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Yad Vashem (יד ושם) is Israel 's official memorial to the victims of The Holocaust established in 1953 through the ''Memorial Law'' passed by the Knesset , Israel's parliament.

The origin of the name is from a Biblical verse:
''"And to them will I give in my house and within my walls A Memorial And A Name … that shall not be cut off."''
( Isaiah , chapter 56, verse 5)
In Hebrew "A memorial and a name" = ''yad va-shem''.

Located in Jerusalem , it consists of a memorial chamber, a historical museum, an art gallery, a Hall of Names, an archive, the "Valley of the Destroyed Communities," and an educational centre. As well, non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust, often at great personal risk, are honoured by Yad Vashem as the " Righteous Among The Nations ".


ACTIVITIES

Yad Vashem activities include:

  • Documentation:

  • --- recording testimonies with survivors, and

  • --- collecting the names of those who perished during the Holocaust {Link without Title}

  • --- collect photos, documents and resources regarding the Holocaust.


  • Research and studies:

  • --- conduct research regarding the Holocaust,

  • --- encourage students to research the Holocaust,

  • --- publish, research, and make it available to the general public.


  • Education:

  • --- operating the International School for Holocaust Studies {Link without Title}

  • --- developing study programs for both Israeli and foreign schools in order to teach young students about the Holocaust,

  • --- hold exhibitions about the Holocaust,

  • --- teach the Holocaust to the general public.


  • Memorial:

  • --- preserve the memory and names of those who died during the Holocaust,

  • --- hold ceremonies of remembrance.



MUSEUM

In Jews murdered during the Holocaust.

On March 15 , 2005 , the dedication of the new Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem , Israel took place. The impressive building was designed by the worldwide renowned Jewish architect, Moshe Safdie . Leaders from 40 states and the Secretary General of the UN Kofi Annan attended the inauguration of Holocaust museum. President Of Israel Moshe Katzav said that the new museum serves as "an important signpost to all of humankind, a signpost that warns how short the distance is between hatred and murder, between racism and genocide." {Link without Title}


Righteous Among the Nations

The museum also honors the Righteous Among The Nations . For example, a small garden and plaque on the grounds of Yad Vashem is dedicated to the people of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in France who, during World War II , made their town a haven for Jews fleeing from the Nazis .

A few of the more than 20,000 non-Jews so honoured:



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