The Chamber of the Holocaust is on Mt Zion, near the Tomb of
David, just outside the walls of the Old City. It is partially
underground and consists mainly of commemorative plaques for communities,
but there are also other exhibits. Also one room with a catalogue
of anti-Semitic stuff. Very impressive as a memorial. (They also
have a collection of Yizkor books, but no facilities to use them.)
It was founded by one of the Holocaust survivor organizations,
but in time I think they had a problem with maintenance so it
is now run by the Diaspora Yeshiva which is located in the upper
floor of the same building and in the adjacent area. The Chamber
(and the yeshiva) have a web site, which is linked from our "plaque
pages." This site has a list of the plaques but no pictures.
I received permission to use the photos for JewishGen, providing
we stick to a specific formula. I did the translations and took
the pictures. Susan King did a video of our visit there.