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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.

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2016

On 3 January 2016, Michael Perlman, his wife, daughter and twin grandchildren visited Yad Vashem's Holocaust History Museum, accompanied by Director of the International Relations Division's English Language Desk Searle Brajtman
On 3 January 2016, Michael Perlman, his wife, daughter and twin grandchildren visited Yad Vashem's Holocaust History Museum, accompanied by Director of the International Relations Division's English Language Desk Searle Brajtman

On 5 January 2016, Harold and Rebecca Finger, accompanied by their daughter Yael Katz and granddaughters Ava and Poppy Katz, celebrated Ava's bat mitzvah
On 5 January 2016, Harold and Rebecca Finger, accompanied by their daughter Yael Katz and granddaughters Ava and Poppy Katz, celebrated Ava's bat mitzvah

The celebration consisted of a memorable tour of Yad Vashem's Holocaust History Museum, a memorial ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance, and a "twinning" ceremony in Yad Vashem's Synagogue.

During her visit to Yad Vashem on 14 January 2016, Helsie Brustman OAM (left) met with International Relations Division Managing Director Shaya Ben Yehuda, toured the International School for Holocaust Studies
During her visit to Yad Vashem on 14 January 2016, Helsie Brustman OAM (left) met with International Relations Division Managing Director Shaya Ben Yehuda, toured the International School for Holocaust Studies

She was accompanied by Director of International Seminars for Educators Ephraim Kaye, visited the Museum of Holocaust Art, and took a behind-the-scenes-tour of the Artifacts Collection with Director of the Artifacts Department in the Museums Division Michael Tal.

Vivienne Fried( right) made several visits to Yad Vashem in January
Vivienne Fried( right) made several visits to Yad Vashem in January

During these visits, she toured the Holocaust History Museum and Children's Memorial; viewed the Museum of Holocaust Art accompanied by Art Department Director Eliad Moreh-Rosenberg; and took a special behind-the-scenes presentation of Holocaust-era artifacts by Michael Tal. She also toured the Archives with Director Dr. Haim Gertner (left), and met with Director of the Information and Reference Services Department Lital Beer and Archives researcher Sima Velkovitch.