...Yad Vashem ( also spelled Yad VaShem; "Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority") is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament.The origin of the name is from a Biblical verse: "And to them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name (Yad Vashem) that shall not be cut off." (Isaiah, chapter 56, verse 5). (A note on orthography: the two nouns in Hebrew, yad [1] and "shem" [2] are often capitalized in English transliterations; similarly, the Hebrew sign for "and" [3] is sometimes lowercased.) Read full entry
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- 1.Yad Vashem
- Official site of Israel's memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust includes online exhibits, archives, and The Hall of Names, a database of Holocaust victims.
- http://www.yadvashem.org/
- 2.Yad Vashem - Wikipedia
- Hyperlinked article about Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y
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How many non-Jews have been What are the qualifications
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To be recognized as "Righteous", a person has to fulfill several criteria: only a Jewish party can put a nomination forward; helping a family member or Jewish convert to Christianity does not count; the assistance has to be repeated and/or substantial; and the assistance has to be given without any financial gain expected in return (although covering normal expenses such as rent or food are acceptable). A person who is recognized as "Righteous among the Nations" for having taken risks to help Jews during the Holocaust is awarded a medal in his name, a certificate of honor, and the privilege of having the name added to those on the Wall of Honor in the Garden of the Righteous at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. (The last is in lieu of a tree planting, which was discontinued for lack of space.) The awards are distributed to the rescuers or their next-of-kin during ceremonies in Israel, or in their countries of residence through the offices of Israel's diplomatic representatives. These ceremonies are attended by local government representatives and are given wide media coverage. The Yad Vashem Law also authorizes Yad Vashem "to confer honorary citizenship upon the Righteous among the Nations, and if they have passed away, the commemorative citizenship of the State of Israel, in recognition of their actions." Anyone who has been recognized as Righteous among the Nations is entitled to apply to Yad Vashem for the certificate. If the Righteous among the Nations is no longer alive, their next of kin is entitled to request that commemorative citizenship be conferred on the Righteous among the Nations who has died. Recipients who choose to live in the state of Israel are entitled to a pension equal to the average national wage and free health care, as well as assistance with housing and nursing care. By 1 January 2009, 22,765 men and women from 45 countries have been recognized as Righteous among the Nations, representing over 10,000 authenticated rescue stories. Yad Vashem's policy is to pursue the program for as long as petitions for this title are received and are supported by solid evidence that meets the criteria. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R ighteous_Among_the_Nations Over 22,700 non-Jews have been recognized by Yad Vashem as "Righteous Among the Nations" since the designation was created in 1963. Those include Oskar Schindler, whose efforts to save more than 1,000 Jews were documented in the film "Schindler's List," and Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who is credited for having saved at least 20,000 Jews. http://www.aish.com/jw/s/52820 392.html |
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Has Wilm Hosenfeld received Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust
Museum, has been denying
Hosenfeld his tree for several
years. Hosenfeld, a Catholic
German soldier, died in a
Soviet POW camp.
Have they given him his tree?
Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust
Museum, has been denying
Hosenfeld his tree for several
years. Hosenfeld, a Catholic
German soldier, died in a
Soviet POW camp. He saved the
life of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a
Jewish Pianist ("The
Pianist"), and at least three
others.
Have they given him his tree?
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It is a memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust and it includes online exhibits, archives, and The Hall of Names, a database of Holocaust victims. It is important to me, because some of my relatives are included there. It is a memory for all humanity to portray the evidence of what hate motivates people to do. Yad Vashem has nothind to do With Yom Kippur. It is more of a museum, Sean F. |
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