Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum

Yad Vashem (Hebrew: יָד וַשֵׁם; literally, “a monument and a name”) is Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the deceased; honoring the Jews who fought against the Nazi oppressors and Gentiles who selflessly aided Jews in need. Yad Vashem is situated on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem.

Entrance to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum is via the Holland Junction, on Herzl Boulevard opposite the entrance to Mount Herzl and the descent to Ein Kerem.

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 destroyed Jewish communities, and the ghetto and resistance fighters; and honoring the Righteous Among the Nations who risked their lives to rescue Jews during the Holocaust. Yad Vashem encompasses 45 acres on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem and is comprised of various museums, research and education centers, monuments and memorials. Among these are the Museum Complex, the Hall of Remembrance, the Valley of the Communities and the Children’s Memorial.