ABSTRACT
The next battle took place at the meeting of the fourth council of Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem Directorate and its chairman were in charge of the daily management of the institute, while the council constituted the public body providing public support for its activities. The approval for the budget of Yad Vashem was in the hands of the council hence it was empowered to exert real influence on its work. Similarly to its predecessors, the fourth council consisted of representatives from various public sectors in Israeli society and from the Diaspora, from Holocaust survivor organizations, public and cultural institutions. 1
