answersLogoWhite

0

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.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?