Yad Vashem

UK/ˌjɑːd vɑːˈʃɛm/UK/ˌjad ˈvaʃɛm/US/ˌjɑd vɑˈʃɛm/

proper noun

The official Israeli memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 in Jerusalem.

OriginHebrew יָד וַשֵׁם →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The official Israeli memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 in Jerusalem.

Origin

  1. Hebrewיָד וַשֵׁם
  2. EnglishYad Vashem

From Hebrew יָד וַשֵׁם (yad va-shem, literally “a monument and a name”).

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APA

Yad Vashem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yad%20Vashem

MLA

“Yad Vashem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yad%20Vashem. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yad Vashem,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yad%20Vashem.

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