Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also addressed the ceremony, drawing a firm connection between the Shoah and the threats facing Israel today.

'This street sign is more than a name — it is a powerful symbol of our shared responsibility to preserve Holocaust memory and combat the disturbing rise of hatred and intolerance,' Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan said at the unveiling ceremony on Thursday.

Yad Vashem calls on Jewish communities worldwide to illuminate synagogues and centers on November 9-10.

'These are our crown jewels,' Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan told the audience at a concert commemorating the opening.

This is Yad Vashem’s first conference since the horrific October 7th massacre, providing an essential opportunity to discuss the severe challenges of Holocaust education in this post-October 7th world.

Itzchak Belfer shares his memories from the orphanage in pre-World War II Warsaw, where Dr. Yanusz Korczak treated children with dignity and dedication.

As Israel continues to battle Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in the north, Jews across the globe remember the tragedy of the Holocaust.

Yad Vashem: 'By sharing their stories, we are ensuring that they will never be forgotten.'

'The comparison to Amalek has been used throughout the ages to designate those who seek to eradicate the Jewish people, most recently the Nazis.'

An article in the American Historical Review questioned the record of Holocaust rescuer Chiune Sugihara and strongly criticized Yad Vashem for honoring him.

The Israeli prime minister spoke at Yad Vashem for the opening ceremony for Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day.

Renata Rostborowska and her aunt Kristina Wojwodzka saved Holocaust survivor Stanislaw Shlomo Aronson.

The group visited the Children’s Memorial, dedicated to the 1.5 million Jewish children murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators.

President Joe Biden began his first visit to the Jewish state since taking office.

With the stroke of a pen, Father Józef Czapran helped save many Jews in the Holocaust.

'The story of the Holocaust is relevant to every IDF soldier and officer,' said Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi.

Babyn Yar not damaged after all, Ukraine's Chief Rabbi slams silence of Russian Jews.

Network says two-week suspension will give the talk-show host 'time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments.'

Appointment comes at a delicate time for the flagship Holocaust remembrance and research center.

Baruch and his late wife Nelly had two children, both of them Israeli Air Force pilots, and eight grandchildren.

Today, unlike during the Shoah, Jews can not only hope, but also depend on the Jewish state to come to their rescue.

Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah in Hebrew) is a national day of commemoration in Israel. This year, due to coronavirus, mass events will be virtual.

A BBC reporter used a major Holocaust memorial as a platform to accuse the Jewish state of 'occupying Palestinian territories.'

'We know well that words are not enough and that continuous action, heartfelt remembrance and vast education are needed,' wrote King Felipe VI of Spain.

World leaders, heads of state, and other dignitaries are coming to the Jewish state to commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz and commit to battle anti-Semitism in the 21st century.

'One shot will disrupt the ceremony and one dead body will cancel the ceremony,' claimed an op-ed in the Palestinian Authority's Al-Hayat Al-Jadida daily.

It will be 'the biggest political event ever in the history of the state,' said Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Chait.

Prince Charles will pay his first official visit to Israel for a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at Yad Vashem.

In their one-room apartment in Veria, Greece, Melpomeni Dina and her sisters sheltered the entire Mordechai family, despite the incredible risks.

The Veseli family was among Muslims in Albania who sheltered Jewish families during the Holocaust.

Central ceremonies are at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem and in Poland with a march from Auschwitz to Birkenau.

Watch live as the President of the State of Israel and the Prime Minister, dignitaries, survivors, children of survivors and their families, together with the general public mark the start of Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day in Israel.

'May the memories of Petr Ginz, astronaut Ilan Ramon and the six million victims of the Holocaust always remain in our thoughts,'  said US Astronaut Andrew Feustel in Space. 

Each year, Israelis pause from their routines to ponder the fate of the six millions Jews who perished in the Holocaust, vowing to never again allow such an atrocity to occur.

In this video, a Holocaust survivor speaks about her first day in the concentration camp she was sent to as a young girl.

Yad Vashem seeks to preserve the memory and names of the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust and the many European Jewish communities that were destroyed.

Israel's PM gives a moving speech at the unveiling of a new memorial in honor of foreign diplomats who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.

Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara and his wife Yukiko saved 6,000 Jews during the Holocaust, risking their careers and their lives.

Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, stressed the significance of personal remembrance and survivor testimony at the annual Yom Hashoah ceremony.

UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn again refused an invitation to visit Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.