Kristallnacht Commemoration

The Long Shadow of Kristallnacht:

The November 1938 Pogrom, often recalled as Kristallnacht, was a critical point in Nazi Germany's war against the Jews.  We remember that painfully as we experience a vile resurgence of antisemitism and Holocaust distortion. Yad Vashem’s mission is to accurately tell the world what happened then, to commemorate those who suffered and to illustrate why remembering them matters now more than ever.

Dani Dayan Bio

Dani Dayan is the Chairman of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. Prior to his position at Yad Vashem, he served as Israel's Consul General in New York. Previously, he served as Chairman of the YESHA Council and before that as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Elad Software Systems Ltd., a company he founded. In addition, Dayan volunteers as the Head of the Advisory Board of Nefesh B'Nefesh and, until his posting in New York, was a member of the Yad Vashem Council.

Dayan holds a Master's degree in Finance (with honors) from Tel Aviv University, and a Bachelor's in Economics and Computer Science (cum laude) from Bar Ilan University.