B’nai B’rith International has received significant news coverage of its joint Holocaust commemoration ceremony with Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) on Yom HaShoah, dedicated annually to honoring the heroism of Jews who rescued fellow Jews during the Holocaust.

The ceremony took place at the Van Leer Institute in Jerusalem and was streamed live on the B’nai B’rith International Facebook page. The event was reported widely in Israel and abroad in print, online and broadcast media, and was attended by ambassadors and diplomatic representatives from numerous countries, including the Philippines, Panama, Albania, Guatemala, Greece, Poland, the European Union, and Norway.

During the ceremony, the “Jewish Rescuer Citation” was presented to four rescuers who operated in the Netherlands, Poland and France. The citation—a joint program of the B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem and the Committee to Recognize the Heroism of Jewish Rescuers during the Holocaust—has recognized 667 heroes since its inception in 2011 in an effort to help correct the generally held misconception that Jews failed to come to the aid of fellow Jews during the Holocaust.

Marriët Schuurman, ambassador of the Netherlands to Israel; Sar-Shalom Gerbi, head of the Education Division at KKL–JNF; Dr. Haim Katz, chairman of the B’nai B’rith World Center–Jerusalem and others paid tribute to their extraordinary courage.

Read more about the ceremony and honored rescuers here.

See how media outlets have covered the ceremony and recipients of the citation:

Aurora Israel (Spanish):
B’nai B’rith: New recognitions

Columbus Jewish News (English):
Jewish rescuers honored at Yom Hashoah ceremony in Jerusalem

Diplomacy (Hebrew):
Yom HaShoah event of the B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael- Jewish National Fund

i24 News (Hebrew):
In memory of the six million: State ceremonies for Holocaust Remembrance Day

Israel Hayom (English):
Yom HaShoah ceremony to honor Jews who defied Nazis to save their own

Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation (English):
Segment on the B’nai B’rith World Center and Keren Kayemet Le’Israel Ceremony (46:25-50:55)

Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation (Hebrew):
Segment on the B’nai B’rith World Center and Keren Kayemet Le’Israel Ceremony (17:03-33:31)

The Jerusalem Post (English):
Grapevine, April 10, 2026: Toxic antisemitism (B’nai B’rith World Center holding Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony)

The Jerusalem Post (English):
Israel ushers in Holocaust Remembrance Day under shadow of Iran threat

Jewish News Syndicate (English):
Honoring Jewish rescuers, young and old, at Yom Hashoah ceremony in Jerusalem

KAN/Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation (Hebrew)

KAN/Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation (Hebrew):
“My mother saved hundreds of Jews in the Netherlands – and now, 80 years later, she is being recognized”

Maariv (Hebrew):
Jewish rescuers recognized during Yom HaShoah ceremony in Jerusalem

San Diego Jewish World (English):
Jewish rescuers recognized during Yom HaShoah ceremony in Jerusalem

The Times of Israel (French):
Jerusalem: Ceremony in tribute to four Jews who saved other Jews during the Holocaust

YNet News (Hebrew):
Jews who saved Jews: A special ceremony honoring four who saved their fellow citizens