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May 18, 1953: The Israeli Knesset establishes Yad Vashem, a memorial to victims of the Holocaust.
The Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, serves as a repository for archives and books on the Holocaust and for biographical information about those who died in it. The compound houses two museums, exhibit halls, and monuments.
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The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority http://www.yad-vashem.org.il/ |
| Yad Vashem's task is to perpetuate the legacy of the Holocaust to future generations so that the world never forgets the horrors and cruelty of the Holocaust.
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