Exhibit 23



               Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP, Independent Auditors

         We  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  following
registration statements on Form-S-8 of Vishay  Intertechnology,  Inc. and in the
related  Prospectuses of our report dated February 8, 1999, (except for Note 16,
as to which  the date is March  26,  1999),  with  respect  to the  consolidated
financial  statements  of Vishay  Intertechnology,  Inc.  included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1998.


                 Registration
               Statement Number                                    Description
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                    33-7850                       1986 Employee Stock Plan of
                                                    Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

                    33-7851                       1986 Employee Stock Plan of
                                                    Dale Electronics, Inc.

                   33-59609                       Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
                                                  1995 Stock Option Program







Philadephia, Pennsylvania
March 31, 1999