Yad Vashem

Israel Holocaust Museum

So it is without question that a country so deeply intertwined with the Jewish faith would create a magnificent memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. Yad Vashem, known as the Holocaust Museum; is the official memorial honoring the memory of the dead; the Jews who fought against their Nazi oppressors; and the non-Jews who took a personal risk to help the Jewish people throughout the Holocaust.

**In This Photo: An Exhibit in the New Museum A Reminder for the Visitor of the Old Museum at Yad Vashem**. **The Old Museum Lacked a Narrative and Was Much More Graphic and Meant to Shock the Visitor, Very Different From the One Visitors Come and Visit Today.**

Yad Vashem New Museum

Many agree that this memorial is a must-see destination on your visit. It is the second-most-visited Israeli tourist site with about one million visitors a year who want to learn about this atrocious event and pay their respects to the lives lost. By visiting Yad Vashem, you will be able to engage with the history and despair that was left behind by this tragedy not only through the exhibits; but also through the humble memorials such as the Avenue of the Righteous Among the Nations.

If you’re interested I wrote a cool post about the new Museum and its design. So click on this link for more!

Yad Vashem – A Muse-See Site in Jerusalem

Located just outside of Jerusalem on Mount Herzl, otherwise known as the Mount of Remembrance, Yad Vashem splits into two distinct areas. First is the area is for the scientific study of the Holocaust; and other genocides that feature a research institute; library; publishing house; and educational center. Second is the area is dedicated to memorials.

In This Photo: Night of the Burning Books: On 10 May 1933, Students All Over Germany Burned Upwards of 25,000 Volumes of “Un-German” Books in the Square at the State Opera, Berlin, Thereby Presaging an Era of Uncompromising State Censorship. Orchestrating the Event Was Joseph Goebbels, the Minister of Propaganda.

The Museum Offers Many Diffrent Expriences

Here you will find the Holocaust History Museum; the Children’s Memorial; the Hall of Remembrance; the Museum of Holocaust art, and other memorials. Within the Holocaust Museum, you can tour the interactive displays that feature photographs; letters; documents; artwork; films; and more items created during the Holocaust. One chilling exhibit in the Holocaust Museum is the Hall of Names; which contains over three million Holocaust victims’ names.

The Gallery in the New Museum Which Dedicated to the Forced Labor Camps. In Other Words, These Now the Museums is Focusing on Those “Lucky Ones” That Passed the Selection. Little Did They Know That the Nazis Has No Intention of Keeping Them Alive More Than A Few Months. Just Enough to Work Them to Death.

Namely, Yad Vashem began in 1953 as an organization to document the Jewish peoples’ experience of the Holocaust and the memory of the victims; so that this atrocity would never be forgotten. “Yad Vashem” literally means “memorial and a name.” In other words, it was to convey that even though there were no people to carry on the victims’ names; they would be remembered forever.

Yad Vashem - Ohel Yizkor — **In This Photo: The Memorial – Ohel Yizkor – There, Some Ashes of Victims Was Placed Under the Floor**

In fact, the phrase comes from the Book of Isaiah; which translates to “To them, I will give within my temple and its walls a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that will endure forever.” Moreover, the original museum from 1957 was replaced with a larger and more impressive museum in 2005. And by taking a Yad Vashem private tour with me; you will experience the Holocaust museum through a local’s eyes and what it means for all of us who live here.

Yad Vashem Opening Hours

Holocaust History Museum:

Sunday – Thursday

09:00-17:00

Fridays and Holiday eves

09:00-14:00

Hi! My name is Arik Haglili, an Israeli native who decided to dedicate his life to share my knowledge about the Holy Land to those that are interested to know more about this amazing piece of land. My career as a private tour guide started at the International School For the Studying of the Holocaust and the rest is history.

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