Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum is definitely an “A list” sight in Israel. In fact, every visitor to Israel should visit this solemn place to understand just how atrocious the Holocaust was. The museum grounds also house an educational center (where I spent 8 intense days in 2015 at a Christian leaders seminar), an incredibly moving children’s memorial, a ceremonial hall of remembrance, a small re-created village and a cattle car once used to transport Jews to death camps.
With Hamas’ October 7 attack fresh on our minds, consider that atrocity x5000. Hamas brutally took the lives of at least 1200 Israelis (most, but not all, Jews) that awful day in October. We shall never forget or diminish the evil. But in the Holocaust, 6 million Jews lost their lives in equally appalling ways. About 1/3 of them were children.
Truly, no people group on planet earth have been as hated and hunted as Jews. Why? Because God uniquely called them for a very specific mission: to bless all the families of the earth. (Genesis 12:3) As God’s vehicle for world redemption, they have worn the target of Satan’s arrows throughout history. But they will not be defeated! God’s Word tells us they will stand alone in the end, but the Lord of heaven’s armies will act on their behalf! Despite every attempt to wipe them from the face of the earth, God will preserve them to the end. It may not be pretty, but it will be sure!
Follow us now as we look back on our time at Yad Vashem. The picture above is the exit from the darkness of the Holocaust to the brilliant vibrancy of a nation very much alive today.
Looking for the Blessed Hope 
I could not forget our tour group visit there at Yad Vashem. It was both moving and gripping experience for me going through the halls of the museum, learning so much historical details and seeing more of the horrors of the Holocaust. When I entered the Hall of Names, I was so stunned, I was speechless. I did not know what to say when I saw the multiple memorials and references of the Holocaust victims as I spent time there at the Hall of Names. After going through the museum, our group visited the Garden of the Righteous Among Nations and the trees planted in honor of non-Jewish people who helped the Jews survive during the Holocaust. I approached and touched the tree of Oskar and Emilie Schindler there.
The Yad Vashem visit was the 2nd time I visited a Holocaust museum (the first one was in Washington, D.C.). and place of memorial. I can say that the Yad Vashem visit is more in-depth and more engaging. I hope to revisit Yad Vashem someday.
Amen to that! Yes, Righteous Among the Nations is quite an honor, and it is encouraging to know many actually helped Jews escape during the Holocaust. I had a special occasion with a man whose father was named Righteous Among the Nations. Search “Chris Edmonds” on this blog site to find a very moving story!
Holocaust Museum in DC is very good…until you see the one in Jerusalem. Astounding…
Thanks for the reference on Chris Edmonds. Going back to Yad Vashem, I should state that loving and blessing the Jewish people is what I will do in accordance to my uncompromising faith in the Lord and in His Word.