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Yad Vashem cuts ties with sanctioned Russian-Israeli oligarch Abramovich
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Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich attends the UEFA Women's Champions League final soccer match in Gothenburg, Sweden, on May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/ Martin Meissner, File)
The Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum announces it is cutting ties with Russian-Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich following new sanctions imposed on him over his past connections with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“In light of recent developments, Yad Vashem has decided to suspend the strategic partnership with Mr. Roman Abramovich,” the museum says in a statement.
Abramovich had previously pledged funding that would strengthen the museum’s endeavors in the areas of Holocaust research and remembrance, estimated to be at least NIS 10 million ($3 million).
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