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Yad Vashem 1, Jerusalem

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Yad Vashem (Hebrew: יד ושם‎ also spelled Yad VaShem; "Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority") is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust established in 1953 through the Memorial Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament. The origin of the name is from a Biblical verse: "And to them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name (Yad Vashem) that shall not be cut off." (Isaiah, chapter 56, verse 5). (A note on orthography: the two nouns in Hebrew, yad [memorial/hand] and "shem" [name] are often capitalized in English transliterations; similarly, the Hebrew sign for "and" ["v"] is sometimes lowercased.)
Located at the foot of Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem is a large complex containing a history museum, memorial chambers, art galleries, archives, outdoor commemorative sites such as the Valley of the Destroyed Communities, a synagogue, and an educational centre. Non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust, often at great personal risk, are honored by Yad Vashem as the "Righteous Among the Nations."
The new Holocaust History Museum was built as a prism-like triangular structure. It is 180 meters long, with stark walls of reinforced concrete and an area of over 4,000 square meters.
There are 10 exhibition halls, each devoted to a different chapter in the history of the Holocaust. Unlike the exhibition in the old museum, which was primarily composed of photographs, the new exhibition is a multi-media presentation that incorporates personal artifacts donated to Yad Vashem by Holocaust survivors, the families of those who perished, and Holocaust museums and memorial sites around the world.
The museum is designed so the visitor begins underground and slowly walks upwards. The exit from the main part of the museum is onto a balcony overlooking a stunning view of Jerusalem valley, and involves the visitor stepping from a dark corridor into direct sunlight (weather and time of day permitting). This is deliberate and intended to represent the struggle of the Jewish people during the dark days of the Holocaust, to the light of Israel, and the future of the Jews; and to emphasise the natural beauty of the country.
Image size
3872x2592px 7.19 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D60
Shutter Speed
10/2500 second
Aperture
F/10.0
Focal Length
46 mm
ISO Speed
110
Date Taken
Mar 20, 2008, 9:26:48 PM