What if an American university appointed a known, vocal racist with no academic training in the field to head its Holocaust Studies program? Surely an outcry would occur. Many would decry the ...

“He is not a man who regards everyone as equal,” the chairman of the Israeli Association of Bergen-Belsen Survivors said of Effi Eitam. (JTA) — Israeli Holocaust survivor organizations are calling the ...

(JTA) — A broad coalition of Jewish studies scholars and directors of Jewish and Holocaust museums has signed a petition opposing the proposed appointment of Effi Eitam, a far-right Israeli politician ...

The plan to appoint a former far-right politician and military commander as chairman of Yad Vashem has sparked outrage among prominent Holocaust survivors in Israel, the organizations that represent ...

The Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum (US Embassy Jerusalem via Flickr) Hundreds of Holocaust survivors, Jewish studies scholars, and directors of Jewish and Holocaust museums worldwide ...

CORRECTION: The print version of this story gave an incorrect figure regarding the Kach Party. Rabbi Meir Kahane was its only member to be elected to the Knesset. Effi Eitam, a leader of the joint ...

Efraim “Effi” Eitam, a leader of Israel’s right-wing Orthodox Zionist camp, is criticizing President Bush’s Iraq policy, saying it could end up undermining efforts to confront Iran. Eitam, who sits on ...

Effi Eitam is unfit for the post, the petition says, because his “hateful rhetoric towards Israeli Arabs and Palestinians stands in opposition to the stated mission of Yad Vashem.” (JTA) — A broad ...