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Tel.: 972-2-6443574. Open: Sunday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm (entry till 4pm); Friday and eves of holidays, 9am to 2pm (entry till 1pm). Closed on Saturdays and all Jewish holidays. Entry is free. Children under 10 are not permitted to enter the history museum. Men should cover their heads (kippahs are available).
Yad Vashem (Hebrew: יָד וַשֵׁם; lit. ' a memorial and a name ') is Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; echoing the stories of the survivors; honoring Jews who fought against their Nazi oppressors and gentiles who selflessly aided Jews in need; and researching the phenomenon of the Holocaust ...
- 19 August 1953
- Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust
- about 925,000 (2017), 800,000 (2016 and 2015)
Jan 28, 2019 · Here are 10 essential spots to include during your visit to Yad Vashem: Hall of Names Credit: Lior Mizrachi, courtesy of Yad Vashem. 1. The Holocaust History Museum The largest museum of its kind in the world, the Museum depicts the story of the Holocaust from a Jewish perspective, with individual stories highlighting the unfolding historical ...
Jerusalem 9103401 Israel . Phone: (972) 2 6443400 Fax: (972) 2 6443569 Email: webmaster@yadvashem.org.il. x Subscription for e-Newsletter. ... At Yad Vashem, we ...
The Yad Vashem Campus. Established in 1953 by an act of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, is entrusted with the task of commemorating, documenting, researching and educating about the Holocaust: remembering the six million Jews murdered by the German Nazis and their collaborators, the ...
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Jerusalem has two Holocaust museums. Yad Vashem, the larger museum, is on Mount Herzi next to the Jerusalem Forest, while the smaller Chamber of the Holocaust - Jerusalem's original Holocaust museum - is just outside Old Jerusalem on Mount Zion. Yad Vashem is a sprawling compound that covers 45 acres, more than double the size of Israel Museum ...
