Daily News Article - May 2, 2008
1. a) What is Yad Vashem?
b) What did Yad Vashem do in honor of the Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day (also known as Yom Hashoah)?
2. What was the motive of the Yad Vashem's administration for creating an online photo gallery? And what outcome do they hope to achieve by providing the pictures online?
3. What specifically does the online photo gallery contain?
4. a) What additional online media resource is being used by Yad Vashem's administrators to provide Holocaust information to the public?
b) What is the reason for making use of this media, according to Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev?
5. The Yad Vashem website can be read in several different languages, including Arabic and Persian (the language used by Iranians). Spend some time looking through the information on the website.
a) How do you think it will affect those who might deny the reality of the Holocaust? Be specific.
b) What do you think of the website?