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The Hall of Names at Yad Vashem

The Hall of Names commemorates over 2 million individual Shoah victims at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, through research and education. Built with the support of the Caesarea Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, the Israel branch of the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations, the Hall of Names houses millions of Pages of Testimony, short life stories of each individual Holocaust victim. This unique and poignant memorial is located at Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem, the world center for Holocaust remembrance, documentation, research and education.

One hall, two million voices

The Hall of Names restores the personal identity of martyred Jews through its extensive collection of Pages of Testimony. The main circular hall houses two million of these short individual biographies. Blank Pages of Testimony are available to the public to help complete this invaluable collection of life stories.

The Hall’s centerpiece is a 10-meter dome displaying 600 photographs and extracts from the biographies. A pool of water directly below the dome reflects these portraits, helping create a meditative atmosphere.

Individual Pages of Testimony are projected onto a glass screen at the far end of the Hall. Here visitors have the chance to read the life stories as well as access a computer center with a database of Shoah victims’ names.

The Foundations help build a structure for stories

The Hall of Names concludes the historical narrative presented by the Holocaust History Museum at Yad Vashem. The state-of-the-art museum is a living memorial of the Holocaust, presenting literature, diaries, objects, letters, documentation, film and works of art.

Offering a uniquely personal account of the Jewish Holocaust experience in a sober, contemplative setting, the Hall of Names is a powerful conclusion to the experience of visiting the museum.

> Hall of Names at Yad Vashem: www.yadvashem.org

> Rothschild-Caesarea Foundation: www.caesarea.com