Yad Vashem

I visited the Yad vashem today. The Yad Vashem is the holocaust museum for Israel. I don't really know what to say, honestly. Museums like this one are always so incredible because they are meant to carry a message. This one's message was don't forget. In all honesty, I have never encountered the holocaust in such a graphic way. There is just no other way to describe it. They had plenty of artifacts, and together with the layout of the building, the designers conveyed a powerful messageThe museum left me feeling very hopeless and heartbroken. It was incredibly moving to see the faith that was in that place as well. I was put to shame seeing the testimonies of people who had suffered exile, imprisonment, torture, and death still standing on the promises of God when I can barely muster enough faith to even get through a few bumps on an airplane. The actual memorial to the victims was really beautiful as well. It was a circular room with a giant hole in the floor, about fifteen to twenty feet deep. At the bottom was water. All around the room were shelves. On many of them were books listing the names of every victim. Some of the shelves were empty, symbolizing those who died anonymously.
It was a well designed museum, one that truly left one feeling with the people who suffered.