Yitzhak Arad
Israeli historian, retired IDF brigadier general and a former Soviet partisan who has served as director of Yad Vashem from 1972 to 1993
Yitzhak Arad (Hebrew: יצחק ארד) (né Icchak Rudnicki; November 11, 1926 – May 6, 2021) was an Israeli historian, author, IDF brigadier general. He was director of Yad Vashem from 1972 to 1993. His written works focused on the history of the Holocaust.
Yitzhak Arad | |
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Born | Icchak Rudnicki November 11, 1926[1] |
Died | May 6, 2021 | (aged 94)
Nationality | Israel |
Occupation(s) | Historian, retired IDF brigadier general |