Yad Vashem

or Yad va-Shem

[ yahd vah-shem ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Hebrew.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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