"And to them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name (a "yad vashem")... that shall not be cut off."
(Isaiah, chapter 56, verse 5)
As the Jewish people’s living memorial to the Holocaust, Yad Vashem safeguards the memory of the past and imparts its meaning for future generations. Established in 1953, as the world center for documentation, research, education and commemoration of the Holocaust, Yad Vashem is today a dynamic and vital place of intergenerational and international encounter.
For over half a century, Yad Vashem has been committed to four pillars of remembrance:
About Yad Vashem - Through the Years
About Yad Vashem
Recent Events
- Events Calendar
- Yad Vashem Posthumously Honors Georges Dilsizian and his son André-Gustave, as Righteous Among the Nations from France
- Yad Vashem Posthumously Honors Wojciech Wołoszczuk as Righteous Among the Nations from Poland
- Yad Vashem Posthumously Honors Jerzy Ponczynski, as Righteous Among the Nations from Poland
- Yad Vashem Posthumously Honors Righteous Among the Nations Mother Marie-Veronique from Belgium
- Official Visits to Yad Vashem: June – October 2011
- Special Concert: “Kaddish - I am Here” Performed at Yad Vashem
- Official Visits to Yad Vashem: January – June 2011
- First Ecuadorian Recognized as Righteous Among the Nations
- Ceremony in honor of Antanas Babonas and Ona & Antanas Korsakas from Lithuania
