Required visit for anyone interested in learning about the Jewish People or specifically the Holocaust. Even if you visited years ago, the newer curated exhibits are much more accessible than the old museum.

Definitely you have to visit once Yad Vashem to understand the horror of WW2. It makes you deeply sad and highly angry about the ignorance of some people. Specially for some German Idiots it should be mandatory (I myself am German).

Free tickets to enter but you have to book in advance (the night before was fine). You pay for car parking. Excellent exhibition, in chronological order, especially the videos of holocaust survivors talking about their experiences. So much to read you could spend all day here but we spent 2 hours. Our teenagers also found it interesting and it’s so important for everyone to understand what happened as it helps you understand the whole background to the current nation of Israel. Nice museum shop and amazingly landscaped gardens, sculptures and architecture.

Mist see on your Israel visit. it so explains the need for a Jewish state and Israel.The videos of holocaust survivors are fascinating and touching The surrounding area of Mt Herzl Is beautiful Dont miss

This museum was incredibly packed while I visited and there was so much to take in. Every exhibit is so thoughtfully presented. The children's memorial is especially overwhelming and emotionally triggering. I would recommend this museum to anyone.

Not a place that you can rate but such a phenomenally and thoughtfully set out historical documentation of a time that is so hard to imagine….yet this museum does its best to inform, preserve and respect. You leave with a greater understanding, visually, auditory and emotionally of a variety of experiences of many different people of all faiths, sexual preferences, countries, social classes, ages etc.The curators have not changed history or been biased, but preserved and presented it in a thought provoking and moving way with transcripts, videos, belongings, diaries, films, books, quotes. Be prepared to be moved, take a hanky.

We just did a self tour, they would let little kids under 10 in due to the nature of the place which is understandable. Interesting and informative exhibits with a lot of artifacts.

What can you really say about Yad Vashem? It's incredible, powerful, shocking, terrible, and a completely unique place to go. It was the #1 place I wanted to see in my ten days in Jerusalem, as an educator and a Jewish person well aware already of the history. I wasn't prepared for the enormity of the grounds. I suppose I can say that. Also, the tour guides were loud and made it hard to hear my own audio guide, it was crowded, with giant tour busses totally filling up the museum, so go early, as early as possible if the visit is important to you, as it was for me. Honestly, I would recommend going more than once. I also suggest walking the entire grounds outside. I walked around but it wasn't all that well sign-posted, and it was 2pm in summer and quite hot, so I eventually gave up walking after about an hour, seeing just the Warsaw monument and a few other sculptures but not making it to the Valley of the Communities. But I recommend one day, early in the morning, for the museum itself, followed by a visit to the bookstore (NOT the bookstore by the entrance but the independent, smaller bookstore with the fabulously sincere and helpful owner downstairs). I didn't buy anything much in Israel to bring home except books from Yad Vashem of various testimonies from survivors. And then a second day solely for the grounds, also in the morning if it's summer. That is free. Maybe a third day even to go back through again. It's a place with incredible depth. I spent four or five hours there and felt rushed. I would actually see if I could stay on Mt. Herzl for a few days next time I visit. It's a completely unique place.

This is a must do in Israel. It poignantly tells the story of the Holocaust. It is well done and very contemplative. There are outside gardens to walk and ponder.

My daughter participated in the Twinning Program. Our guide, Hazey, provided us with an exceptional, customized tour of Yad Vashem. She kept her language age appropriate for my children. Her warmth and knowledge made the time fly by. Plus, she provided us with meaningful information about my daughter’s twin that brought us all to tears. I highly recommend the Yad Vashem Twinning Program if you want to add meaning to your child’s simcha. This is a meaningful way to remember a specific child who perished in the Holocaust. My daughter will carry her twin’s name and story all the days of her life.

Very graphic and eye opening. Unbelievable but true. You need at least 2-3 hours to take it all in but it is presented in such a way that you come out emotionally touched and determined that it couldn't happen again.

We spent nearly two days at Yad Vashem, nearby Mount Herzl. There is so much to see and absorb. It is, without question, the most important memorial to the holocaust in the entire world. No visit to Israel is complete without it.

This was apart of our tour would of preferred not to go as we have been to auschwitz Germany. It pretty graphic and you can see clearly how horrible it was - it brought tears to my eyes the whole way through. You will need at least hour just to briefly go through the museum

I have been learning about the Holocaust since I was 14 years old. I’ve read books, seen documentaries and movies, visited Holocaust museums in Washington, D.C., New York and Budapest. I’ve had tours of Mauthausen, Auschwitz and Theresienstadt. Spent an entire week in Krakow. The more I learn, the less I can comprehend this horror. I knew Yad Vashem would be an experience above and beyond all others. I went to their website and booked a private tour of six hours. I wanted a good overview of their mission, the reasons for the way the museum and memorials are designed and arranged. An incredibly great and knowledgeable lady named Hazy was my much appreciated guide. She understood exactly what I expected to accomplish on this, my first visit. Everything here is of great importance, a very somber and respectful atmosphere is present everywhere. I’m returning to Israel in February 2024 and will definitely spend two days here on my own. I highly recommend the guided tour (you can choose how many hours you want) but you have to book at least two days in advance.

The museum is outstanding. The exhibits, videos and audio guide were excellent. The videos of survivors describing their experiences were touching. They made the overall experience more personal. We spent 4 hours there which is unusually long for us.