History Special Focus : Yad Vashem Marks its Fiftieth Anniversary
logo 50th anniversary

 

Milestones

1993

Yad Vashem 2001 

Masterplan  is

launched

 

1999

The International School for Holocaust Studies

building is dedicated

 

2000

The new Archives and Library building

is dedicated

 

þ2003

Visitors’ Center is dedicated

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History of Yad Vashem 1953-2003 World Documentation Center Names Repository International Research Center and Publications Righteous Among the Nations Museums Commemoration Education Yad Vashem as a Focus Development Project Conclusion

 

The Development Project - a Vision for the Future

Yad Vashem is in the midst a major development project designed to meet the growing needs of its many visitors, and to expand its research, documentation and educational activities. In 1993 Yad Vashem embarked on the comprehensive development plan "Yad Vashem 2001", designed to preserve the Remembrance Authority's central position in the third millennium. The International School for Holocaust Studies and the new Archives and Library building were constructed, and emphasis was placed on continuing the collection of documentation and the use of advanced technology in order to Yad Vashem's extensive databases accessible by the general public.  The International Institute for Holocaust Research was established. A new entrance complex, including a Visitors' Center is nearing completion, and a new Museum Complex is scheduled to open in September 2004. The development plan will enable Yad Vashem to continue to fulfill its obligations well into the future. The State of Israel, the Claims Conference, the Jewish Agency and Yad Vashem societies around the world are partners in this project, which will cost approximately 100 million dollars. Yad Vashem, together with assistance of Friends of Yad Vashem Worldwide, is raising most of the funding in an Israel-Diaspora partnership campaign.

 

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