Just as the evening ceremony at Yad Vashem commemorating Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day (Yom Hazikaron Lashoah Ve'lagvurah in Hebrew) was done in an incredibly emotional and meaningful manner, the following day continued in this trend yet in a drastically different way in which I had expected following the moving experience the previous night. The events throughout the day provided a more intimate setting, allowing greater room for personal reflection as visitors and guests... Continue reading
Having just started working at Yad Vashem last week, I waited eagerly to learn and experience up close for the first time just how exactly Yad Vashem commemorates Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day (Yom Hazikaron Lashoah Ve'lagvurah in Hebrew), a national day of remembrance in Israel on which the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust are memorialized. Each year on this day, which so profoundly honors the many victims, heroes, and survivors that experienced first hand this... Continue reading
New Yad Vashem website redirection
The good news:
The Yad Vashem website had recently undergone a major upgrade!
The less good news:
The page you are looking for has apparently been moved.
We are therefore redirecting you to what we hope will be a useful landing page.