ABSTRACT
The question of scholarship and research, and especially the question of the Holocaust research institute continued to occupy Yad Vashem even after the change in leadership. At the Fifth Yad Vashem Council convened in January 1960, about a year after the upheavals at the institute, it was decided to set up an academic committee to direct the academic activities of Yad Vashem.
The council has decided to establish an academic advisory committee beside Yad Vashem Directorate, for research matters and publications. The academic committee will give advice to the Directorate in all activities of an academic nature or in need of an academic character. After consultation with Israeli academic institutions, the Directorate will determine the number of members and the composition of the committee. 1
