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Yad Vashem Shortlists Three German States for First Overseas Holocaust Education Center

The teacher-training hub now enters a planning phase through early 2026 to address documented gaps in Holocaust knowledge.

Die Jerusalemer Gedenkstätte Yad Vashem will in Deutschland sein erstes Holocaust-Bildungszentrum außerhalb Israels aufbauen - drei mögliche Standorte kommen dafür nun in Frage. Diese liegen in Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen und Sachsen.
Es soll das erste Zentrum außerhalb Israels werden – drei Bundesländer sind im Rennen.
Karin Prien, Bundesministerin für Bildung, stellt zusammen mit Dani Dayan, Vorsitzender von Yad Vashem, drei potenzielle Standorte vor
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Overview

  • The shortlist names Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saxony after a government-backed nationwide feasibility study assessed accessibility, local partnerships and the memorial landscape.
  • The planned center is intended primarily for in-service training of teachers and will serve participants from across Germany and beyond.
  • Yad Vashem expects to complete the planning phase in the first half of 2026, with the final location, partnerships and implementation steps still to be decided.
  • The initiative originated in a 2023 meeting between Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan and then-Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and Dayan says the center will counter distortion and antisemitism while strengthening institutional ties.
  • German Education Minister Karin Prien cites studies showing major knowledge gaps, including that about 40% of Germans do not know six million Jews were murdered, and FAZ reports an existing building will be selected rather than new construction.