Yad Vashem

or Yad va-Shem

[ yahd vah-shem ]

noun

, Hebrew.

1. the official authority in Israel for the commemoration of the Holocaust and its victims.
2. the memorial shrine administered by this authority.

Example Sentences

Later, he pulled out a family scrapbook and showed Simon the letter that Sophie wrote in 1977 to Yad Vashem about Bronislaw Krzyzanowski, a Polish Catholic.

From Washington Post

“I feel a little revenge,” she said of presenting her photograph to Yad Vashem.

From The Daily Beast

It was almost enough to nominate Rouhani as a Righteous Among the Nations at Yad Vashem.

From The Daily Beast

Her short response was mostly about how much she wishes she could respond to everyone, but was "at Yad Vashem" and couldn't.

From The Daily Beast

He will also visit Yad Vashem, the memorial to Jews who perished in the Holocaust.

From The Daily Beast

At Yad Vashem, President Obama will be told to “never forget” while conveniently ignoring the ghost of the Nakba just outside.

From The Daily Beast