its in hebrew, it means a hand and a name. a hand to help those in need and a name to remember those who are no more.
It means "and name". "Yad Vashem" means "hand and name".
"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)
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
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.
It aws built in 1953Type your answer here...
Yad Vashem was created in 1953.
It means "and name". "Yad Vashem" means "hand and name".
"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)
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
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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.
it didn't, that is not its function.
Yad Vashem is important to remember so it will never happen again. It also is in dedication to the six million Jewish people who perished.
there is an incomplete list at Yad Vashem.
it is a centre for study as well as a memorial.