedia Now
Available
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The central ceremony marking Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day was held at Yad Vashem on April 11th in the presence of the President
of the State of Israel, the Prime Minister, government ministers,
dignitaries, survivors, children of survivors and their families, and
the general public. A complete broadcast of the ceremony is now
available for viewing. Special commemorative events continued
throughout the day. Immediately following 2-minutes of silence that
brought the country to a standstill was the wreath-laying ceremony in
Warsaw Ghetto Square. Other special events included “Unto Every Person
there is a Name,” a recitation of Holocaust victims' names in the Hall
of Remembrance, the opening of a new exhibition, and a special
ceremony for youth movements. |
Seventy years after the outbreak of
WWII, most of the European ghettos have not been systematically
researched until now. The first reference book of its kind, The Yad Vashem Encyclopedia of the Ghettos
During the Holocaust gathers data from research
studies, historical information, testimonies, photographs and documents to
present the first comprehensive view of the ghettos in Europe. In
addition to entries on more than 1,100 ghettos, the two-volume
encyclopedia contains historical analyses of the term “ghetto,”
critical discussions of the visual documentation presented in the
Encyclopedia, some 250 photographs and 60 maps. An accompanying
DVD contains film footage covering both the pre-ghetto era and
ghetto life. Copies may be purchased from the Yad Vashem Online Store. For details about a special book launch in New York City on May
13, contact Rgrossman@yadvashemusa.org at the American Society for Yad Vashem |
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| Spotlight on the Web |
Russian Language Website & YouTube Site Launched |
New Online Exhibition
Monastir, the story of a Sephardic Community in Macedonia |
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Hundreds of photographs, tens of
documents, video testimonies, scholarly articles, last letters and
works of art are now part of a new comprehensive Russian language
website. The attractive website, with its user-friendly interface, makes accurate information about the
Holocaust easily available to Russian speakers across the globe. The
materials were carefully chosen to offer a broad picture of the Shoah
while placing an emphasis on the events that occurred from 1941-45 in
the Former Soviet Union. A new Russian Language YouTube channel joins Yad Vashem's channels in English, Hebrew, Arabic and
Spanish that during 2009 alone recorded 200 million video views. |
A fascinating new online exhibitionlooks at the
Jewish community of Monastir. Of the 3,351 Jews who lived there before
the Germans invaded, only a few survived the Holocaust. Almost all the
aspects of the Holocaust -- the various stories and possibilities are
seen in the story of this small town. Moving testimonies form a
particularly powerful medium for understanding this entire world that has
been lost. The voices of the survivors infuse our online exhibitions,
historical narratives, teaching units and ceremonies with content and
with meaning. Many of them are gathered online in our Video Testimony Resource Center where
they can be easily accessed by either topic or location. |
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| Facebook Fans Reach
10,000 |
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Join Yad Vashem and our friends on Facebook for continuous update
of events, access to educational resources and a community
dedicated to Holocaust Remembrance. A new album – Snapshots of
Memory – showing special moments from Holocaust Remembrance Day on
the Yad Vashem Campus is now online. Read our blog for a special insiders’ view of some of the
different events taking place on the Yad Vashem Campus and
interesting postings and articles. |
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Recent Events |
Unique Exhibition
Opens at Yad Vashem |
A new exhibition, “Virtues of Memory: Six Decades of Holocaust Survivors’ Creativity,"
showcases the creative works of nearly 300 Holocaust survivors whose
artistic expressions of their Holocaust experiences and memories are
housed at Yad Vashem. Over the past 65 years, an incredible corpus of
work has been amassed at Yad Vashem, offering a look at the myriad ways
Holocaust survivors have struggled to express themselves artistically
after the Holocaust. Joining memoirs, testimonies and film, these artworks
form a formidable expression of the Voice of the Survivors. Never before
has this tremendous body of work undergone comprehensive research, nor has
it been presented in such a wide-ranging exhibition. The exhibition will
be on display in the Yad Vashem Exhibitions Pavilion through April 2011. |
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Names Recovery |
| Nationwide Radio
Campaign Bolsters Names Recovery |
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In
mid-February a nationwide radio campaign was launched with Yad Vashem
Chairman Avner Shalev issuing a personal call to action to the Israeli
public to commemorate the names of Holocaust
victims they remember. A new service offers personal assistance by
volunteers who will visit survivors in their homes. The successful
campaign helped bring the importance of names collection to the
forefront of public consciousness. Thousands of calls were received
during the course of the campaign, and a call center manned by
volunteers ensured that Pages of Testimony were sent out as quickly as
possible. Click here to view a special news report on the
campaign. |
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Highlights from the
Newsroom |
Some
of the feature articles in the international press brought worldwide
coverage to Yad Vashem activities and events are highlighted here:
A Powerful Visual Voice, Haaretz
Survivor voices, They are still speaking, soul to
soul, the Jerusalem Post
Survivors show their art on Israel's Holocaust day, the Washington Post
Nazis Become Wolves, River Runs Red in Holocaust
Survivors’ Art, Bloomberg.com
Art Exhibit Recalls Horror of the Holocaust, on AOL
Holocaust survivors present their art in Yad Vashem
exhibit, in Haaretz
El arte de sobrevivir a la barbarie nazi, El Mundo |
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With Your Support... |
The Voice of the
Survivors - Sponsor Survivor Testimonies
This year’s
theme for Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, “The Voice of
the Survivors,” compels us, the second and third generations, to listen to
their stories and continue their legacy. Their voices call upon all human
beings to recognize the right of existence for all people, and the
responsibility of each and every Jew to ensure the future of our nation.
In the wake of
this years’ Holocaust Remembrance Day theme, many survivors have contacted
Yad Vashem and asked to record their testimonies, for the sake of their
children, their grandchildren and future generations. In order to meet
this need, a special online campaign has been launched, asking you, our
friends and supporters, to sponsor survivors’ testimonies.
Recording a
testimony costs only $775. To make your gift, please click here.
Your
generosity will help us reach our goal to record more than 1,000 testimonies this
year.
We cannot afford to allow even one story to remain untold.
Yad Vashem’s
activities and programs would not be possible without the support of our
many donors and friends. We welcome the ongoing partnership and
visits from our friends and supporters: |
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To Join Yad Vashem’s
Circle of Friends, please click here
You can now make a
Tribute Gift in Memory of someone or in Honor of a special occasion or
event.
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Yad Vashem Quarterly Magazine |
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Read Yad Vashem’s Spring edition of its Jerusalem Magazine which has
several special features: an article describing the new exhibition in the
Exhibitions Pavilion; the torchlighters’ biographies; an article
recounting a last letter between a Mother and her children; a special
project of a School seminar graduate from Spain; book reviews; recent events; and
more. |
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