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 …
Continue reading A Stop at Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial and Museum
Few places on earth are more heart-wrenching than the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, particularly the children's memorial. What happened to the Jewish people during the Nazi's "Final Solution" was absolutely unfathomable, and we saw the evidence of atrocity as we toured the museum during our recent Israel tour. However, flickers of light (Holocaust survivors) have …
Continue reading Reflections from Our Israel Tour: Yad Vashem and Holocaust Survivors
We were greeted by a bright and glorious morning. It was a warm Jerusalem day with no wind and our weary travelers caught a break since today would have much less walking than yesterday. To the bus we went for a short ride to our first destination: Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Unless you have been …
While the international community commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 (the day of liberation from death camps), Israel remembers the lost victims of the Holocaust on Yom HaShoah, which tonight at sundown. It is a very solemn day, and one in which Israelis stop to reflect on that horrible event and mourn the loss …
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