Established in 1953, as the world center for documentation, research, education, and commemoration of the Holocaust, Yad Vashem is today a dynamic and vital place of intergenerational and international encounter. The Yad Vashem Archives house the largest collection of Holocaust documentation in the world (documentary evidence, films, photographs, and survivor testimonies), the Yad Vashem’s Library contains the most comprehensive collection of Holocaust-related publications in the world, and its collection of Holocaust Art and Artifacts is the largest and most extensive in the world. It also memorializes victims of the Holocaust in many ways including ceremonies and with monuments. In addition, Yad Vashem conducts educational programs and producing educational materials for a variety of audiences and is actively involved in the research world.