Yad Vashem

The journey in one line

One place in Israel. Arriving is the journey.

Yad Vashem stands on its own because many people go to Jerusalem and go here, and that is complete in itself. The name comes from Isaiah: a memorial and a name. The campus is large. The Holocaust History Museum is a concrete prism driven through the hillside, and you walk its full length before you reach daylight again.

Yad Vashem's central work is the recovery of names. Its Hall of Names holds pages of testimony filled in by families, one person at a time, against the deliberate erasure of individuals into numbers. The Children's Memorial remembers a million and a half children in a single dark room lit by candles and mirrors. The Avenue of the Righteous names non-Jews who saved Jewish lives. The Valley of the Communities is carved with the names of places where Jewish life ended.

Entry is free but every visit must be booked in advance. Closed on Saturdays and Jewish holidays, with shorter Friday hours. The Holocaust History Museum is not open to children under ten. Allow at least three hours, and longer if you want the outdoor memorials as well.

Where it goes

The places on this journey

What a visit means here. One place. A recorded visit means entering the Mount of Remembrance campus. The visit is recorded quietly and is private by default.

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   Yad Vashem

   יד ושם

   Jerusalem, Israel

   

   Yad Vashem is Israel's national memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the keeper of the names. Its Hall of Names holds pages of testimony for millions of individuals. The Children's Memorial, the Avenue of the Righteous and the Valley of the Communities are separate places on one hillside campus.

   What counts as a visit

   The Holocaust History Museum, the Hall of Names, the Children's Memorial and the outdoor memorials on the Mount of Remembrance.

   Access

   Entry is free but all visits must be booked in advance. Closed on Saturdays and Jewish holidays, with shorter Friday hours. The history museum is not open to children under ten. Allow at least three hours. Checked 16 September 2026.

   A place of reflection

   Check access · last checked September 16, 2026

Respect and access

This is a memorial, not a sightseeing stop. Quiet is expected throughout and photography inside the history museum is not permitted. Other visitors may be looking for their own family's name. Give them room.

A place of reflection

This is a memorial or a site of atrocity. Visitors are asked to be quiet, to follow the custodian's guidance on photography, and to treat it as somewhere people grieve.

Opening times, prices, permits and eligibility change. Nothing on this page is a statement about today. Follow the Check access link on a place before you plan around it.

Sources

• yadvashem.orghttps://www.yadvashem.org/ · checked September 16, 2026

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