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About Yad Vashem

About Yad Vashem
Hall of Names at Yad Vashem Museum

Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem is the ultimate source for Holocaust education, documentation and research.

From the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem’s integrated approach incorporates meaningful educational initiatives, groundbreaking research and inspirational exhibits.

Its use of innovative technological platforms maximizes accessibility to the vast information in the Yad Vashem archival collections for an expanding global audience.

Yad Vashem is at the forefront of unceasing efforts to safeguard and impart the memory of the victims and the events of the Holocaust period.

It strives to document accurately one of the darkest chapters in the history of humanity and to grapple effectively with the ongoing challenges of keeping the memory of the Holocaust relevant today and for future generations.

For more details visit the Yad Vashem website

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