Yitzhak Arad

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Yitzhak Arad
Born
Icchak Rudnicki

(1926-11-11)November 11, 1926[1]
DiedMay 6, 2021(2021-05-06) (aged 94)
NationalityIsrael
Occupation(s)Historian, retired IDF brigadier general

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.

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