Yad Vashem is the Israeli institution that commemorates the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. It was established by an act of the Knesset in 1953 and stands on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem. Its name comes from a verse in the Book of Isaiah and means a monument and a name. The complex includes a museum of history, a hall of names, archives with millions of documents, a research institute and an education center. It also runs a program to honor non-Jews who risked their lives to rescue Jews, called the Righteous Among the Nations.
Before and after
- 26 July 1953Attack on the Moncada Barracks
- 26 July 1953Cuban Revolution
- 17 August 1953Birth of Herta Müller
- from 18 August 1953 to 19 August 19531953 Iranian coup d'état
- 19 August 1953Construction of Yad Vashem
- from 1954 to 1964Khrushchev thaw
- 1954Publication of The Lord of the Rings
- 1954Founding of Burger King
- 1954Founding of Bank of Israel
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