Why Yad Vashem is coming to Germany

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Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial authority, is expanding its educational mission into Germany with a new initiative designed to ensure Germans confront and remember the Holocaust. The move reflects the organization's interpretation of a core Jewish commandment, to never forget, and marks an effort to embed Holocaust remembrance directly in the country where the genocide occurred. By bringing its resources and expertise to Germany, Yad Vashem aims to shape how the next generation understands this history and its ongoing moral implications.