• Menu

  • Shop

  • Languages

  • Accessibility
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.

Drive to Yad Vashem:
For more Visiting Information click here

An Anchor in the Darkness: Creating Art in Hiding during the Holocaust

A Build-It-Yourself Exhibition

Designed to promote dialogue about the Holocaust, the exhibition An Anchor in the Darkness: Creating Art in Hiding during the Holocaust is offered to the general public in an accessible print and display format recommended for community centers, places of work and public spaces. The museum-quality exhibition files are available free of charge, and with the help of simple, user-friendly instructions, you will be able to print and assemble the exhibition quickly and easily.

During the Holocaust, in the darkest days in the history of humanity, Jews in hiding – in forests, cellars, attics, bunkers and other refuges – created art. The pressing need to improvise materials and produce art in the midst of a life-threatening reality testifies to the immense power of the human spirit.

André Blondel (Shaye Sasza Blonder) 1909-1949 The Log Cabin, Aix-en-Provence, 1940
André Blondel (Shaye Sasza Blonder) 1909-1949 The Log Cabin, Aix-en-Provence, 1940

Pencil on paper

André Blondel (Shaye Sasza Blonder) 1909-1949 The Log Cabin, Aix-en-Provence, 1940
Jacob Barosin (1906-2001) Hiding in Soisy, Soisy-sous-Montmorency, 1944
Jacob Barosin (1906-2001) Hiding in Soisy, Soisy-sous-Montmorency, 1944

Watercolor on paper
30.5x24.6 cm

Jacob Barosin (1906-2001) Hiding in Soisy, Soisy-sous-Montmorency, 1944
Gerard (Gershon) Polak (1912-2004) Hiding Place II, 1943-1945
Gerard (Gershon) Polak (1912-2004) Hiding Place II, 1943-1945

Gouache and pencil on paper
26.1x36.7 cm

Gerard (Gershon) Polak (1912-2004) Hiding Place II, 1943-1945