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Jerusalem - Attractions - Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem
The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority.
Yad Vashem website: www.yadvashem.org
Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, is the Jewish people’s memorial to the murdered
Six Million and symbolizes the ongoing confrontation with the rupture engendered
by the Holocaust. Containing the world’s largest repository of information on the
Holocaust, Yad Vashem is a leader in Shoah education, commemoration,
research and documentation.
The Holocaust History Museum is open Sunday to Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Entrance is permitted only until 4:00 p.m.) The Holocaust History Museum is open on Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Entrance will be permitted until 7:00 p.m.). The Holocaust History Museum is the ONLY site at Yad Vashem that remains open later on Thursday. The rest of the campus closes as always at 5:00 p.m.. Friday and Eve of Holidays 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Entrance is permitted only until 1:00 p.m.)
The Yad Vashem Archives and Library are open Sunday- Thursday 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Books and Documents from the library may be ordered via a public service officer until 15:00.
The Hall of Names (in the Holocaust History Museum)- is open Sunday to Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Entrance is permitted only until 4:00 p.m.) The Hall of Names is open on Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Entrance will be permitted until 7:00 p.m.).
The Hall of Names (in the Holocaust History Museum)- is open Sunday to Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Entrance is permitted only until 4:00 p.m.) The Hall of Names is open on Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Entrance will be permitted until 7:00 p.m.).
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Yad Vashem is closed on Saturdays and Jewish Holidays.
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Entry to the new Holocaust History Museum is not permitted under the age of 10.
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A visit to the Holocaust History Museum will average from one and one half hours to three hours.
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In an ongoing program, the Testimonies Department is continuing to video survivors telling their personal stories, in recording studios around the country.
Tourists who have not been interviewed abroad and are interested in recording their stories during their stay in Israel, are invited to contact the Testimonies Department at Yad Vashem, and to be interviewed by a member of our professional staff, who work in a variety of languages.
Tel: 02-6443753
Fax: 02-6443431
E-mail: esther.friedman@yadvashem.org.il