Plan your Visit To Yad Vashem
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Sun-Thurs: 08:30-17:00
Fridays and holiday eves: 08:30-14:00
Saturday and Jewish holidays – Closed

Yad Vashem is open to the general public, free of charge. All visits to Yad Vashem must be reserved in advance.

Humiliation and Abuse: Artifacts made from Desecrated Torah Scrolls

The letter sent by a Nazi party member to the owners of a leather goods factory offering parchment as raw material. Attached is a snipped piece of a Torah scroll as a sample
The letter sent by a Nazi party member to the owners of a leather goods factory offering parchment as raw material. Attached is a snipped piece of a Torah scroll as a sample

The letter sent by a Nazi party member to the owners of a leather goods factory offering parchment as raw material. Attached is a snipped piece of a Torah scroll as a sample
A handbag made from the parchment of a Torah scroll
A handbag made from the parchment of a Torah scroll

A handbag made from the parchment of a Torah scroll
Toy drum made from the parchment of a desecrated Torah scroll
Toy drum made from the parchment of a desecrated Torah scroll

Toy drum made from the parchment of a desecrated Torah scroll
Insoles cut from the parchment of a Torah scroll found in the shoes of a German officer in Italy
Insoles cut from the parchment of a Torah scroll found in the shoes of a German officer in Italy

Remarkably, one of the insoles is cut from the portion of the text quoting the Ten Commandments.

Insoles cut from the parchment of a Torah scroll found in the shoes of a German officer in Italy
A wallet made from the parchment of a Torah scroll
A wallet made from the parchment of a Torah scroll

A wallet made from the parchment of a Torah scroll