Yad Vashem hosted its annual event on May, 1st, 2019 for the International Diplomatic Corps in Israel marking the UN-sanctioned International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.
Ambassadors, among whom appeared in good place H.E. Job Daudi Masima, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania as diplomatic representatives from over 50 countries were greeted by Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev and Israel's Minister of Education Naftali Bennett.
Shalev called on the gathered diplomats not to fall victim to Holocaust distortion, but rather to join in efforts to ensure that truthful memory continues to inspire and motivate the world.
Director of the Yad Vashem Archives and Fred Hillman Chair for Holocaust Documentation Dr. Haim Gertner delivered a lecture on the topic "Jews Rescuing Jews: Stories from Yad Vashem's Archives", which was also broadcast live via Yad Vashem's Facebook page.
In addition, a panel dialogue entitled "Jewish Rescue and Solidarity in a Disintegrating World" was held with the participation of two Holocaust survivors - Haim Roet, who was rescued by Jews and non-Jews in the Dutch resistance, and Fanny Ben-Ami, who was involved in saving both Jews and non-Jews through her activities with the French resistance, eventually leading 28 Jewish children to safety in Switzerland.