The John Najmann Chair of Holocaust Studies
Left to right: Prof. David Bankier, Mrs. Hertha Najmann, Mr. Avner Shalev, Mr. Ben Helfgott at inauguration of the Najmann Chair, 2003
Prof. Dan Michman, Chief Historian of Yad Vashem, speaking with Mr. Herbert Najmann, John Najmann’s brother (2007)
Activities of the John Najmann Chair
The John Najmann Chair of Holocaust Studies provides gracious support to the International Institute for Holocaust Research – Yad Vashem so that the Head of the Institute may carry out his important and varied tasks such as the supervision of the numerous research projects on the Holocaust being conducted in the Institute and scholarly guidance offered to the Institute’s postdoctoral research fellows each semester. The Chair provides the means for the incumbent to present lectures on the Holocaust both in Israel and abroad, to plan international symposia, workshops, and conferences, and to participate in international commissions. All research and activities conducted by the Institute are carried out under the guidance of the Chair’s incumbent. Prof. Dan Michman is the current incumbent of the Chair and Head of the International Institute for Holocaust Research – Yad Vashem.
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