Yad va-Shem

Yad Vashem is a museum in Jerusalem dedicated to commemorating the victims of the Holocaust. Designed by architect Moshe Safdie, it was completed in 2005. The museum is built into the Mount of Remembrance and features a narrative journey through dimly lit exhibit spaces, culminating in the Hall of Names, which displays photographs and testimonies of Holocaust victims. Yad Vashem serves as a spiritual and cultural center for remembrance, research, and education about the Holocaust. It is one of several Holocaust museums worldwide, including the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Mémorial de la Shoah in Paris. The 27th of Nisan on the Jewish calendar is observed as Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) in Israel and the Jewish Diaspora.123