Yad Vashem

Summary

Yad Vashem is a research institute^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.1% of research institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,572 views/month, #2 of 1,956).^[2]

Key Facts

• Award received: Israel Prize^[3], Princess of Asturias Award for Concord^[4]
• Located in the administrative territorial entity: Jerusalem^[5]
• Country: Israel^[6]
• Instance of: archives^[7], documentation centre^[8], memorial^[9], production team^[10], publishing house^[11], museum^[12], history museum^[13], statutory corporation^[14]
• Architect: Moshe Safdie^[15]
• Main regulatory text: חוק זיכרון השואה והגבורה – יד ושם^[16]
• Headquarters location: Jerusalem^[17]
• Depicts: The Book of Names^[18]
• Location: Mount Herzl^[19]
• Commons category: Yad Vashem^[20]
• Has part(s): Yad Vashem Collection^[21]
• Commemorates: The Holocaust^[22]
• Inception: January 1, 1953^[23]
• Official website: https://www.yadvashem.org/^[24], https://www.yadvashem.org/he.html^[25]
• Topic's main category: Category:Yad Vashem^[26]
• Commons gallery: Yad Vashem^[27]
• Director / manager: Ronen Plot^[28]
• Product or material produced: book^[29], video recording^[30], data library^[31]
• Phone number: +972-2-644-3400^[32], +972 2-644-3400^[33]
• Official name: יד ושם^[34]
• Date of official opening: August 19, 1953^[35]
• Native label: יד ושם^[36]
• Owner of: Auschwitz Album^[37], Hall of Names^[38], The Righteous Among the Nations Database^[39]
• Elevation above sea level: 930 m^[40]

Why It Matters

Yad Vashem has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Works attributed to it include Encyclopedia of the Holocaust^[43], a written work^[44], written by Israel Gutman^[45].

FAQs

What awards did Yad Vashem receive?

Honors received include Israel Prize^[3] and Princess of Asturias Award for Concord^[4].