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Biblical Zoo 8
Manahat. Tel [phone].

who helped Jews and, in
doing so, put their own
lives at risk. Some 16,000
people are recognized,
including Oskar
Schindler (see p117 r .
The avenue leads to the
new Historical Museum,
which was designed by
Jewish architect Moshe
Safdie and inaugurated
in 2005. The museum
is one long corridor,
carved into the
mountain, with 10
exhibition halls, each
dedicated to a different
chapter of the
Holocaust. Its exhibits
include some 2,500
personal items donated
by survivors, adding a
harrowing first-person
dimension to the horrors that
began with the rise of the
Nazis in 1933 and culminated
in the death camps.
The Hall of Remembrance
beside the museum is a stark,
tomb-like chamber that bears
the names of 21 of the main
camps o n flat, black basalt
slabs. At the centre of A
the vast chamber is
a casket of ashes
from the cremation
ovens; above it is
an eternal flame.
The nearby Hall of
Names is devoted
to recording the
names of all those
Jews who perished,
along with as much
biographical detail
as possible.
Visitors to Yad Vashem Y
are expected to dress
appropriately; shorts and
miniskirts are not acceptable.

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Sun-Thu, 9am-4:30pm Fri, 10am-5pm
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The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo,
also known as the Tisch
Family Zoological Gardens,
is famous for its collection of
wildlife featured in the Bible.
This group of animals, many
of which are no longer
naturally present in the Holy
Land, includes bears, lions,
Arabian oryx and Nile
crocodiles. There are also
other endangered species
from around the world. The
zoo occupies an attractive site
in the southwestern suburbs
of the city, surrounded by
green hills. Visitors can gain an
overview of the zoo on a train
ride around the grounds.

Grave of Rabin, Mount Herzl

Mount Herzl and
Herzl Museum 0
Mount Herzl. Tel [phone]. l

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# 9am-3:30pm Sun-Thu, 9am-
12:30pm Fri. &
Mount Herzl (in Hebrew Har
Hertzel ) is a high hill north of

Yad Vashem 9
Mount Herzl. Tel [phone]. l

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Sun-Thu, 9am-2pm Fri. 8
www . yadvashem.org

central Jerusalem,
named after Theodor
Herzl, the man
considered to have
been the founder of
Zionism (see p51 m . The
slopes serve as a large
cemetary and Herzl's
tomb lies at the top of
the hill. At the
entrance to the site is
the new Herzl
Museum, which
opened in 2005. It
offers a crash course in Zionist
history, with audiovisual
presentations and recreations
of the founding father's study
and library. Mount Herzl is also
the burial place of three of
Israel's prime ministers and the
country's presidents. It is
also the site of Israel's main
military cemetary.

Yad Vashem, meaning “a name Y
and a place” (from Isaiah 56:
5), is an archive, research
institute, museum and, above
all, a monument to perpetuate
the memory of the more than
six million who died in the
Nazi Holocaust. More than 20
monuments occupy this
hillside site.
Entrance t o Yad Vashem is Y
along the Avenue of the A
Righteous Among Nations,
which is lined with plaques
bearing the names of Gentiles

Janusz Korczak
Memorial, Yad Vashem

Ein Kerem q
7 km (4 miles) W of central
Jerusalem. @ 17, 184.

A picturesque village, A Ein

Kerem (“the vineyard
spring”) has strong biblical
associations. According to
Christian tradition, John the

Memorial to the Victims in Camps, Yad Vashem

For hotels and restaurants in this area see p258 and p274