About Yad Vashem
"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:
- Commemoration
- Documentation
- Research
- Education
About Yad Vashem - Through the Years
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Recent Events
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- President Obama at Yad Vashem, Friday, March 22, 2013
- Ceremony honoring Righteous Among the Nations Jeanne Albouy held at Yad Vashem
- Ceremony Posthumously Honoring Joseph and Louise Materne of Belgium, as Righteous Among the Nations.
- Yad Vashem Posthumously Honors Count Henry de Menthon as Righteous Among the Nations from France
- President Peres tribute to Righteous Among the Nations Commission
- Mashiv Haruach
- Visit of President of Germany Joachim Gauck and Ms. Daniela Schadt to Yad Vashem May 29, 2012
- Yad Vashem Posthumously Honors Antoni and Maria Kruminis-Łozowski as Righteous Among the Nations from Poland
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