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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-11-003533
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110604
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110606
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110606

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000103730
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS & ACCESSORIES [3670]
		IRS NUMBER:				381686453
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07416
		FILM NUMBER:		11894060

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		63 LINCOLN HWY
		CITY:			MALVERN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19355
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6106441300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		63 LINCOLN HIGHWAY
		CITY:			MALVERN
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19355
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Date of
      Report (Date of earliest event reported)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; June 4, 2011</font><br><br>
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            <font style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.</b></font>
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Delaware</b></font>
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          &#160;
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>1-7416</b></font>
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>38-1686453</b></font>
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>63
            Lancaster Avenue</b></font>
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Malvern,
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      Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">610-644-1300</font><br><br>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Check the
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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      <b>Item 5.02 &#8211; Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
      Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
      Certain Officers.</b>
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    <p>
      On June 6, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing that Dr.
      Felix Zandman, the Company&#8217;s founder, Executive Chairman, and Chief
      Technical and Business Development Officer passed away on the evening of
      June 4, 2011.&#160; The Company hereby incorporates by reference the press
      release dated June 6, 2011, attached hereto as Exhibit&#160;99.1.
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      On June 5, 2011, the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors appointed Marc Zandman
      to the positions of Executive Chairman of the Board and Chief Business
      Development Officer.&#160;&#160;Additionally, the Board of Directors appointed Dr.
      Gerald Paul, President and Chief Executive Officer, to serve as the
      Chief Technical Officer.
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      <b>Item 9.01 &#8211; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b>
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      (d) Exhibits
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          99.1
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          Press release dated June 6, 2011.
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      <b>SIGNATURE</b>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </font>
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            VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
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            <u><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">/s/
            Lior E. Yahalomi</font></u>
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          &#160;
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            Dr. Lior E. Yahalomi
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Executive
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Chief
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Vishay
      Intertechnology Mourns the Loss of Its Founder, Dr. Felix Zandman</b></font>
    </p>
    <p>
      MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2011--Vishay Intertechnology,
      Inc. (&#8220;Vishay&#8221;) (NYSE: VSH) announced today, with great sadness, the
      passing of its founder and Executive Chairman of the Board, Chief
      Technical Officer and Chief Business Development Officer, Dr. Felix
      Zandman. He was 83 years old.
    </p>
    <p>
      Dr. Zandman founded Vishay in 1962 and served as Chief Executive Officer
      of the Company from its inception until 2004 and as President from 1962
      through 1998. He served as a Board member when the Company started and
      assumed the position of Executive Chairman of the Board in 1989.
    </p>
    <p>
      In accordance with its Board&#8217;s succession plan, Vishay also announced
      today that the Board has elected Marc Zandman as Executive Chairman of
      the Board. Marc Zandman will also succeed Dr. Zandman as Vishay&#8217;s Chief
      Business Development Officer. Marc Zandman, the son of Dr. Zandman, has
      been employed by Vishay since 1984 and held various managerial roles at
      the Company, including serving as Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief
      Administration Officer and President of Vishay Israel. Dr. Gerald Paul,
      President and Chief Executive Officer of Vishay since 2005 and a
      director since 1993, will continue leading Vishay as its President and
      CEO and Board member. He will serve as well as Vishay&#8217;s Chief Technical
      Officer.
    </p>
    <p>
      Under Dr. Zandman&#8217;s leadership, Vishay has grown into a leading
      worldwide manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic
      components with over 22,000 employees and facilities throughout the
      Americas, Asia, Europe, and Israel, and with sales offices around the
      world. Today, Vishay&#8217;s components are used in electronic devices and
      equipment and throughout the industrial, computer, automotive, consumer,
      telecommunications, military, aerospace, power supplies, and medical
      markets. In addition, Dr. Zandman&#8217;s patented inventions enabled Vishay
      Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE: VPG), Vishay&#8217;s measurements and foil
      resistor businesses, to be successfully spun-off into an independent
      business in 2010. Marc Zandman serves as VPG&#8217;s Chairman of the Board,
      and Ziv Shoshani, Dr. Felix and Mrs. Ruta Zandman&#8217;s nephew, is VPG&#8217;s
      President and Chief Executive Officer.
    </p>
    <p>
      Eliyahu Hurvitz, a long time friend of Dr. Zandman and fellow Board
      member, said on behalf of the Board of Directors of Vishay, &#8220;All of us
      at Vishay are deeply saddened by the loss of our founder, mentor and
      friend. Dr. Zandman&#8217;s life experiences, intelligence and creativity have
      had a profound impact on Vishay, our industry and Israel overall, as
      well as everybody with whom he worked. His courage, perseverance and
      dedication are an inspiration to us all. We will honor his legacy of
      unwavering commitment, passion and energy by moving Vishay forward under
      the strong leadership of Marc Zandman and Dr. Gerald Paul and our
      outstanding global management team. We extend our deepest sympathies to
      his family members. Dr. Zandman will be greatly missed.&#8221;
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      Marc Zandman said, &#8220;On behalf of Vishay and the entire Zandman and
      Shoshani family, I am deeply proud of the many contributions my father
      made to Vishay, this industry and Israel, and of the legacy he leaves
      behind. My father&#8217;s high standards and values are embedded in Vishay&#8217;s
      culture and impact all that we do at Vishay, across the globe, every
      day, and he served our Company until the end. I humbly take on the
      responsibilities of his role as Executive Chairman of the Board, and
      fully intend to continue his ideals in both business and personal
      matters.&#8221;
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      Dr. Paul, said, &#8220;Dr. Zandman will never be forgotten as his legacy will
      live on across the world throughout all Vishay&#8217;s employees. Vishay will
      continue to implement the vision, strategy and culture articulated by
      Dr. Zandman as we continue to work tirelessly to enhance value for our
      shareholders. I am personally committed to building upon Dr. Zandman&#8217;s
      efforts and leading Vishay through its continued growth and development.
      We mourn Dr. Zandman&#8217;s passing and will miss his dedication, expertise
      and the bond of friendship he had with Vishay&#8217;s employees throughout the
      world. I personally have lost my mentor and a fatherly friend. Our
      thoughts and prayers are with the Zandman and Shoshani family.&#8221;
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      Dr. Zandman was born in 1928 in the Polish city of Grodno and in October
      1941, he and his family were arrested by the Nazis and sent to the
      Grodno ghetto. Dr. Zandman survived the Holocaust by hiding with his
      uncle Sender and other people under the floor boards in the house of a
      Polish family for 17 months. While in hiding, Dr. Zandman&#8217;s uncle taught
      him trigonometry and higher mathematics. Following the war, in 1946, Dr.
      Zandman emigrated to France, where he earned a mechanical engineering
      degree and MS in physics from the University of Nancy (France) and a PhD
      in physics from the University of Paris, Sorbonne.
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      In 1956, Dr. Zandman moved to the United States and began working for
      Tatnall Measuring Systems in Philadelphia as director of basic research.
      During this time he developed PhotoStress&#174; measurement instruments and
      revolutionary temperature-resistant resistors, which enable
      manufacturers of a wide assortment of precision products to upgrade
      their performance. When Tatnall declined to market his
      temperature-resistant resistors, Dr. Zandman, with financial support
      from his uncle Alfred P. Slaner, founded Vishay. The Company was named
      after the village in Lithuania where relatives of Dr. Zandman had
      perished during the Holocaust.
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      Dr. Zandman published numerous scientific papers, three textbooks, and
      an autobiography (&#8220;Never the Last Journey&#8221;) and held over 70 patents. He
      won numerous awards including the Best Strategic Investor Award from the
      Israel Manufacturers Association (awarded by the President of Israel);
      the Legion of Honor, France (awarded by the President of the Republic of
      France); the Order of Merit for Research and Invention (France); the
      Franklin Institute Medal for Science (USA); the Electronic Industries
      Alliance Medal of Honor (presented at a ceremony attended by the
      President of the United States); and the Lifetime Achievement Award from
      the National Electronic Distributors Association. He was awarded the
      title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Beer Sheva (Israel)
      and from the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion). In 1994, Dr.
      Zandman also became a citizen of the State of Israel.
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      Dr. Zandman is survived by his wife Mrs. Ruta Zandman; his children, Dr.
      Gisele Zandman Goddard and her husband Eli, Mrs. Ariele Zandman Klausner
      and her husband Steven, and Mr. Marc Zandman and his wife Orit; and nine
      grandchildren.
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      <b>About Vishay Intertechnology</b>
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      Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE
      (VSH), is one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete
      semiconductors (diodes, MOSFETs, and infrared optoelectronics) and
      passive electronic components (resistors, inductors, and capacitors).
      These components are used in virtually all types of electronic devices
      and equipment, in the industrial, computing, automotive, consumer,
      telecommunications, military, aerospace, power supplies, and medical
      markets. Vishay&#8217;s product innovations, successful acquisition strategy,
      and &#8220;one-stop shop&#8221; service have made it a global industry leader.
      Vishay can be found on the Internet at <u>www.vishay.com</u>.
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      CONTACT:<br>Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.<br>Dr. Lior E. Yahalomi,
      +1-610-644-1300<br>Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<br>or<br>Vishay
      Intertechnology, Inc.<br>Peter G. Henrici, +1-610-644-1300<br>Senior
      Vice President Corporate Communications
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