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Visiting Info
Opening Hours:

Sunday to Thursday: ‬09:00-17:00

Fridays and Holiday eves: ‬09:00-14:00

Yad Vashem is closed on Saturdays and all Jewish Holidays.

Entrance to the Holocaust History Museum is not permitted for children under the age of 10. Babies in strollers or carriers will not be permitted to enter.

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"When the Walls Wept" - The Story of Cyla (Tzila) Yoffan

Cyla (Tzila) Yoffan (Dworezke) was born in 1930 into a Zionist Orthodox family in the city of Iwje. During the years of German occupation many members of her family were murdered in the killing fields of Iwje. She survived along with her parents, her sister and her cousin, who her father saved in the killing fields, and they were transferred to the Lida ghetto. Several months later, in the spring of 1943, Tzila’s family succeeded in escaping from the ghetto and reached the family camps of Tuvia Bielski. The family was liberated with the liberation of the area in the summer of 1944.

After months of wandering through various European countries, Tzila immigrated to Israel. Tzila enlisted in the army in 1948. There she met her future husband, Shaul Yoffan.

They built their home in the city of Givataim, and had two children, 10 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Over the years Tzila has worked to preserve the memory of the Holocaust, meeting with teenagers and recounting her experiences during the Holocaust.
She is active in Ezra Dagan’s Witness’s Theater.

Partisans guarding an airfield in the Naliboki forest, July 1944. Some of the partisans rescued Jews from the forests and protected them from the Germans
Partisans guarding an airfield in the Naliboki forest, July 1944. Some of the partisans rescued Jews from the forests and protected them from the Germans

Partisans guarding an airfield in the Naliboki forest, July 1944. Some of the partisans rescued Jews from the forests and protected them from the Germans
Vilna, Poland, Three partisans, 1944
Vilna, Poland, Three partisans, 1944

Vilna, Poland, Three partisans, 1944
Tuvia Bielski
Tuvia Bielski

Tuvia Bielski
The Partisan Hirschel Patzovsky, who fought with the Bielski Partisans
The Partisan Hirschel Patzovsky, who fought with the Bielski Partisans

The Partisan Hirschel Patzovsky, who fought with the Bielski Partisans
Mordechai Anielewicz, commander of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Mordechai Anielewicz, commander of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Mordechai Anielewicz, commander of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Belorussia, The partisan Moshe Kadovitz
Belorussia, The partisan Moshe Kadovitz

Belorussia, The partisan Moshe Kadovitz
Belorussia, N. Rogovski with Other Jewish Partisans
Belorussia, N. Rogovski with Other Jewish Partisans

Belorussia, N. Rogovski with Other Jewish Partisans
Belorussia, Three Jewish Partisans, from right to left: Kantorovich, Shalom Cholawski (center), Simcha Rosen
Belorussia, Three Jewish Partisans, from right to left: Kantorovich, Shalom Cholawski (center), Simcha Rosen

Belorussia, Three Jewish Partisans, from right to left: Kantorovich, Shalom Cholawski (center), Simcha Rosen