The Yad Vashem Memorial has said that the Nazis did not make soap from Jewish bodies on an large scale , saying that rumors that soap from human bodies was being made and given out were used by the Nazis to frighten camp inmates . The Yad Vashem Memorial has stated that the Nazis did not produce soap from Jewish corpses on an industrial scale , saying that rumors that soap from human corpses was being mass-produced and distributed were used by the Nazis to frighten camp inmates .