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The Museum of Holocaust Art, Yad Vashem
Photo: Courtesy Yad Vashem
photos, film clips and works of art. Each
artifact tells the story of an individual victim, visitors in this sanctuary.
a family or an entire community. During our
guided tours, many such stories are shared
with visitors. The museum tour ends at the
Hall of Names, a beautiful and haunting
memorial where the names of those who
were murdered, along with their photos and
personal details, are recorded for eternity.
From the Museum, one goes to the Hall of
Remembrance where the Eternal Flame
burns in memory of the victims. Another
must-see is the Children's Memorial. It is a
unique solemn memorial commemorating
the 1.5 million children who were murdered
in the Holocaust.
In addition to the memorials, Yad Vashem
offers many interesting sights to repeat
visitors who wish to gain deeper knowledge
and understanding. The Museum of
Holocaust Art exhibits works of art created
during the Holocaust era. This is a place
filled with memories. A Jewish painter living
in Belgium, Carol Deutsch managed to
paint 99 paintings depicting biblical stories
before his murder in the Holocaust. His
surviving daughter donated the paintings
to Yad Vashem. To view the biblical scenes
knowing what ultimately happened to Carol
Deutsch is a poignant experience. There is
also a synagogue containing Judaica looted
from synagogues in Europe during the
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The Avenue of the Righteous Among the Nations, Yad Vashem Photo: Courtesy Yad Vashem.
Below: The Hall of Remembrance, Yad Vashem. Photo: Neil Folberg
Holocaust. We host many of our Christian we, as Christians, can be part of it through
partnering with Yad Vashem.
Yad Vashem invites Christians to learn the If you are bringing a Christian group to the
stories. To this end, the Christian Friends Holy Land, please contact us to arrange your
of Yad Vashem (CFYV) was established unique experience at Yad Vashem.
in October 2006 in cooperation with the E-mail: Christian.friends@yadvashem.org.il
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem www.yadvashem.org
(ICEJ) to raise awareness of the Holocaust
in Christian communities worldwide.
Furthermore, in August 2016, Yad Vashem
signed a Declaration of Cooperation with the
Museum of the Bible, Washington DC. The
two organizations pledged to stand together
for the basic moral values of humanity. We
invite individual Christians to join forces with
us! Christian Friends of Yad Vashem invites
pastors and Christian leaders to tailor-made
seminars at Yad Vashem's International
School for Holocaust Studies. Special
programs are available to Christian groups
when visiting Yad Vashem.
2016 marked a decade of Christian Friends
of Yad Vashem. For this special anniversary,
we chose the following verses from the Bible
as our motto: "I will put My Spirit in you, and
you shall live, and I will place you in your own
land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD,
have spoken it and performed it,” says the
LORD’” Ezekiel 37:11-14. Some of these
very verses are inscribed on the main gate of
Yad Vashem. The prophecy about dry bones
coming alive is part of Israel's miracle and