Israel’s Yad Vashem Opens New Conservation Center for Holocaust-Era Artifacts in Jerusalem

Yad Vashem, Israel’s national memorial to the Holocaust, opened a new conservation facility in Jerusalem on Monday that will help house the museum’s continuously expanding collection of more than 230 million Holocaust-era pieces of art, artifacts, and documentation.

The new Moshal Shoah Legacy Campus, which includes the new David and Fela Shapell Family Collections Center, located on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, will provide storage, preservation, and conservation for the world’s largest repository of Holocaust-related items that include artwork, photographs, and testimonies.

The David and Fela Shapell Family Collections Center is a “state-of-the-art complex providing the latest solutions for optimal preservation,” according to Yad Vashem. It will help preserve the voices and stories of Holocaust victims and survivors for posterity. The Moshal Shoah Legacy Campus was endowed by Ilana and Martin Moshal in memory of Ilana’s great-grandparents, great-uncle, cousins of the Moshal family, and others who were murdered in the Holocaust.

“This facility ensures that future generations will have access to the personal stories and historical documents that are vital to understanding and remembering the atrocities of the past,” said Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan.

“The Nazis sought not only to destroy the Jewish people but also to murder our identity, memory, culture, and heritage. Today, however, we give a voice to every object because each one carries a story — a story of life, hope, and pain,” said Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, who attended the inauguration ceremony for the new Yad Vashem facility. “The powerful buildings we inaugurated today will help ensure the history and lessons of the Holocaust resonate with all of humanity for generations to come.”

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