Yad Vashem is the Holocaust memorial museum situated in Jerusalem, Israel. It is also known as The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority. http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=yad+vashem&gwp=13
it is a centre for study as well as a memorial.
Yad Vashem was created in 1953.
"And to them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name (a "yad vashem")... that shall not be cut off."(Isaiah, chapter 56, verse 5)
about 200 days before holucoust finished.
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Yad VaShem - in Hebrew יד ושם Yad: Memorial (it has also the meaning of Name, Fame, Reputation...) Shem: Name of the tribes of Shem...the Semitic people are descendants of "Shem" Va: And (conjunction) Yad VaShem: A Memorial to the Tribe of Shem. Other Semitic races found in Asia are also children of Shem and speak Semitic languages, so technically the Yad VaShem would be not only for Jews but all Semitic Suffering including Arabs, Jews, Afghans, etc. It is the Jerusalem museum in remembrance of the names of the victims of the Holocaust.
Yad Vashem is a Holocaust Memorial site in Israel. You will see trees planted in honor of victims, you will see walls of the Righteous Among the Nations (those who helped the Jews) and lists of victims.See Related Links below.
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