THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST RESEARCH

In 1993, Yad Vashem established the International Institute for Holocaust Research as an autonomous academic research department. Since its inception, the goal of the Institute has been to encourage and support worldwide scholarly research on the Holocaust and Holocaust related topics.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND

The Institute is active in the development and coordination of international research; the planning and undertaking of scholarly projects; the organization of international symposia and conferences; the fostering of cooperative projects among research institutions; the support of young and senior scholars who research the Holocaust; and the publishing of analytical studies, conference proceedings, documents and monographs on the Holocaust, and creating an international network of researchers. The Institute fosters cooperative projects among other research institutions across the globe, offers MA, PhD and postdoctoral fellowships, and publishes academic research studies, documentation, conference anthologies, diaries, memoirs, and albums about the Holocaust.