Baker & Taylor Publisher Services will handle sales and distribution in the U.S. and Canada for Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, effective immediately.
Yad Vashem, located in Jerusalem, is dedicated to preserving the memory of the victims of the Holocaust as well as to Holocaust research, documentation, and education. Yad Vashem has an expanding book publishing program with more than 700 titles that includes research studies, memoirs, documents, albums, and diaries related to the Holocaust. About half of its titles are available in English.
"Books are at the heart of what we do at Yad Vashem--telling the stories of Holocaust victims, paying tribute to the survivors, and conveying the accurate history of this cataclysmic juncture in time," Yad Vashem marketing director Susan Weisberg said. "There is no question in my mind that we are beginning a mutually beneficial partnership that will provide Yad Vashem an outlet for expanding its audience and promoting our goal of disseminating accurate knowledge about the Holocaust."
Jeff Tegge, v-p of client services for BTPS, said, "We are honored to partner with Yad Vashem, who for more than 70 years has been dedicated to Holocaust research and preserving the accounts of individuals who perished and who survived. Our shared goal is to bring this knowledge to an even wider audience in North America."